Dis Old Fogies Clubhouse – Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other. Makes No Difference!

[franandaj]

I'm just hanging out while Darcy is doing some cleaning. Fran is getting the oil changed on the car and getting it washed so I can steal some DIS time!

 

[franandaj]

It's also flea the cats day. They are not happy.

 

[usnuzuloose]

It's also flea the cats day. They are not happy.

I guess they would not be very happy...

 

[franandaj]

I guess they would not be very happy...

It took at least an hour if not more before Tesla would let me pet him again. Even then he was wary about me touching his head. They definitely get bent out of shape when flea medicine time comes along.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Poor kittycats and poor Alison. I hope that flea day is all over and the cats have forgiven you.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I think Alison and PIO might know this already, since I have them added on Facebook, but posting here.

So yesterday DF and I wound up going to the ER. Due to a mix-up with my insurance, I can't see anyone until March 1 when my paperwork gets switched over and I've been sick for the last couple weeks. The last two days, I was feeling pressure in my chest and like I couldn't breathe properly, so when I called my insurance's nurse line (I have Medicaid), they told me to go to the ER. They did chest X-rays and determined that it's probably bronchitis, which is pretty much what I thought. I had to do a breathing treatment and they sent me home with prescriptions for two inhalers (one daily, one rescue) and a 5-day course of steroids. They're treating it as severe bronchitis because they're not entirely sure what it is, but that seems the most logical thing to do. It makes sense to me because this cough started six years ago when I had a bad case of bronchitis and was living in Orlando and didn't have insurance. It's possible that because it wasn't treated, whatever it was that caused it just hung around and marinated for the last six years and then this last flu just set it in motion again.

As soon as the breathing treatment finished, the respiratory tech said something that made me laugh and I didn't cough right afterward. I haven't been able to laugh without coughing in weeks.

Thank the dang universe that I have Medicaid, though. I wouldn't have been able to afford going to the ER without it, and I know without a doubt that I wouldn't have been able to afford the medications. The one inhaler alone would have been $431 out of pocket. I nearly had a heart attack when I looked at the paperwork on the prescription bag and it said "Your insurance has saved you: $430.99". I honestly don't understand how these companies justify charging people that much money for medication they need to be healthy.

 

[usnuzuloose]

I hope you feel better Dana.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I will. It's just a matter of time. I'm hoping these inhalers make the cough go away for good.

 

[franandaj]

Wow! I haven't been on FB much today and it was mostly for my cruise thread. I only saw a few random posts but not this. That's why I prefer the DIS, you get important information and not just random information. I hope you get better soon especially before you go to Florida!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Hope you get better Dana.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Wow! I haven't been on FB much today and it was mostly for my cruise thread. I only saw a few random posts but not this. That's why I prefer the DIS, you get important information and not just random information. I hope you get better soon especially before you go to Florida!

I'd posted about it last night, actually. I just figured you guys would want to know Thus far I'm doing better, but I had a coughing fit a little bit ago that wouldn't stop. So I used the rescue inhaler, which has helped so far. I'm supposed to have a follow up once my paperwork gets fixed, so I'll be seeing someone to determine if I need to refill the inhalers or try something else.

Hope you get better Dana.

Thanks!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Dana - Glad the inhaler is helping. When do you get to go back to see the Dr again?

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Not until March, but the inhalers will last until then, thankfully.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Take care! You don't want to start work at Disney being sick!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Yeah, no kidding. We'll see what they say when I go to see them next month

 

[PrincessInOz]

 

[DisneyFirefly]

 

[franandaj]

 

[DisneyFirefly]

 

[PrincessInOz]

Happy Sunday.