Friday, May 31, 2019

Thursday's Happenings

I got a call, today, from the clinic of the former primary care physician, telling me I need to schedule an appointment to see the doctor since I cancelled my earlier appointment!  Excuse me?   Didn't you know that someone from your office called me on the morning of the appointment (after it had been confirmed the previous Friday), saying that the doctor was no longer accepting my insurance and cancelling my appointment?!  I've had to find a new doctor, as a result, and now you are calling to say I needed to make an appointment?  "Oh, do you have a new doctor, now?"  Yes, although it doesn't go into effect until June.  "OK, I'll put a note in your file."  Thank you.  Obviously, the right hand doesn't have a clue what the left hand is doing!  The sad thing is, I am not very hopeful that the new doctor's office will be any better!  Sigh.

I woke up with a stiff neck/right shoulder.  I must have slept at an awkward angle.  I applied some Tiger Balm and my new neck/shoulder warmer to relax the stiffness.  My neck still feels stiff, but, it is better, now.  However, I made that an excuse to take it easy, today.

I had a banana for breakfast.  For lunch, I cooked rice, dhal, sauteed/curried cabbage, and a ground beef curry (keema), and made a cucumber salad to go with it:

Lunch: Rice, Keema, Dhal, Sauteed/Curried Cabbage, and Cucumber Salad
You can add green peas or garbanzo beans or potato, etc. to the ground beef curry, but, I didn't, as I was having lentils and rice with it.

I spent a relaxed afternoon, pampering my stiff shoulder.  Cousin P called and I chatted with her for a bit.

Then, after tea, I watered the garden - I hand watered the front and turned on the sprinklers at the back.  I also scrubbed my toilet and finished cleaning my bathroom (I didn't mop the floor; that can wait until the next time).  I also went through another file folder of papers while I watched some TV.  I didn't clean the kitchen, however, and I didn't do any laundry or a craft project (just didn't feel like it).

I had leftovers from lunch for dinner.  There's more for tomorrow, as well.  Later, I video chatted with my daughter.

Today, I am grateful for:
- A sunny day
- My new neck/shoulder warmer
- A good lunch (and dinner, too)
- Video chatting with my daughter
- Fresh lemonade made with lemons from my tree

Thursday's To Do List:
- Clean the kitchen
- Finish cleaning the bathroom - DONE
- Paperwork/filing - DONE
- Water the garden, front and back - DONE
- Load of laundry
- A craft project


Friday's To Do List:
- Clean the kitchen
- Load of laundry
- More file clearing

How was your Thursday?  What are your plans for Friday?  
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12 comments:

  1. Anne in the kitchenMay 31, 2019 at 12:32 AM

    Sorry about your stiffness. I seem to need to use biofreeze on more than an occasional morning now. Who ever knew getting this age meant sleep induced injuries? I was not prepared for it.
    I know doctors get dropped by insurance companies sometimes, and sometimes docs drop insurance companies for lack of reimbursement ( or super delayed reimbursement). I am waiting for the day when we have interstate medical insurance instead of intrastate companies. Competition would make it better for everyone.

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    1. BlessMay 31, 2019 at 11:18 AM

      Thank you, Anne. I am wondering if the stiffness is due to all my pulling and pushing of furniture the other day, in addition to perhaps sleeping at an awkward angle. The stiffness is still there, this morning.

      Yes, the doctor dropped the insurance company, or, rather, the IPA associated with the insurance company, probably due to problems with reimbursement. They wanted to switch me over to the IPA they are using now, but that would have messed up my cancer specialists and I was not willing to do that!

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  2. JulesMay 31, 2019 at 3:17 AM

    You must have so much patience to deal with your health insurance confusions. I don't know how you manage to stay calm, although I expect getting angry wouldn't help. I do hope your new office will be better for you.
    I could do wih some tiger balm myself, as I have exactly the same problem as you today. Mine, however, was caused by playing bowling on the wii with Lily! X

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    1. BlessMay 31, 2019 at 11:24 AM

      Honestly, at times, I don't know whether to laugh or cry, when it comes to dealing with doctors' offices and insurance. When it works, it works wonderfully, but when it doesn't, then, it becomes rather annoying.

      Oh, no! I hope your shoulder feels better, soon! But, I'm sure you and Lily had fun. :)

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  3. Eileen TMay 31, 2019 at 3:33 AM

    Sauteed/curried cabbage sounds good. Is it as simple as adding spices to chopped cabbage and letting it cook through or do you need to add a curried sauce?

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    1. BlessMay 31, 2019 at 11:08 AM

      It is as simple as adding a little oil to a pan, adding the cabbage and curry powder, salt, etc. It is my favorite way of eating cabbage (other than coleslaw). I had posted my directions to make it a long time ago - I've included the link:

      https://bless2cents.blogspot.com/2015/03/sunday-dinner.html

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    2. Eileen TMay 31, 2019 at 2:24 PM

      Thank you xx

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    3. BlessMay 31, 2019 at 11:49 PM

      You are welcome. :)

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  4. Live and LearnMay 31, 2019 at 4:37 AM

    That must have been a frustrating call from the doctor's office. I hope that your new doctor will be better, but maybe that's just the nature of the business since insurance is such an important part of it. I am so happy to have medical insurance, but I sure have had spent some difficult times trying to get different issues solved.

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    1. BlessMay 31, 2019 at 11:33 AM

      I was just shaking my head in disbelief while I was on the phone with them. Obviously, the poor appointment desk person didn't know what had happened, but, one would think that staff would have been notified that people with this particular insurance will no longer be seen by the doctor. But, as you say, I, too, am glad I have insurance, even with all the flaws. My treatments would have been very costly if I didn't have insurance.

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  5. TheAwakenedSoulMay 31, 2019 at 4:35 PM

    It can be frustrating when that sort of thing happens at the doctor's office. I bet moving the furniture is what hurt your shoulder. Mine was sore for a week after lugging my backpack through the airports. Icing helped, as did Tiger Balm. I hope yours is feeling better.

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    1. BlessMay 31, 2019 at 11:52 PM

      Yes, I think it was the furniture moving that did it. It was still painful this morning and I took a Tylenol for it. It's much better, tonight, but, I might try icing it, tomorrow.

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