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Repairs, Maintenance & Upkeep
Apr. 21st, 2016 04:59 pmI had a follow-up appointment with my urologist this morning.
Two years ago, I had a kidney stone episode while at the trailer in West Virginia; fortunately, the tiny rural hospital in no-where West Virginia had a CAT scanner and a physician in Wheeling, WV, available via data link to do the analysis of the results. At that time, there were two small stones in my right kidney visible, but neither large enough to warrant extra action to address: they could pass on their own with minimal discomfort to me.
Today's follow-up was an ultrasound scan of the bladder and both kidneys. The two stones in the right kidney are still there: they haven't moved but they also haven't grown measurably. In all, Dr Goldman told me to get to an ER if I need to in future, but otherwise we'll meet up in two years for a new ultrasound to see if anything has changed.
This afternoon, I had my last chiropractic visit for the issue in my right shoulder blade. It's still healing and I won't stress it at the gym for a while longer, but my chiropractor & I have agreed that it doesn't need his help. Since my health insurance company only gives me 15 chiropractic visits per year, I like the idea of keeping a few future visits in the bank, just in case there's a flare-up or a new injury.
On May 2, I get blood work done in preparation for my knee surgery on May 24. Since I was not laid off this week, I will have employer-provided health insurance beyond April 30 --and Michael too since he's on my insurance as my domestic partner. COBRA could have preserved my health care plan if I was laid off, allowing me to keep my existing appointments and service providers, but I'm glad I don't need to spend the big bucks on that.
Two years ago, I had a kidney stone episode while at the trailer in West Virginia; fortunately, the tiny rural hospital in no-where West Virginia had a CAT scanner and a physician in Wheeling, WV, available via data link to do the analysis of the results. At that time, there were two small stones in my right kidney visible, but neither large enough to warrant extra action to address: they could pass on their own with minimal discomfort to me.
Today's follow-up was an ultrasound scan of the bladder and both kidneys. The two stones in the right kidney are still there: they haven't moved but they also haven't grown measurably. In all, Dr Goldman told me to get to an ER if I need to in future, but otherwise we'll meet up in two years for a new ultrasound to see if anything has changed.
This afternoon, I had my last chiropractic visit for the issue in my right shoulder blade. It's still healing and I won't stress it at the gym for a while longer, but my chiropractor & I have agreed that it doesn't need his help. Since my health insurance company only gives me 15 chiropractic visits per year, I like the idea of keeping a few future visits in the bank, just in case there's a flare-up or a new injury.
On May 2, I get blood work done in preparation for my knee surgery on May 24. Since I was not laid off this week, I will have employer-provided health insurance beyond April 30 --and Michael too since he's on my insurance as my domestic partner. COBRA could have preserved my health care plan if I was laid off, allowing me to keep my existing appointments and service providers, but I'm glad I don't need to spend the big bucks on that.
