Well, it is Saturday again!
I hope everyone’s weekend is going well! The weather here has been crazy. It was like 40 degrees yesterday and today (Friday) it was nearly 80! Bonnie had a great time at the dog park getting muddy again!
Well, enjoy your weekend and I will see you all tomorrow for the Sunday Funnies!
Jason
Happy Saturday Everyone!
Yes, I know the post is late… Sorry. It goes without saying (but I am going to say it anyway), my wrist is still hurting. I have good days and bad days. Yesterday was one of those bad days. Man, I can’t WAIT to see the neurologist on April 1st! I just hope there is something, ANYTHING he can do to help.
Anyway, since I felt bad for the late post, I included an extra 30 pics for you guys today! Enjoy!
Jason
Hi there!
I haven’t done one of these posts in a while, so I thought you could use it!
Cheers,
Jason
Happy Wednesday guys!
Not sure if it is the warm weather, or the fact that the pain in my wrist seems better today, but I am in a good mood! YAY!
Bonnie and I just got back from the dog park. She got a little muddy, but seemed to have fun, and we BOTH got some exercise and some fresh air!
I hope you guys are doing well this week!
Because of the good mood, I am giving you guys an extra poll, so be sure to vote on all 3!
In the first poll, I am going to choose “All of the Above”!
So, Who Would YOU Do?
In the second poll, I am, once again, going to choose “All of the Above”!
So, Who Would YOU Do in this one?
In the third and final poll for this week, I am going to limit myself to “Butt Boy 4”!
So, Who Would YOU Do here?
Hey guys! Once again, I am off to a slow start this Saturday! It seems to be my new “norm”.
I have received a bunch of emails and comments from guys that I have yet to respond to, sorry if you are one of them. I am SLOWLY working my way down the list, so PLEASE don’t think I have forgotten about you! The amount of time I am spending on the computer has decreased significantly. I don’t know if I said this already, but I have an appointment with the neurosurgeon on April 1st to discuss all the imaging results and what, if anything, can be done to help. I will be sure to keep you all updated once something changes!
Thank you, guys, for all your continued support, encouragement and medical advice! ALL of it is greatly appreciated!!!
Have a great weekend!
Jason
Hey everyone.
Not saying much today. My wrist is really hurting and, aside from it making it hard to work on my computer, it also has me in a very bad mood. Sorry!
Jason
Hey guys…
Here is the latest on my wrist… nothing has changed yet. I had my MRI but am still waiting for the doctor to get back to me with her interpretation of the results. I will keep you all updated when I get some more information. Thank you to EVERYONE who has sent me well wishes! I appreciate each and every word!
Now, as a side note… Does anyone in Canada or maybe Costa Rica, or pretty much ANY other democratic country want to sponsor two guys and a dog so they can move to a different country? Asking for a friend…
I know that I usually stay away from politics on this site, but people need to know that not everyone in America agrees with, thinks like, or wants what the person who holds the office of President of the United States says or does. The events that transpired at the White House on Friday with the President of Ukraine were embarrassing. I know that some of you may not agree with me and that you may no longer be a fan of this site, but I CANNOT stay silent when he is supposed to be representing ALL the American people and SO MANY Americans do NOT agree with him, even a LOT of people who voted for him.
I am going to TRY and promise that I am not going to turn this blog into a political site, but I feel that if those who disagree with their “leaders” and stay silent when they do something unacceptable, then they are almost as bad as the person or people who are flushing everything that America has stood for and that good men and women have died for down the toilet.
OK, I am done. I apologize for venting, but I am watching the news as I put this post together and I am bit riled up, as you can tell.
Ok now I am REALLY done and hope everyone can understand why I had to say something.
ANYWAY, here are the selfies for this week and I hope you enjoy them!
Cheers,
Jason
Hey everyone!
Happy Wednesday! How is your week going?
Here are the polls for this week!
In the first poll, my choice is going to have to be “Porn Boy 2”.
So, Who Would YOU Do?
In the second poll, it is an easy decision for me… I am going with “All of the Above”!
So, Who Would YOU Do?
What’s Cooking Goodlooking?
Well, THAT week went by fast! It seems like only 7 days ago it was Saturday! 🤣 I hope the week treated you well!
For those of you who might be interested in my ongoing medical drama, boy have I got a post for you!
If you are not one of those who are interested, just go ahead and scroll down to the pictures! lol.
Below is a snippet of my week…
My wrist pain has not been getting any better. So, I thought I would message my doctor to have her change my pain medication.
I sent her a message saying I would like to make the change, but it took over 3 days and I still had not heard anything. Then at 11:59pm on what was going to be day 4, I finally get a message from her saying she sent in the prescription to the pharmacy. Well, the next morning – which was yesterday – I called my local pharmacy (it is a Walgreen’s)… They said that the prescription was sent to the WRONG Walgreen’s. It was sent to a Walgreen’s in downtown Chicago. So, I called THAT Walgreen’s and, because the pain medication is considered a “controlled substance”, it was not possible to transfer the prescription to my local pharmacy. The doctor would have to write a new prescription and send it to the CORRECT pharmacy (WHICH – by the way – I gave her the information for in my first message to her). THEN the pharmacy in Chicago told me that there was a problem with my insurance approving it… it would require the doctor to do a “prior authorization”, which I was told could take anywhere from 1 to 3 days to get the approval for. It was going to be the weekend, and I knew NOTHING would happen over the weekend.
