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…
Category: levothyroxine
Thyroid Medication
December 13, 2018, 3:30 p.m. On the night of December 9, I went online to my Pharmacy record to order a refill of my current dosage of levothyroxine since I had not heard from Dr. Prabaharan about changing it. I got a message from the system that this medication could not be mailed; I had…
The Rest of the Routine Lab Work
September 7, 2018 Even though Dr. Prabaharan had strongly recommended “going early in the day” for a blood draw, I was not able to get up and out until 11:00 a.m. so I asked Linda to take me. “I adulted yesterday,” I reminded her, “when I drove to my dental appointment.” The laboratory waiting room…
Appointment with New PCP
August 23, 2018, 2:45 p.m. I liked it that my appointment with my new PCP was only 2 miles away from home (instead of 10+ miles to Alameda). I did not like it that there is no wi-fi or cell phone coverage inside the Kaiser building. I checked in a half hour early, anticipating that…
Nothing Good to Report
Yes, six months have passed since my last post. I had hoped beyond hope that 2016 would bring new successes. But, no. Weight loss has been extremely slow. From 151 lb. down to 144 lb. by the first of August. Heavy sigh. I spent most of the month of May doing a 30-day Richard Osborn…
Is This Progress?
Today I got an email from a doctor in Dr. Chan’s office (who wrote to me in her absence) the following: “I’m Dr. Douk, covering for Dr. Chan while she is out. Your thyroid test showed that your levothyroxine dose might be a little high for you now. I have reordered a new lower dose…