Today I met my new doctor, which went very well and was a relief after what it took to get there.<\/p>\n
It started a couple of months ago when I signed up for medicare, then had to pick another insurance company because, well, that’s how we do it in the US. That company needed to have a presence in Texas (my domicile) and on the Peninsula where I spend time.<\/p>\n
Got that squared away and then ended up in the emergency room in Nevada, still covered by Group Health of Puget Sound, but that was going to terminate in a month. Then, I needed an appointment with my old doctor when I got here to get a prescription for the meds I need. Only, just for the fun of it my old doctor had retired and so my old doctor was actually a new doctor. But in a couple of weeks he would become an old doctor.<\/p>\n
My new doctor (in Poulsbo) is part of a nice practice in a totally modern medical center next to a Walmart Pharmacy. I spent an hour with him, answering his questions, and complaining about side effects. Not only did I get two great ideas to relieve my discomfort, he didn’t waste time with off-topic crap which we can get to later. And he’s going to arrange for a definitive diagnostic for my condition. <\/p>\n
I now have the summer to get all the issues I have with the meds worked out. The meds are now a fact of life for me, though it was a surprise. One day all I took was Ibuprofen, the next I’m in a Walmart Pharmacy wondering what to do and how to do it.<\/p>\n
And today was another Walmart Pharmacy visit, this time the doctor connects directly so all I do is walk up to get my order.<\/p>\n
So besides my new doctor, I am experiencing a LOT of new things like pharmacies, medicines, terminology, and insurance stuff. And it looks like I get to experience cathing, imaging, and stenting. Can’t wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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