Now, the remaining part of this story kind of makes me look like a pain medication addicted person – who knows – I don’t BELIEVE I am, I am just sick of being in pain.
Like I said (many, MANY times) I was in pain and desperate. I called her “office” and unfortunately it ISN’T REALLY her office – it is the call center for the health network she is in. There is NO WAY to actually call her office directly – which I think is stupid and I hate it! Anyway, the person at the call center took my information and said they would send a message to the office. Well, I had ALREADY done that through the online portal. AND my wrist was REALLY, REALLY hurting! Three days is an eternity when you are in pain… So, I got in the car and DROVE to her office, and I told myself “You are NOT leaving that office until you get this resolved!” Her office is only about 3 miles away from my apartment, but, in my opinion, I should NOT have to wait that long for a response. I explained my situation to the receptionist at her office and told her that I NEEDED to speak to the doctor or the doctor’s nurse. The receptionist looked at my record and I heard “click, click, click”; she said she had just sent the prescription to the correct pharmacy. Tell me… If a few clicks of a receptionist’s keyboard were all it took, WHY was I still waiting??? Then the receptionist said, the prescription STILL required a prior authorization… which remember, could take 1 to 3 days.
I never felt such a sense of accomplishment AND a sense of DEFEAT at the same time! I left her office and then after about an hour, I called my local pharmacy to check to make sure they had the prescription AND that they sent the prior authorization request over to the doctor’s office. The pharmacy technician that I spoke to told me they DID have the prescription, and the prior authorization WAS sent, but I think she heard the desperation in my voice and asked me to hold while she spoke to the pharmacist. I waited on hold for a couple of minutes. Then the pharmacy technician came back on the line and told me “The pharmacist overrode the prior authorization request.” I had NO idea that a pharmacist had that kind of power, and I wasn’t about to question it. The pharmacy tech told me the medication would be ready within the hour! YAY!
So, that afternoon I picked up my new pain medication. I took 1 pill and waited about 90 minutes and felt no change in my pain, so I took another one. I THINK it may have helped a little. The direction on the prescription says to take one or two pills every six hours as needed, but not to exceed 8 pills in a day. And she only wrote the prescription for 30 pills, which I honestly don’t think is going to be enough, but hell, I will take my victories where I can and cross the bridge for more pills, if needed, later. I am scheduled to have my next MRI on Tuesday, so I am hoping that by the end of next week I will at LEAST have some idea of a plan of what the next steps will be on my journey to relief.
The moral of this story is one that I wholeheartedly believe: “YOU MUST BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HEALTHCARE!” No one knows your body and your pain(s) like YOU do! Nobody is going to do it for you and doctors are not mind readers, and increasingly, most (but not all), healthcare providers do not have the same empathy and intuition and bedside manner the way doctors used to. I know, I know, you are all laughing because it sounds like some old man saying, “Back in MY day, we had…”. And maybe I am, I am certainly getting older! lol. But it is true. In my entire life, I have had some BAD doctors, and I have had some AMAZING doctors. Sadly, the majority of them, at least for me, have been falling into the “BAD” category. Jason thinks I am WAY TOO picky and demanding about my doctors. I don’t think he is picky enough about his. I think “normal” people are probably somewhere in the middle of where we are.
I apologize for the “book” I just laid out there for you to read. I guess I needed to get it off my chest and I think Jason is getting sick of hearing me talk about it! 🤣
Anyway, please enjoy some Saturday Selfies and have a great weekend!
Jason
Happy Saturday Everyone!
Just an update… I was able to not only make an appointment with the neurosurgery office, but I actually went to my appointment already! She ordered a DIFFERENT MRI and some X-rays of my neck to check for compressed disks. I was able to get the X-rays today, but the first available appointment for the MRI was not until February 25th. So, I have to wait a little longer than I would like, but at least the appointment is on the books! Luckily, I also just received my prescription for pain pills, which actually NEED to be about 3 times stronger, honestly. I am supposed to “only” take one every 4 hours or so as needed. Through trial and error, I have found that I need to take at LEAST 2 at a time to get any relief. I can hear some of you already… “YOU SHOULD’T TAKE THAT MANY!” I know, I hear it from Jason too. But in my defense, I am actually a natural redhead and sometimes they need increased anesthesia and higher dosages of pain medications to feel the same effect as “normal” people due to a genetic mutation. I am one of those people. ANYWAY, just like I tell Jason, I PROMISE to becareful so I don’t overdose. In the unlikely event that I do, I have some Narcan in the house to reverse the effect. Not that I want to test it. But I REALLY NEED some kind of relief from this pain. I hate wincing in pain every time I use my right arm.
So, on to the Saturday Selfies! I promised someone that I would try to post more couples/more than one photos and I have posted some below. Now, to this person, I KNOW they are probably NOT EXACTLY what you wanted, but I wanted at least give you a few. I hope they are OK.
Enjoy your Saturday!
Jason
