WFMW - prescription samples

My son uses an expensive asthma medication. Every time that we are at the Dr, which is, unfortunately often, I ask her for samples. She usually gives us a month's worth, which for us, is $50 worth. That's a huge budget helper in our house. Don't be afraid to ask, all they can say is no!

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Prayers

Please say a prayer today for me. Last week I went to the doctor and he ordered a bunch of blood work, we're talking 9 vials drawn. If I wasn't anemic before, I was after that! Well, I called the office yesterday and the nurse said that the doctor had to consult another doctor about my results, and they would get back with me. So, I'm a little worried (that's an understatement)

Neuro Report

I finally got my hands on a copy of the neurologist report today. His "impressions" are that Ethan has a moderate form of autism. His strengths are in his receptive language skills. He also said that he needs to be in school in an autism class that concentrates on communication and language.

He is still my Ethan, regardless of what is said.

Busy Week

I have had the busiest week this week. Monday morning, my DH calls me at 5 AM after he finished his newspaper route. "Honey, the car is dead come get me" Now mind, he is driving my old Santa Fe. It was a 2001 with 74 K miles. I had owned it for 5.5 years and it was paid off. He took over driving it when he totaled his Sport Trac last month. I go pick him up, have the car towed to the mechanic. He has to call off the rest of the week to the newspaper, must return on Friday. I have the joy of having to take him to the train station (North Springs) and pick him up. Tuesday, more of the same, plus I have pet sitting work to do on top of my regular full time job. The mechanic also calls with the glorious news that the engine is blown. We decide not to fix it, it just wasn't worth the cost. Wednesday, the boys had what I call their "therathon". Speech and Occupational therapy for Ethan, Physical therapy for Landon. I pick up DH in the middle of all of that and take him to the bus stop that will take him to the train. I go and clean out the car and sell it to the mechanic, who plans on replacing the engine. I got to pick him up at the glorious time of 2 AM! Thursday, work, DH to the train, and Ethan to the neurologist. The neurologist confirms what we all new, that Ethan is autistic. He recommends continuing therapy and also getting him into the school system. DH amazingly got a ride home from work. Friday, up early to accompany DH for a physical. The Dr thinks he has obstructive sleep apnea. Oh yay, more appointments for me to schedule. Landon had speech, and then we came home for a bit so I could work. We hit the road looking for another vehicle, (the second time in a month) We went from one end of greater Atlanta to another. Finally, he is now driving a Grand Am. I am now sweating how we are going to manage 2 car payments. OUCH!

IF you are still reading this, bless you for living thru my ramblings!

Neurologist

After much run around with our insurance, they have agreed to pay for a neurologist appointment for Ethan to confirm autism. Our regular pediatrician has already said, yes he is definitely on the autism spectrum, as well as his therapists. We tried to get an appointment with a developmental pediatrician, but none are covered within a 50 mile radius from our house. The next attempt was the Marcus Institute, who wanted 3K out of pocket, no private insurance accepted. The clincher, the school system will not accept him for services unless he has a confirmed diagnosis of "something". So, hopefully once we get something concrete, we can get him into school.
On a fun note, I did make contact with the Delta pilot who coaches a special needs soccer team and got Ethan on the list for the fall season. Eric was bursting with pride that he gets to buy his son his first pair of soccer shoes.

Mi Vida Loca

Well, as I've said before, my life is insane. I spent a good portion of today on the phone scheduling Landon's various appointments and fighting with our ridiculous insurance. Can anyone explain to me why they would pay for Ethan's speech evaluation but not Landon's, especially when they have the same diagnosis codes? Landon's tongue tie surgery is this next Wednesday. He'll be oh so pleasant after that I'm sure, but who could blame him. He decided to give me a preview this afternoon as you can see. On a fun note, I got a new camera today, so look out for posts with pictures!

Calorie counts

I forgot to add, I was on target with calorie counts, between 1500-1800 is a good amount for me.

Mommy's trip to the Dr.

I had my follow-up visit today in reference to my thyroid. More blood work to test my levels, and an answer if we need to change my medication. I questioned him about some of my "female" problems and if they were related to the thyroid. After hearing my list of complaints, he feels I should ask my ob/gyn about Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) He feels I have many of the symptoms. What else can I come up with ? I guess its time to schedule my visit. I hope to find one closer to home as I don't want to go the the practice I went to when I was pregnant with Landon. Hi ho hi ho off to the insurance lists I go.

World's Worst Blogger

Okay, so I suck! I have not updated in almost a week. But, it's not like anybody reads this, it is more like a personal outlet for me. Pretty much the same crap different day at our house. I still continue to save money for the adoption. I also found out that I need to lose at least 45 pounds to be eligible to adopt from Korea. So on Friday I started to really watch what I am eating. I have a Dr. appointment on Tuesday in reference to my thyroid He is going to be pissed of as I gained weight from last winter after I was sick. I am trying to keep my calories below 1500 every day. If that's the correct amount, I don't know, I am continuing to look up info to see If the stupid Georgia weather would cooperate, I could do more outside and hopefully burn up some of this fat. On the good side, because I have to do something to keep my mind of eating , I have started to clean and sew.

Landon the Chunkmeister! (JK!)

Well the number of the day , 23 lbs 14 oz. That's a weight gain of 4 lbs in basically a month! The doctor was impressed. She said keep up the same and she didn't want to see him until his birthday in July. We go to the GI doctor next week. He is a supporter of the GF diet in kids.

On a side note, my stupid neighborhood association has announced that they will be having a neighborhood garage sale again! Yay! More money for my adoption fund. It really amazes me at the crap that people will buy. Last year I actually sold 2 stained runner rugs for $2 each. I hope it will be as good as last year. I made $130 without really even trying.

Landon's Weight

Landon is going to the Dr to get weighed today to see if he continues to gain. I also need to talk with her about our next steps as all the genetic testing came back normal. We also need to discuss his tongue tied issue.