Ok, time to ask if
I'm jinxed! Why not? Considerin' that me and 40 are related and all...
I've had this darned kidney stone for two weeks now. Sometimes it'll let up and fool me into thinking that everything has passed and I'm safe until the next one forms. Well, I got sick of the pain and decided to do something that I seldom do...
I went to a general practitioner. I knew I should have gone to the specialist from the moment that I made the appointment. What did he say to me today? The same thing all GPs have ever said that I have visited in my adult life either here or in Germany. "I really don't know, you need to see a specialist." At least I didn't hear my other pet peeve: "Awww, it's probably nothing". Probably nothing? I never visit a doctor. I have to feel like I'm dying in order to be here, what do you mean probably nothing. Folks, I am not a hypochondriac!
The only light in my morning was the technician who X-rayed me and told me I was full of "Poo".
I got a sincere kick out of that. "I've been told that a time or two" I told her.
So now, I have to visit a specialist who will probably tell me what? Anyone? Yep, you guessed it. "Awww, it'll pass. Don't worry about it." (There's no pun intended, but I'm seeing dollar signs... as they are!)
Ok, this is all leading up to something... That was bad, but mild to FortyRod's misfortunes.
I have insurance through the company. Ok. Most folks do. Some folks don't. I'm lucky.
For major procedures there is a $500 deductible that I must meet. I had some tests run on June 27 (Monday) for which I would normally be responsible for just under $300 but thanks to the deductible... well you can do the math.
Ready? We switched health care providers on July 1 (Friday) which comes with a new deductible and now the doctor wants me to have a CT scan of my poo filled lower abdomen so that the specialist spend all of five minutes with me and tell me that "it'll pass" and I'll get another astronomical bill!!
Am I jinxed?