Friday, September 27, 3:30 p.m. Francis left me a voicemail saying that he would have to move my 3 o’clock appointment to 3:30. No problem. It gave us an extra half hour at home before leaving. We got to the Union City Kaiser facility at 3:21 p.m. and I didn’t wait more than 5 minutes…
Author: Jacquie
I am a wife, mother, grandmother, pet co-parent, web designer, copy editor, type 2 diabetic, migraineur, and chronic pain warrior. In seeking to reverse diabetes, I have become in search of healing for myself and my family.
Pharmacy Phantasies
September 13, 2019 9/13/19 – Yay for generic Lyrica! Pregabalin is now available at Kaiser! I logged on to My Pharmacy on Sunday evening, September 8, 2019, to order my Lyrica refill, since I had received hard copies of the letter stating that my Medical Financial Assistance re-application has been approved! However, when I got…
Lab Tests, Fall 2019
September 9, 2019 [Email sent to Dr. Prabaharan on 9/3/19] I got a message from your office letting me know that I need to come to the lab for my 6-month A1C test. Which I will do. I would like to know if you could order a TSH (or T3,T4) as I am having symptoms…
Group Acupuncture 2019, #6
Friday, September 6, 2019, 3:30 p.m. I woke up this morning with a migraine and I don’t know why! However, I do know that sumatriptan plus 2 Aleve will knock it out and an ice pack on the left side of my head feels pretty good while I’m waiting for the drugs to kick in….
Bi-annual Mammogram
September 5, 2019, 3:15 p.m. I got a voicemail over last weekend from Kaiser Radiology informing me that I was due for a mammogram. Well, she just said a “radiology test” but I knew which test that was. So I returned the call on Tuesday, September 3, since Monday was the Labor Day holiday. I…
Individual Therapy #3
Thursday, September 5, 1:30 p.m. I had decided in advance how I was going to handle this day’s appointment. I will keep the appointment but will not make another appointment depending on: a) Whether or not my re-application for MFA is approved, and b) How today’s session goes (i.e., whether or not she’s going to…
Group Acupuncture 2019, #5
Friday, August 2, 2019, 3:30 p.m. I’m feeling stressed and anxious but, surprisingly, my neck pain is probably only at 4 today. At least that’s what I told the medical assistant who checked me in. I sat down, took some time figuring out the most comfortable position for my foot rest, and took time cleaning…
Pain Physical Therapy #12
I anticipated and began this session with a mixture of delight and guilt. We chatted easily at the beginning, as we always do, about my recent road trip to Portland and back and about Francis’ planned trip to France in early September. Then I told him about my first two counseling sessions with Lisa Galen…