November 2002 rediagnosed with a recurring tumor I am going to bring you through the whole fun thing
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This is where you stick random tidbits of information about yourself.
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Brain Tumor History And Other Rants
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
So what is new… ok the morbid crap first… Monday I had my 3rd platlet transfusion. I went for blood work today. Whites are coming up a little (they have a tendency to come up and then go down again). Platlets held out from Monday’s transfusion. Red cells are going down. So today they took extra blood and typed and crossed me for a possible red blood cell transfusion on Friday. I also got a procrit shot today. The sick part is I knew my status before the numbers came out. I told the nurse exactly what I wrote above was what I was going to need today before she showed me the numbers from the print out. Damn I am getting good at this.
Other news lets see, Mo and the dog are away for the weekend in Brooklyn. So it’s just me and the cats, if I keep food in their bowl, I will live comfortably.
I have been feeling really tired from the red blood cells being depleted, so not a lot of energy, but I am writing a book on being lazy. If you know a great foot masseuse call me now. My legs and feet ache real bad, I don’t know if it’s tied into this crap or not. I saw one of those as seen on tv things where it was a food and leg massager thingy, I so almost called. Those things prey on marketing suckers. So tempting those ads because if you call right now we will give you both the left and right legs for the price of one!
My meal recommendation right now: double cheeseburger and fresh ear of corn on the grill. I mean this corn was picked this morning and on my grill right now. That kicks ass.
You got to work with me meals are the one thing that break up my day around here.
So because of my layoff, I have to wait until cobra kicks in. You see it’s a twisted system. They wait until you are laid off and your benefits expire, then they send you the paper work. You send in the money they want, then they retro pay all your expenses. In the mean time bills bounce all over the place, because on paper I don’t exist to my insurance company right now. But in a few weeks I will. But here’s the catch. Try getting your drugs filled during this and you have to pay out of pocket and then the insurance company pays you back. No problem right? Well I hadn’t even thought about this catch until today I went to fill one of my injections, the pharmacy called me said we have a problem with my insurance. Keep in mind I am a regular at this place. I called them and said yes I am supposed to pay out of pocket right now and they pay me back. To which he replies do you know how much these drugs cost. Then it hit me these were the big money ones. Try 3700 bucks. For one prescription, yes you need to lay out $3,700, you are talking over $260 per injection. I called the doctor and I didn’t need to continue this medication so I am not renewing it. My message here is elect the cobra coverage ladies and gents.
Hey everyone should check out a friends site www.serapheem.com you can even find pictures of my benefit, and some of my b-movie reviews. Serapheem, it’s better than spoiled milk, and just before the river of styx.
7:03 PM
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