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[malkin]

I thought BC/BS was like the gold standard with the highest reimbursement.

Feel better soon. I hope you got good care.

[emily_in_nc]

Hope you feel better very soon, Crankin. Maybe with the snow coming you can take a few days off work, rest up, and watch the beauty out your windows?

[Crankin]

OK, well, that was a waste. We waited 1.5 hrs., not sure why, there were only 2 people ahead. DH wanted to be checked out, as he has been sick for 2 weeks, though not as bad right now. We got in and saw why. The NP took a whole history about medications and chronic disease... we have both been here before, oy. She gave me the quick strep test, didn't show anything, but she did send it off to be checked more thoroughly. Basically she told me to do what I'm already doing, despite my plea for developing sinus trouble and kind of flinching when she tapped my sinus area. So then, she seemed to be charmed by DH, and said since he had been sick for so long, he was getting a prescription for an antibiotic! Mind you, he has no sinus symptoms, but his throat was hurting and we were both worried about strep. He also got a scrip for Flonase, that he gave to me. That took, like an hour. We usually go to a locally owned pharmacy, but since we were in CVS, DH felt we should just get the drugs there... I said no, by the time we drive over our normal pharmacy, they would be ready. He didn't see the point, so we waited. And waited. Another hour and a few minutes! Everyone and their relatives must have decided they needed to get their prescriptions at the beginning of the snowstorm. I did buy some Mucinex, as I have never tried that before. It was about 1:15 when we got home. It seems to be working.
I probably should have gone to my PCP, but this is usually faster. Well, I'm at home, going to rest, do a little paperwork, etc. Also am going to make the pork carnitas later on. Tomorrow, the storm won't be over until later in the day, so I might help out with the snow removal, but otherwise, it will be rest until Sunday, when we are going skiing and I WILL feel better.
I think BC/BS of MA is the issue. Instead of giving the minute Clinics a blanket corporate approval, each separate clinic has to wait for approval. Based on what I know about getting on one of their panels for mental health reimbursement, it takes an act of God. They suck, big time for providers, although as consumers, we have "Cadillac" coverage.

[Catrin]

I hope you are feeling better soon! The carnitas, by the way, are just plain awesome. I never dreamed that the flavor of pork cooked in lemon/lime juice would be so...yummy, tender and moist!

[Crankin]

Well, today is the first day I woke up without a sore throat, but I still have that "losing my voice" feeling, with a "full" head. The Mucinex seems to really help, so I will continue using this. I am freaked out it will go into my chest, but so far, so good.
The snow is so high outside, that it blew over and buried the exhaust from our heating system. Since our temperature goes down at night, this shut the system off (a good thing, so we don't get CO2 poisoning) and it was cold when I got up. DH went out and shoveled it out, and it is now nice and warm.
I just heard the mandatory driving ban might extend to tomorrow. Noooooooo, I am going skiing! DH just subtly joked that we can say I'm a healthcare worker and I have to go provide emergency psychotherapy, with nordic skis on the car, in case we have to ski in to the patient's house.

[SheFly]

The driving ban ends today at 4 pm. Hope you're feeling better, and got all dug out. That was a lot of snow! Woohoo.

SheFly

[Crankin]

Thanks, SheFly. Parts of me are better and other parts, no. I am still not dressed as I write this. Yes, we're all dug out, took DH 3 hours with the snowblower, and that's just for the area in front of our house. The driveway up to our house gets plowed. I certainly don't feel like I should be skiing tomorrow, but there has been a gradual improvement each day. Yes, the driving ban has ended, but I am not going anywhere tonight! We are headed to Northfield Mt. at 9 AM.