A Quick Trip

Went down Tuesday, surprised my parents who had no idea I was coming. Caught grief from Mom because I made a quick trip down and did not bring the boys.
We all went to moms Dr. appointment Wednesday. Her weight is down some more.
Doctor still will not let her drive because of the medication she is on. So she decided to take herself off everything. Still did not work, Doctor said NO to driving. Mom argued and said she will never go back to see him and that indeed she will drive. Then we talked to him about her passing out, and being constantly dizzy. She has had a series of mini strokes, and Dr. explained that is why he did not want her out driving. She said my sister and I were lying, and out to make her look bad.
Doctor literally threw up his hands in disgust. He told her she was the most stubborn and hard headed patient he has ever had. And that she could basically do whatever. I think he is done with her, and just letting time takes its toll on her disease.

My dad still just sits there.. does not saying anything. I think she has worn him down as well.

After the appointment I got back on the road for the 5.5 hour drive. I know my mother is not well, because my  mother of old would have begged me to stay and go shopping or something. My mom these days, asks me to leave -there are no tears, no long goodbyes like she would years ago. All she wants to do is get back to her house, and stay in her bed with the TV remote.

 The drive seemed to take forever..but I made it. I pulled up in our driveway and was greeted by all my boys. They were waiting outside for me. I missed the daylights out of them. While I know I needed to go see my parents, I also hated being away from them. I was thrilled to be home.

Tomorrow is Halloween, and now I must get started on making the home made costumes. One is being a Ghost bound by chains. The other wants to be a zombie again. I said you were a zombie last year. But, he said I have not been a zombie in SC .
I love doing our own costumes, it is always a lot of fun to be creative and see what scary things we can come up with. Since we are no longer in a neighborhood for organized Trick or Treating, we are taking the kids to an area mall.

The weather here is turning cold, Rain tomorrow night then down in to the 30s. even snow over in the mountains. BRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

Obamacare-ASaurus

 You never really see the  horrible effects of something until you can talk to those folks who deal with it all every day.

This morning, I had a doctor’s appointment to discuss some of my meds.
Last Wednesday was my yearly “lady appointment” I explained to my doctor what my wishes were.
She told me I would need to make a separate appointment to discuss the matter. I kind of left out of there scratching my head as this had never been said to me before. But, I listened and did what she asked.

Which led me to this morning, I was talking to her nurse, who was asking me all the same questions they did last week. I asked "Why was I having to come back just for this"?

In a short and unhappy way she said “ObamaCare” and shook her head.

The mere mention of that dreaded money eating, democrat dinosaur monster, burden on the American people brought shivers to me.

She went on to explain “See ,we can no longer see a patient for more then two problems at a time, Insurances won’t allow it anymore, and then there is the whole new coding issue, if we code something wrong then it won’t get paid, and a bill is sent directly to the patient. Then the patient calls us irate”.

I just stared at her and listened further “Mrs. X  it is a huge mess, we even had to adopt new software to handle all the new codes for this monstrosity, therefore last week, since you were here for your yearly physical and lady exam, we could not address any other issues you were having, those were your two health issues, anything else needed a separate appointment”. 

She elaborated more, “This whole issue is costing more to the patient then what the American people were told, We had to buy new software- that cost was past off to the patient, now people are having to come back repeatedly to have health issues addressed, and having to pay more out of pocket co-pays, And some of those co-pays are upwards of $25-40.00. It also burdens the patient in making them come back again and again..   A lot of people are going to start suffering in more ways then one”  

“Wow” I said. “ You hear about the negative effects of it all the time, but it doesn’t hit home until you can see and hear about it first hand from a health care provider” I said.

She agreed then left the room so the doctor could come in.

I got placed on a new medication, and drove home thinking of the conversation with the nurse. For some reason a line from the movie “Jurassic Park” came to mind. It is one I like to refer to in times like these:

“Some of the worst things imaginable, have been done with the best of intentions”

-Dr. Alan Grant, Jurassic Park

Democrats thought Obamacare was the answer and would solve this countries health care problems. Only it is a complete failure and costing us more and more every day. Plus full implementation keeps getting pushed back . if it was so great, then why keep delaying it all?
It is much like a man eating dinosaur, in that it is eating its way through the health care industry, and this economy.  The same people who are going to suffer the worst, are however the ones who voted for it, they are the ones who think Universal health care was a right.- They wanted it...now live with it.

-JUGM