There was no chance that I'd spend any time as Marian for the next day or two, so I moved my license and insurance card into Mario's wallet, showered, shaved, dressed, and headed off to my doctor's office. I always dread this, but today's visit was a little worse than usual.
Around 10:15 am, I drove to the doctor's office, and there were no parking sport near his office. This was an omen if there ever was one. I had to drive an extra 5 minutes before I could get a nearby spot on a side street. Several minutes after I arrived, I was shown to one of his rooms where he took my weight, my blood pressure, and proceeded to check my liver and some glands on my throat. Now, he wants me to get another ultrasound. AARGH! To make things worse, he prescribed a medicine that's going to run me another $200/month - without consulting whether I could afford it or not. When I mentioned the outrageous GLP-1 drug price, he wanted me to spend another $500+/month on the drug, something I will not do. Until doctors start pushing back on drug prices being charged to patients, there is no way health care prices in this country will drop. They are at the front lines of health care, and they should be our primary advocates for what we must do to maintain our health AND to keep the overall cost of that healthcare down low enough for the average person to afford it. (Although I will soon have another $700/month coming into my pocket, do I really want to spend it on 2 drugs?)
When I was done with the doctor, I went home to rest. I had a co-op board meeting starting at 5:30 pm, and there would be a lot to do at the meeting. One good thing: We should be able to sell an abandoned apartment as-is, and help deal with our financial issues. But I knew I would be very hungry afterwards, so my plan for the evening was to use the Slice app to order Italian to go, and have some Chicken Parmigiana and Penne pasta delivered - I would be in mo mood to cook or reheat food.
- - - - - -
Tomorrow, I'll be heading to my tax preparer, and then back to Croton for the yearly co-op dinner. Yes, it'll be Italian food again, but I'll order something very different from what I ordered tonight.
No comments:
Post a Comment