Easy Day with an Edit

 Late this morning I have an appointment with the Liver Specialist. Followed by a blood draw in his office. Yesterday I was thinking, it will be done by close to noon, maybe RM could meet up for lunch at Red Robin. I texted, but no answer yet. I know she had an appointment today, as well, but not the time, so she could be at that right now. So, maybe today would not be a good day...it was just a thought.

At near 8:30am I woke from my cat nap to see that the Wife was still in bed. Thinking she had overslept, I woke her. I guess she is coming to my appointment as well. I wasn't expecting that. Well, she could join us for lunch as well - but no PT. I asked when she was going to tell me she was going, and she said she had. That she has the full day off work for this appointment, as it is one of the more important ones, and I had asked her since we made it last month, to see if she would go with. I never seem to know the right question to ask, or to give information that isn't specifically asked for. Plus, she'll help me remember until I can get it in writing (my med journal, or whatever). Cool. Added bonus.

After the lunch (because I am fasting, I will need to eat ASAP out of the appointment) I suppose I need to run by Home Deport and get some weed-eater trim line. Thinking about an "action rake" as well. At least that is what they call it. I call it a hole rake, or a loop rake. We need one to help get the area between our drive and the neighbors. It is only 4-5 feet wide, and from the street to the fence 20 yards maybe? Well, the neighbor had some hard times, and ended up getting their house basically remodeled and re-wired. At the same time, being elderly I suppose, her Daughter and husband were moving in as well. She had her driveway widened a car width with paver stones. Only, it went over the existing drive as well, and now there is a 5 inch drop from her drive, to that strip of land between us. She complains if the grass gets over 4 inches, and that it 'trips her up' and we wouldn't want her falling on our property due to negligence. Half that ground is covered by the sand/soft dirt the work crews used when doing the drive (over a year ago) so I figure just scalp the ground. Eventually we want to lay some little river rock there. Work in progress.

Just got the Wife up. Need to leave here in about an hour to be there early to make sure they have my new insurance information. 

The hospital called me yesterday, regarding my appointment on Monday (paracentesis). They ran the 'patient responsibility' from my insurance, and gave me a figure I need to pay out of pocket for the visit. Mind you, this will be the third one this year already, and at the others, they could not access the site (or whatever) where they can look at my benefits and determine deductible/pt responsibility. It is basically $1710.00 for Monday's draining. Triple that, and that is just what I owe to the hospital facility already this year (not counting doctor feed within the hospital yet). Obviously, there is going to be a bit of a payment plan. Getting closer though, to the $4K deductible/$6K OOP.

Anyways, need to move on to some other things this morning. Watch for maybe an edit later, of what the doctor tells me. Or I may have to wait and figure some things out first. We will see....

PeacE