'Nother Health Update
 

Saw a different Doctor today.
He put me back on steroids but on a higher dose.
And I have a different inhaler (a powder one I think he said?) which I have to use twice a day. You click the base round and breathe it in.

I still have a respiratory infection and an appointment to go back on Friday when the current antibiotic course finishes, to see if I need another course.

It's cost a fortune in prescription fees, but that's a relative fortune. £7.65 (per item) is nothing compared to the cost of the medicine I guess. And Mum bought today's for me.

Told school I am unlikely to be in this week, because it's easier for them not to wonder day in and day out but adjust their planning accordingly. I will be able to get a certificate from the Doctor no problem as I've been treated for two weeks already, so I'm in the system.

Oh and when this has all cleared up, the Doctor I saw today wants to run me through a series of tests to see if I have asthma. He is the third one I have surprised with my asthma denial. And he thinks it might be why I have a new habit of having a terrible cough after a minor cold. Progress I suppose.

Lupus still not on the table though.

Sundae, if you're expecting a few of these prescriptions,. might be worth getting a 3 month prepay certificate. They cost about £28 I think. Unlimited use during the cover period. Can do it online and set the date you want it to start.


[eta] Here's a link:
https://apps.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/ppcwebsales/

Don't actually need your NHS number btw to apply, it's just an optional. Costs £29.50 for 3 months.

I know.
In hindsight I really should have done. But I did not expect five prescriptions in two weeks when I first went. No-one expects etc etc

Fingers crossed this will be the end of the medicines.
The steroids were a big help last time, and the antibiotics have at least cut down on the mucus.

England is awesome.

yeah I get caught out like that a lot. My other brilliant trick is to fork out for a prepay certificate (I get the yearly one now) and then forget to put in a request for routine stuff (48 hours ahead of need) and end up buying the over the counter version for immediacy, despite having already effectively paid for the damn stuff through the certificate :p

ha! Yes. But it still feels wrong to me that there are prescription charges at all. 'Free at the point of need' should mean exactly that.

Or at the very least make it a charge per prescription rather than per item, like it used to be.

But...that said, the prepay option does take a lot of the weight off people who have regular meds and effectively serves as a prescription charge not tagged to items.

Mrs G is on yearly prepay.
She gave me a spare salbutamol inhaler in anticipation of me being prescribed one.
I was and so I crossed it off the prescription. £7.65 I didn't have to pay, ker-ching.

I've lobbied for this before and I'll do it again: Sundae needs
A freaking narcotic cough suppressant and no not just b/c
I think she'd enjoy it. ;)

Sundae and Big Sarge need to spend a month on a tropical island together.

I got tipsy waiting for my internet to get installed (I was bored). Now its installed and I need to go to the store but can't because I'm too responsible to drink and drive :(.
FWP.

OK, now I know where Water Polo gets its reputation for roughness. If you can't play the game, brawl. Walled Lake 5, Skyline 13 and a quick exit. :lol:

Kind of cranky... yesterday walking into the barn past the tractor my boot caught on the wire panel sending me falling onto the loader bucket that has several tines. My leg now has a fabulous V with 29 stitches decorating it. Thankfully the tine missed the bone the tendons muscles and nerves. It never hurt so no drugs 'cept tetanus and amoxi.

I have to be on a plane Friday, going to Dallas to judge a dog show. Going to have to wear dress pants. Maybe I can tell them I cut myself shaving ...;)

shaving with a loader bucket... Wow, I guess Ibram isn't the only one who has a *lot* to learn about shaving. Wow, I hope your recovery is swift and uneventful.

29 stitches? Damn! Take care of yourself. 'Cause, ouch.

Thanks {you like me, you really like me [/Sally Field]} :)

Now you know why I am posting all over the board I am not allowed to walk [much] on my leg til tomorrow... Pictures soon...