Bitchfest Monday

[joy]

Because its been long enough.

I've been trying to get a cold since Friday.  I think I lost the battle today.  I haven't been able to sleep since Thursday.  I'm just done. 

Happily, I took off work.

[butlerfan]

Feel better soon joy! 1T Honey and 1 t cinnamon mixed together seems to help me get over colds quicker. Or honey and lemon in tea also is good. Neti pots also!

Get lots of rest and take it easy.

[requiressnacks]

Feel better, joy!

My biggest bitch today is regarding insurance. Specifically my crappy insurance. I guess I'm a little slow when it comes to understanding deductibles/OOP max, but I thought all the $$ we are paying for RE visits/procedures would count towards my annual deductible/OOP max. Turns out it's all treated as "elective" and doesn't count at all towards anything. That is so fucking stupid.

[butlerfan]

I hope to hear from my insurance company about my car today. I took in in for an estimate and I think the car is totaled. And that is assuming that there isn't more costs once they take the door off. DNW to look for a different car and have car payments again.

[ohinvrtedworld]

Oct 12, 2015 9:40:00 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Feel better, joy!

My biggest bitch today is regarding insurance. Specifically my crappy insurance. I guess I'm a little slow when it comes to understanding deductibles/OOP max, but I thought all the $$ we are paying for RE visits/procedures would count towards my annual deductible/OOP max. Turns out it's all treated as "elective" and doesn't count at all towards anything. That is so fucking stupid.

That is seriously ridiculous. The way U.S. healthcare and insurance works boggles me to no end. I'm sorry that they aren't applying those

[requiressnacks]

Oct 12, 2015 9:41:38 GMT -5 ohinvrtedworld said:

Oct 12, 2015 9:40:00 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Feel better, joy!

My biggest bitch today is regarding insurance. Specifically my crappy insurance. I guess I'm a little slow when it comes to understanding deductibles/OOP max, but I thought all the $$ we are paying for RE visits/procedures would count towards my annual deductible/OOP max. Turns out it's all treated as "elective" and doesn't count at all towards anything. That is so fucking stupid.

That is seriously ridiculous. The way U.S. healthcare and insurance works boggles me to no end. I'm sorry that they aren't applying those

I am slowly learning how stupid our system is too. GRRRRR.

[joy]

Oct 12, 2015 9:40:00 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Feel better, joy!

My biggest bitch today is regarding insurance. Specifically my crappy insurance. I guess I'm a little slow when it comes to understanding deductibles/OOP max, but I thought all the $$ we are paying for RE visits/procedures would count towards my annual deductible/OOP max. Turns out it's all treated as "elective" and doesn't count at all towards anything. That is so fucking stupid.

Oh, this sucks.

Part of my first meeting with the RE was meeting with the billing department.  While I was getting ultrasounds and giving medical history, they were investigating my insurance.  Once I was done with the doctor, I met with the biller for a full review of my insurance.  They told me exactly what was covered and what wasn't.  I really think that any office that does this is totally winning.  I might casually recommend this to your office :-)

I am sorry, though.  ::hugs::

[joy]

Oct 12, 2015 9:36:39 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

 Neti pots also!

I'm convinced that I will drown if I use a neti-pot.  Perhaps irrational.




Perhaps.

[requiressnacks]

Oct 12, 2015 9:43:15 GMT -5 joy said:

Oct 12, 2015 9:40:00 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Feel better, joy!

My biggest bitch today is regarding insurance. Specifically my crappy insurance. I guess I'm a little slow when it comes to understanding deductibles/OOP max, but I thought all the $$ we are paying for RE visits/procedures would count towards my annual deductible/OOP max. Turns out it's all treated as "elective" and doesn't count at all towards anything. That is so fucking stupid.

Oh, this sucks.

