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Post by greenlegume on Jul 10, 2014 4:48:19 GMT
Dear crappy HMO, Thanks so much for sending me a letter to tell me I need to make an appointment within the next 10 days and kindly providing a phone number to call. Did you know that when someone calls that number and finally gets through the constant busy signals, they enter into a nightmare of entering numbers by phone touch pad? First, one must enter their medical record number, then Social Security number, date of birth & zip code only to be put on hold for 23 minutes & when finally a live person answers, they request all the same information which was previously & painfully punched in so that they give you an appointment 4 and 1/2 weeks away? I can hardly wait for open enrollment! One of my pet peeves is being asked to repeat information you've already keyed in!
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~Susan~
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You need to check your boobs, mine tried to kill me!!!
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Jul 6, 2014 17:25:32 GMT
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Post by ~Susan~ on Jul 10, 2014 23:46:10 GMT
DH and DS came home sick from vacation and I've been cleaning up vomit and diarrhea for more than a week while being 'back at work' and playing catch up. I can't take anymore sleepless nights. The kicker? Had to take DH to the ER for a CT scan due to the sinus infection and they found an aneurysm. Now we need to find a neurologist. So sorry. I hope everyone gets to feeling better soon and everything turns out okay for your DH.
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~Susan~
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You need to check your boobs, mine tried to kill me!!!
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Jul 6, 2014 17:25:32 GMT
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Post by ~Susan~ on Jul 10, 2014 23:48:55 GMT
UGH. I am nearing the end of my employment with my employer. I have wore out my voice talking on the phone all day at the job and there are no other positions that I can move into. 11 years of being a loyal employee--I get sick, lose my voice and now I am starting over. Likely making $10 less per hour. Stressing about my future---money/education/employment. My husband is a cancer patient and it seems that chemo side effects are sticking around longer and longer. I am afraid of what may happen if I am not here. I am afraid what the kids may see. Afraid of how life will work when we no longer have him. I am getting FAT again. I had lost so much weight and now I am drowning myself in food. I need to make an appointment for a physical for myself but have been putting it off hoping that I could lose a bit. All I want to do is sleep, not much energy to be had these days. I need some fun, a break, a crystal ball....and a danish.
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Post by BuckeyeSandy on Jul 10, 2014 23:59:57 GMT
Vent about me -- WHY do I buy meat (on sale) and then let it go past its' fresh by date, not by a day or two, but a week or more??? Vent about delivery pizza place (national chain too) WHY DO YOU NOT FULLY COOK THE PIZZAS? We do not like semi-baked dough for a crust bottom. I ended up having to HEAT THE HOUSE to finish baking the dang thing!!!
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mallie
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Post by mallie on Jul 13, 2014 15:51:16 GMT
I really hate menopause. Aside from the weight gain, there are the UTIs. I do everything the way I am supposed to and I am still 40 pounds overweight and getting UTIs. I am soooo tired of being "good" and having nothing to show for it. I used to get 3-4 UTIs every year. Besides the normal suggestions on how to avoid them I also started taking cranberry capsules daily. I haven't had a UTI for over 4 years (knock on wood.) I wish that worked for me. I've tried the cranberry capsules since I got the first UTI. Either they don't work or otherwise I would have gotten even more UTIs! Which scares me to think of.
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Post by piapea on Jul 13, 2014 16:00:19 GMT
ScRaPBooker I'm so sorry. I'm sending you hugs.
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Post by sues on Jul 13, 2014 16:03:08 GMT
M in Carolina- I think there's definitely some truth in what you say. I think when I was friends with this group of women, I became something less than a friend and more along the lines of 'personal assistant'. They never liked to hear the word 'no' (one promised my services to a friend who needed a bridesmaid dress altered! I had no idea how to do what needed to be done.) and I think maybe this quilt request is a way to open that door again. If I agreed, I bet the others would have suddenly become interested in being friends again too.
But no. I walked away from them three years ago for a reason. I'm not dealing with that again.
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Post by gar on Jul 13, 2014 18:19:19 GMT
My Lhasa Apso passed away last Thursday. I am totally heartbroken. I am so SICK of people asking me when I am going to get another dog!!! I had him for 13 years...he was my constant companion...he was like one of my own children! He cannot be replaced!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think I owe it to him, myself, and a new puppy to grieve for an appropriate amount of time. You know...at least a week ( I am being VERY sarcastic) I am so sorry for your loss. Some people are idiots and don't understand that a pup is not replaceable. It doesn't mean people are idiots - they may not have pets themselves and may be unaware of quite what a loss it can be and are just trying to show concern. If you're not a pet person you might not know what to say even though it might be obvious to you.
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