HEALTH UPDATE

If this post showed up today, I had to delete it because I wanted to add something at the end of the page. 

So a lot has been going on. I am truly overwhelmed with things right now. I do have a few appointments set up. I have one set up to get an ankle boot made on April 8th. I doubt it will be fun wearing it but it is supposed to help with the pain. 

I have an appointment set up on April 9th to see the podiatrist. That's to talk over the procedure I will have done at this time which is an arthroscopic debridement to clean out debris. That procedure will be done at the hospital possibly on April 15. Still a lot of things to work out. (I will explain later in this post)

They had me see my primary doctor to get a surgery clearance. That involved an EKG, blood work and a chest x-ray. What a day I had. I was out for six hours. They did the EKG and then I got the paperwork for the other items. 

So I went to the Centerlake Imaging that I always go to for x-rays, MRI, etc. Well guess what? Their x-ray machine was down. So they directed me to one that was about 15 minutes away. 

So I went and the woman behind the desk was having issues with my insurance cards. We have had a crazy year with our new cards and I mean extremely crazy. I won't go into all the details. Anyway, I did get the x-ray done.

Then I headed to a Walgreens where I always go for my blood work. No issues there and my blood work appears to be okay. 

Then I get home and get a call that my colonoscopy was cancelled again. This is the second time. The woman said it wasn't going through insurance. 

So I spent hours on the phone last Friday morning trying to get things figured out. What a hassle that was. Anyway, there was a woman who helped me out and she said to call her back on Monday and things should be fixed by then. 

This year insurance changed our card numbers. They have been the same for years. Then we ended up getting a few other cards that were totally wrong with the primary doctor we see and the medical group was wrong. 

So we had finally gotten that straightened out. Mark made some calls and we got new cards again with the correct information. However, when I called and talked to this woman she said apparently the medical group wasn't changed on their end. 

So at this point I'm not sure if my ankle procedure will be approved for April 15th or not. I have literally been going nuts here. My colonoscopy was supposed to be done because it appeared swollen in an MRI I had on my pelvis area a few months ago. In all honestly, I have no issues that I know of when it comes to my colon. 

So with the appointments and procedure I have schedule for in April now, I'm not sure when we can schedule the colonoscopy. 

In some good news, I had a mammogram done at the end of December last year and when I went for the ankle x-ray a few weeks ago I asked them to check on it. I was supposed to get a letter in the mail. So that was good news, all is well with my breasts. 

I will keep you posted when I can. I am still having some issues here and there with my lungs and it's been very frustrating. Like I've said before, I just want Debby back the way she was. 

I do appreciate all of your prayers. You have all been so wonderful praying for me.

UPDATE: My lungs are terrible today. It started last night. I had to start steroids and antibiotics. 

Love,

Debby

WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #645

Thank you Joyce.

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1. St. Patrick's Day lands on March 17th. Do you believe in luck? Are there things you do thinking they'll  bring good luck or  things you avoid because they're considered bad luck? 

I guess I believe in luck but more so in faith. No, there is nothing I do thinking it will bring me good luck. I do however pray. Obviously there are risks that I would probably not take. 

2. Forest-lime-sage-mint-olive-emerald...what's your favorite shade of green? 

Sage looks pretty nice to me. 

3. In Ireland the meal on this day is often a hearty beef or lamb stew served with colcannon (mashed potato mixed with cabbage and leeks). In the US corned beef and cabbage is the more typical St. Patty's Day meal. Will you/did you mark the day with one of these dishes? Baked-fried-roasted-mashed...what's your favorite way to eat a potato?

No, we won't mark the day with this meal. However, corned beef and cabbage is okay with me. We eat a lot of baked potatoes, although mashed can be very good too. 

4. What color of the rainbow best represents your personality/mood today? Tell us why. 

Well yellow is my favorite color and they say it represents growth. I could use some positive growth with my health issues. 

5. Which 'lucky' quote resonates with you. Elaborate. 

 'Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.' E.B. White 

'Diligence is the mother of good luck." Benjamin Franklin 

'Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.' Seneca 

'Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.' Ralph Waldo Emerson 

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I kinda like "Luck is where opportunity meets preparation"

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

We are expecting some hot weather. We haven't turned on our air conditioners yet. We always wait until the last minute because they are both 18 years old and know that one of these days they won't work. We have been very fortunate so far. 

We saw James on Thursday night but I didn't get any pictures of him. He wanted Red Lobster for dinner. With my ankle I really didn't want to go out so we door dashed it. James loves shrimp. 

Speaking of my ankle I will post something as soon as I have more information about what is happening. 

I hope your week is going well.