Today, was a half and half day - seeing the doctor as Mario and Vicki as Marian. I'm glad that I had the time between these appointments to both change my clothes and to do some more work on updating my cruise related blog.
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But first....
I didn't get much sleep the night before, as I had lost track of time. So, when I woke up at 8 am, I knew I wasn't going to even to start moving until 9 am. When I finally got moving, I shaved carefully (it would make things easier later on), and got dressed as Mario for my visit to the doctor.
Arriving at the doctor's office, I was surprised that they were running on time. He had a new Nurse Practitioner (NP, in training rotation) in the office, and I was the guinea pig for the day. The doc (as expected) read me the riot act regarding my weight, and I mentioned my headache (financial) in picking up the starter doses of both Mounjaro, then Ozempic at CVS. (I will not spend $500+ for this drug, when it should be covered for a lot less on Medicare.) So, they did some research, and found out that I should be paying $50. Now, they are trying to determine whether my mail order pharmacy covers it, and at what cost. Sadly, the NP was telling me to fight the insurance company on this, when I tried to get her to understand - I can only deal with so much frustration before anger takes hold. She needs some real world time to understand deep seated psychological issues that I manage to keep from getting into serious trouble. But I digress.
After leaving the doc's office, I went home to change into Marian. It took me 30 minutes to make the change, and I left for the Chinese buffet "on the other side of the world" at 1 pm. Arriving at 1:45, I sat down in the restaurant, and waited for Vicki. She surprised me by choosing a buffet instead of a traditional restaurant. She noted that both the appearance of this place and the quality of its food was very good - and she was right. I'll go there again soon, when I can afford the calories.
Once we finished lunch, I drove home for the day, and was able to rest....
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