OH, HAPPY DAY

This pretty much sums everything up right now.
(Except he sent this to me expressing his math homework experience.)

I have had about 1,000 doctor's appointments in the year. I know I shared with ya'll the thyroid stuff & that alone involved about 7 different doctors aka bills.

Not that they're hugely expensive that we can't take care of, but it's hard to find the time (during office hours) since I work during office hours, to call & get them paid. & I don't feel comfortable writing down my card info & putting it into the mail going 7 different directions. So, I call them all.

There's the Grandview bill for the ultrasound.

There is the Riverwoods bill for the Radiologist.

There is the Central Utah bill for the ultrasound

There is the Pathology bill.

There is the Radiologist bill.

There is the thyroid bloodwork pathology bill.

Luckily I got a free physical & girl appt. so those 2 Dr. visits were covered 100% by insurance. Thank you Blue Cross Blue Shield.

& I found out I have a bill at a collections agency from APRIL that was never sent to me. But no, I can't pay that through Central Utah, I have to call the collection agency.

Wowzers. A bunch of little bills to call & pay.

& then Weston's 2 MRIs have not been covered by his insurance yet, we've had to jump through rings of fire to do all the "steps" they require for paying for "high expense care." Or atleast that's what they told us.  So everything apparently automatically gets marked as pre-existing & we have to PROVE it's not preexisting. This has included writing a detailed letter explaining he hasn't been seen by a doctor in the past 6 months before he got put onto that insurance last summer. & then having all of his medical records faxed to them. & that doesn't include getting & submitting all the medical consent forms to those doctor's offices to RELEASE the information to the insurance company.

My brain hurts. 

& I have been working out really intensely for the past 2 months. I even had a 2 hour workout on Tuesday night. I'm beating myself up. But don't worry, my body hasn't shown any signs of responding to the working out. Or the dieting. & I've been doing a good job.  Not eating past 7 (unless we get home late), smaller portions, little or no sweets. Things like that. Snacks between my 7:30 a.m. breakfast and my 2:30 p.m. lunch so I'm not starving. But nothing.  Does anyone have any advice? I think I am going to see an endocrinologist to discuss my low thyroid levels with them, to see if that's my problem.  No matter what I've done in the past year, I've kept gaining weight. & believe me, I don't share my woes with people unless I've been putting in an honest effort, which in the past has given me results.  

& I'm working 2 jobs between the Health Center & Branbury. & Weston is working Branbury & has his head buried in school all the time. With WHICH he has done EXTREMELY well! He's taking 18 credits & works & will come out this semester with A's & B's. I do not know how he does what he does.

& we're trying to figure out our career route, Wes doesn't want me sharing yet what the options are, for certain reasons, but firefighting is still in our deck of cards, and he's still doing Emergency Services Administration as his major & we're staying at UVU, but as far as post grad plans, we'll keep you posted, but it has also been in the front of our brains. You could say all four burners have been going for far too long & I am mentally & emotionally WIPED! :) But boy a vacation break has never been so needed or wanted as this one next week.  Thank you pilgrims for sharing food with the Indians. & thank you Indians for showing the pilgrims how to grow that food.  It makes for a great holiday.

Anyways, I'm sorry to vent on here. Just thought I'd let ya'll know why I'm too swamped to breathe, therefore leaving no creative juices for the blog! I love you all though! & know that EVERYTHING is okay & we're fine. Just exhausted, but what's new? :)

xoxocanIsleepforfivedaysstraightplease?