Straight after work Friday I headed to the hospital, for my Chest X-Ray and CT Scan. The appointment went very quickly. In and out in an hour.
Some interesting facts…
Hospital gowns are NOT user friendly. We walked into the dressing room and the nurse handed me a gown. I looked at her and asked “This will fit me right?” and she said absolutely. So I took it went into the dressing room and found that it did not fit. Being me I just walked out (since I was alone) to the cabinet of gowns and picked a bigger size. I was a bit nervous that I would get in trouble.
but…
I had decided earlier that while I could not control this blasted achy mass on my neck, or that it was and is still sore to swallow, that I can not control what the tests results will say, or whether the treatment will be expensive…I could control this day was whether or not I was comfortable, and I was.
They tape a TUM (the antacid) to the ‘mass’ they are scanning so that the radiologist can see exactly where to look.
And, the stuff they inject through the IV for the CT Scan makes you all warm inside…the nurse told me that the warmth sometimes settles in your bladder and can make you feel like you are peeing. I experienced the warmth and am thankful I was educated before being injected.
They said that the tests would be read that day but the doctor would not receive the results until at least Monday.
TODAY
If I don’t hear anything by today I will call first thing Tuesday morning.
After the tests, I went to see the financial services lady. She was very nice, and just as I suspected I do not qualify for any state insurance help. I kept telling mom that basically if you work you will not qualify for Medicaid but she would not be satisfied until I actually applied. So with that option finally out of the way the financial person gave me some paper work to fill out for their financial program. I am JUST above their cut off for help, but she said there is some leeway and I just have to explain why I don’t have insurance and what my expenses are, for example my having a large expense each month for medication…So we will see what happens. She said that they will work with me on paying and that they do not require a large amount each month to be satisfied so I am at peace.
Last week, I did not do much but work, worry, cry, and sleep. This week has more productive and lofty dreams.
* doing some crafty things to mail out
* taking a walk with my beautiful dog
* doing some much needed filing and paperwork
* using my cell phone to not only text but to actually SPEAK to people
* finding things daily to be thankful for
* capturing a good picture of the beautiful and delightfully chubby cardinal that lives in our front yard (maybe even being crazy and putting up that bird feeder I have wanted to do for a while now.) Oh, and that includes shopping for a bird feeder so that would be fun!
* SLEEP SLEEP and then SLEEP some more
* and blog daily (even if it is just a picture) I like it, and it keeps me somewhat accountable to myself
Some interesting facts…
Hospital gowns are NOT user friendly. We walked into the dressing room and the nurse handed me a gown. I looked at her and asked “This will fit me right?” and she said absolutely. So I took it went into the dressing room and found that it did not fit. Being me I just walked out (since I was alone) to the cabinet of gowns and picked a bigger size. I was a bit nervous that I would get in trouble.
but…
I had decided earlier that while I could not control this blasted achy mass on my neck, or that it was and is still sore to swallow, that I can not control what the tests results will say, or whether the treatment will be expensive…I could control this day was whether or not I was comfortable, and I was.
They tape a TUM (the antacid) to the ‘mass’ they are scanning so that the radiologist can see exactly where to look.
And, the stuff they inject through the IV for the CT Scan makes you all warm inside…the nurse told me that the warmth sometimes settles in your bladder and can make you feel like you are peeing. I experienced the warmth and am thankful I was educated before being injected.
They said that the tests would be read that day but the doctor would not receive the results until at least Monday.
TODAY
If I don’t hear anything by today I will call first thing Tuesday morning.
After the tests, I went to see the financial services lady. She was very nice, and just as I suspected I do not qualify for any state insurance help. I kept telling mom that basically if you work you will not qualify for Medicaid but she would not be satisfied until I actually applied. So with that option finally out of the way the financial person gave me some paper work to fill out for their financial program. I am JUST above their cut off for help, but she said there is some leeway and I just have to explain why I don’t have insurance and what my expenses are, for example my having a large expense each month for medication…So we will see what happens. She said that they will work with me on paying and that they do not require a large amount each month to be satisfied so I am at peace.
Last week, I did not do much but work, worry, cry, and sleep. This week has more productive and lofty dreams.
* doing some crafty things to mail out
* taking a walk with my beautiful dog
* doing some much needed filing and paperwork
* using my cell phone to not only text but to actually SPEAK to people
* finding things daily to be thankful for
* capturing a good picture of the beautiful and delightfully chubby cardinal that lives in our front yard (maybe even being crazy and putting up that bird feeder I have wanted to do for a while now.) Oh, and that includes shopping for a bird feeder so that would be fun!
* SLEEP SLEEP and then SLEEP some more
* and blog daily (even if it is just a picture) I like it, and it keeps me somewhat accountable to myself
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