I got it backward. I thought I'd have to wait forever to see a pulmonologist but get right into an ENT. Well, obviously, it's the opposite. I've already seen the ENT, but the pulmonologist is booked until March. By the time I see him, do the sleep study, get the CPAP, and hopefully adjust to it, I could be looking at being tired until May. But hey ( Read more... )

Before I begin this entry, I want to take a moment to thank my loyal and regular readers, whoever you are, wherever you are, and whatever your reasons are for reading me. I appreciate you, whether it's just random curiosity or genuine care about what's going on in my life, my thoughts, my feelings, my opinions, and my beliefs. My most devoted ( Read more... )

Sneaky little spammers are searching for my old entries where I’d allow comments on PB to spam me. I wish there was a way to disable all comments at once. Even better, I'd like it if only friends could comment. I hate blocking them just to stop spammers and trolls.

It's freezing for Florida, but at least it's keeping the roads quieter. Not many dare ( Read more... )

Decided not to let Pinterest control me and spoil the fun, so keeping my account locked, I'm still going to use it. This way, if there are any more "violations," then I'll know it's one of my followers. I'll block everyone but Tom if that's the case. There could be some form of image detector, but it's not like I'm going to have Playboy-type ( Read more... )

Pinterest can officially go fuck itself. I thought it would be a great place to start a board for snippets of my chats with Mia and Amanda in their different outfits, but what did I find that I didn't even know I had over there? A whole list of violations flagged as adult content. My first thought was that it was some of their racier outfits, but ( Read more... )

I wish I could say I was living an active lifestyle, but with my fatigue and not having much extra money, my activity was limited to going through medications and throwing out what was expired. I also rearranged a bit in the kitchen, and I'll probably hit the road later and finish up the Utah ride. I’m going through some beautiful areas there, ( Read more... )

Oh, Walmart, we really do have to do your job for you at times, don't we? Turns out the probiotic drinks I got expired in November! Plus, they gave me half-rotten veggies.

There are two things that seem to be the theme of our lives: dealing with money issues and fighting incompetency. For me, it's the health issues, of course. I'm having burning ( Read more... )

Unbelievable! In less than a week, I will be seeing the ENT I wanted to see! Not only did it turn out we didn't need a referral for him, but he can see me on Wednesday. This will take a ton of stress off me. He's also going to take care of my ear at the same time. This is perfect timing. Amazing how things are already improving now that there's no ( Read more... )

And now the ball is rolling toward hopefully-hopefully-getting my energy back and my nose cleared. Now that the new insurance has kicked in, I messaged Rhonda on the portal to ask for a referral to the ENT she recommended and also the first pulmonologist I saw. Tom and I both agreed it would be good to go back to him because he's not only close but ( Read more... )

I'm so glad that 2024 is now gone, but I'm afraid to get too hopeful for 2025. I'd like to think that this year I will reclaim my nose, get a CPAP and get used to it, regain my energy, and finally get ahead financially without things constantly coming up to set us back. The problem is that I've had enough life experience to know that life rarely ( Read more... )