Part of my first meeting with the RE was meeting with the billing department.  While I was getting ultrasounds and giving medical history, they were investigating my insurance.  Once I was done with the doctor, I met with the biller for a full review of my insurance.  They told me exactly what was covered and what wasn't.  I really think that any office that does this is totally winning.  I might casually recommend this to your office :-)

I am sorry, though.  ::hugs::

Thanks, lady.  I did have a conversation with the "financial counselor" but that meeting was really short because we have zero coverage. So I knew that we'd be paying out of pocket for everything.  I don't know why, but I still thought that what we were paying would count towards our deductible, which could help us out if we had another issue and needed to use insurance (our insurance is 80% covered once we meet the deductible). Insurance is so confusing!

[notagoddess]

Aww, joy. Like you need to be sick on top of everything else. Hope it passes soon.

requiressnacks, that's disappointing to hear. That must be so much money.

[ceejay]

Hope you feel better soon, joy!
requiressnacks, that's ridiculous about your insurance.


My bitch is sort of about my husband, but mostly about how I am getting sick... My foster son was sick last week, and my husband caught whatever he had and was sick over the weekend. Whenever H is sick, he's a little very dramatic about it and just likes to sleep all the time. So H slept for probably 15-18 hours each day this weekend, leaving me to care for the boys and do all of the household chores.

Of course now I'm getting sick but now it's the work week so I don't get to just sleep all day like H did, unless I take a sick day. Which I might do tomorrow. But even then it probably won't be restful or relaxing.

[requiressnacks]

ceejay, I totally get this. And I hope you feel better soon.

[rooskie]

Oct 12, 2015 9:44:09 GMT -5 joy said:

Oct 12, 2015 9:36:39 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

 Neti pots also!

I'm convinced that I will drown if I use a neti-pot.  Perhaps irrational.




Perhaps.

Just relax and don't try to breathe. It will be worth it.

[JustJudy]

Oct 12, 2015 9:44:09 GMT -5 joy said:

Oct 12, 2015 9:36:39 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

 Neti pots also!

I'm convinced that I will drown if I use a neti-pot.  Perhaps irrational.




Perhaps.

The first time using it is frightening, I won't lie. But it really is the most amazing thing when your sick. I'm a believer.

[joy]

Joy's Husband: I'm dying. I feel so terrible. I had to come home early from work. Really, it's awful.

Joy: Oh my god, this is serious. Food poisoning? Stomach bug? What can I do??

Joy's Husband: Nothing. My throat just hurts.



EDIT: This is a true story.

[icedtea]

Good luck joy! Hope you beat it quickly. I have to also recommend the neti pot, though I understand the reluctance. I also found that tea with rum was nice (maybe it just numbed me, don't care).

My sleep has been total shit lately and I don't understand why. I'm the least stressed I've been in months, yet I can't fall asleep easily or stay asleep. I've managed to keep myself going, but I know I'm going to crash soon. Ugh.

[ceejay]

Oct 12, 2015 9:49:21 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

ceejay, I totally get this. And I hope you feel better soon.

Haha, yes. Last night we were both feeling sick, and H was like "I'm so tired and I have to go to sleep." I told him I was really tired too and didn't feel well, but he didn't say anything and just fell asleep 2 minutes later. So I was literally falling asleep while I was giving our foster son his nighttime bottle. Why does H think his need to sleep is more important than mine? Grr.

Also, I found this:

[butlerfan]

Oct 12, 2015 9:42:53 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

Oct 12, 2015 9:41:38 GMT -5 ohinvrtedworld said:

That is seriously ridiculous. The way U.S. healthcare and insurance works boggles me to no end. I'm sorry that they aren't applying those

I am slowly learning how stupid our system is too. GRRRRR.

I'm hoping that at least the initial tests are covered/applied to my deductible at least. I know treatment is all OOP and not applied to a deductible at all.  US healthcare costs are so high and ridiculous on what is and isn't covered.

[rooskie]

I'm stuck in a temporary cube until my new office area is renovated. The guy to my right clips his nails at his desk. One of the guys to my left is a habitual pen clicker. And everyone around me is talking non stop. We were suppose to be here 2 weeks and it has been a month.

I just want to move up to my new office with a door and close it.

[ceejay]

Oct 12, 2015 9:59:58 GMT -5 rooskie said:

I'm stuck in a temporary cube until my new office area is renovated. The guy to my right clips his nails at his desk. One of the guys to my left is a habitual pen clicker. And everyone around me is talking non stop. We were suppose to be here 2 weeks and it has been a month.

