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sethrakI doubt Jane Fairfax would have suffered herself to be caught by Mrs. Elton or the Coles wearing a Darkwing Duck tshirt, though. :/
The day after my last post, I discovered I'd dropped nearly fifteen pounds in three weeks. This news, plus a major increase in my symptoms, prompted Tom to take some leave from work to take care of me and the boys.
My doctor's continued lack of assistance prompted us to find me a civilian doctor who takes Tricare, and when Tricare Prime proved recalcitrant in letting me transfer over to Dr. Vu, we switched me to Tricare Standard. (Dr. Vu is an Internal Medicine doctor, and takes both forms of Tricare.) There are copays involved, but greater freedom in doctor selection. And I can still use the base pharmacy for free.
I've lost an additional five pounds since then. :( I'm down to broths, soups, yogurt, jello, and the occasional plain grilled boneless skinless chicken breast. Still plenty of pain and lightheadedness. Still dry heaves on occasion and plenty of issues with my bowels. Still weird issues with my temperature fluctuating.
We have fasting blood tests, non-fasting blood tests, stool samples, and an abdominal x-ray completed, and the results are pending. I anticipate issues with making the military lab send the results to Dr. Vu, as some of them were done shortly before my transfer to his care and some shortly after. The lab techs gave Tom grief when he tried dropping off samples without me, as he did not have a form designating him as authorized to do so for me - but when asked, they didn't HAVE any copies of the form on hand either. I was too damn sick at the time to go schlepping along anyway - what did they want? A fainting shivering dry-heaving woman who could barely walk without grabbing at walls? I only get Tricare as his spouse anyway.
Right now I am well enough to watch Jack solo while he watches a DVD and Tom takes Mark to the pediatrician for a school physical. I'm hoping by next week, after I see Dr. Vu again, I will be well enough for Tom to go back to work, even though I am confident I will not be remotely close to normal by then, or indeed any time soon. :(
I want my life back. :( I want Dr. pepper and chips and real food back. I want to cuddle Jack on my lap when he gets sleepy and not be in agony. :(
The day after my last post, I discovered I'd dropped nearly fifteen pounds in three weeks. This news, plus a major increase in my symptoms, prompted Tom to take some leave from work to take care of me and the boys.
My doctor's continued lack of assistance prompted us to find me a civilian doctor who takes Tricare, and when Tricare Prime proved recalcitrant in letting me transfer over to Dr. Vu, we switched me to Tricare Standard. (Dr. Vu is an Internal Medicine doctor, and takes both forms of Tricare.) There are copays involved, but greater freedom in doctor selection. And I can still use the base pharmacy for free.
I've lost an additional five pounds since then. :( I'm down to broths, soups, yogurt, jello, and the occasional plain grilled boneless skinless chicken breast. Still plenty of pain and lightheadedness. Still dry heaves on occasion and plenty of issues with my bowels. Still weird issues with my temperature fluctuating.
We have fasting blood tests, non-fasting blood tests, stool samples, and an abdominal x-ray completed, and the results are pending. I anticipate issues with making the military lab send the results to Dr. Vu, as some of them were done shortly before my transfer to his care and some shortly after. The lab techs gave Tom grief when he tried dropping off samples without me, as he did not have a form designating him as authorized to do so for me - but when asked, they didn't HAVE any copies of the form on hand either. I was too damn sick at the time to go schlepping along anyway - what did they want? A fainting shivering dry-heaving woman who could barely walk without grabbing at walls? I only get Tricare as his spouse anyway.
Right now I am well enough to watch Jack solo while he watches a DVD and Tom takes Mark to the pediatrician for a school physical. I'm hoping by next week, after I see Dr. Vu again, I will be well enough for Tom to go back to work, even though I am confident I will not be remotely close to normal by then, or indeed any time soon. :(
I want my life back. :( I want Dr. pepper and chips and real food back. I want to cuddle Jack on my lap when he gets sleepy and not be in agony. :(
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