I just want to move up to my new office with a door and close it.

This is gross. Who actually thinks that this is ok?!

Sounds like a terrible situation. Hope the new office area is done soon!

[requiressnacks]

Oct 12, 2015 9:59:46 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

Oct 12, 2015 9:42:53 GMT -5 requiressnacks said:

I am slowly learning how stupid our system is too. GRRRRR.

I'm hoping that at least the initial tests are covered/applied to my deductible at least. I know treatment is all OOP and not applied to a deductible at all.  US healthcare costs are so high and ridiculous on what is and isn't covered.

Since I had all of my initial tests done through the RE, they were all coded as IF and not covered or applied to the deductible.  If I had gotten them done through my OB/GYN they may have been covered/applied.

Good luck to you!  I'm sorry you're in the same boat.

[rooskie]

Oct 12, 2015 10:01:09 GMT -5 ceejay said:

Oct 12, 2015 9:59:58 GMT -5 rooskie said:

I'm stuck in a temporary cube until my new office area is renovated. The guy to my right clips his nails at his desk. One of the guys to my left is a habitual pen clicker. And everyone around me is talking non stop. We were suppose to be here 2 weeks and it has been a month.

I just want to move up to my new office with a door and close it.

This is gross. Who actually thinks that this is ok?!

Sounds like a terrible situation. Hope the new office area is done soon!

I know. And he's only a year older than me so he should know better.

I'm tempted to bring in nail polish and paint my nails to make a point. I have some pretty awful smelling stuff too.

[LadyNymeria]

Sorry requiressnacks and butlerfan - that's so shitty about the insurance. I can't believe it doesn't apply to your deductible/OOP max.

[ceejay]

Oct 12, 2015 10:04:19 GMT -5 rooskie said:

Oct 12, 2015 10:01:09 GMT -5 ceejay said:

This is gross. Who actually thinks that this is ok?!

Sounds like a terrible situation. Hope the new office area is done soon!

I know. And he's only a year older than me so he should know better.

I'm tempted to bring in nail polish and paint my nails to make a point. I have some pretty awful smelling stuff too.

Do it!  

[ohinvrtedworld]

Really, it pisses me off that anything IF-related is considered "elective." Viagra should be elective in that case, but alas, it is often covered. WTF.

[piccyami]

I have shingles.
I had an asthma attack on Friday and am still recovering from that.
The puppy has figured out how to jump over our "temporary" solution to keep her off the carpet.
The puppy keeps peeing on the carpet.
We don't get to cycle until January.

I apparently have all the bitches today.

[Ray]

Agh hugs and healthy vibes to all that need it. Middle fingers to insurance companies.

This is my only bitch today:


My push notification bubbles won't go away!!!!!!!!

[requiressnacks]

Oct 12, 2015 10:07:00 GMT -5 piccyami said:

I have shingles.
I had an asthma attack on Friday and am still recovering from that.
The puppy has figured out how to jump over our "temporary" solution to keep her off the carpet.
The puppy keeps peeing on the carpet.
We don't get to cycle until January.

I apparently have all the bitches today.

Wow - that's a lot of crap.  Hope your shingles start to get better soon.  And all the other stuff too.....

[joy]

Oct 12, 2015 10:11:54 GMT -5 Ray said:

My push notification bubbles won't go away!!!!!!!!

I may have deleted/stopped using apps over push notifications.  They were always yelling at me.  I used to play Words with Friends and Scramble with Friends... but those little red numbers saying how many people were waiting for me was just too much.

I know I can turn them off, but I preferred just not being bothered at all.  I don't need my phone to give me pressure too!

[butlerfan]

Oct 12, 2015 10:07:00 GMT -5 piccyami said:

I have shingles.
I had an asthma attack on Friday and am still recovering from that.
The puppy has figured out how to jump over our "temporary" solution to keep her off the carpet.
The puppy keeps peeing on the carpet.
We don't get to cycle until January.

I apparently have all the bitches today.

Ugh. all the hugs to you. Hope you feel better soon.