Along with these changes I'll have more disciplined set days of posting. As for life, doctor's appointment went well. It was just an update from my last endoscopy, which I already knew some of what would be discussed. Made changes to the medications I'm on to heal my stomach and then I have another scope in June to see if it's healing.
Also have to get more bloodwork and get back in to see the hematologist. So that's that happy news. Oh, and Fidelis strikes again. They won't approve my ulcer medicine for twice a day, which is pantoprazole, which they did approve twice a day last month. But anyhow, I'm paying for that out of pocket too cause they think they know more than my GI who's one of the best in New York.
Not too much to share this week. Got my stimulus like many and mine went on bills, bills, and more bills. Just kidding. Bills, things for the kids and my home, bills, some things for myself, bills, fixing my car, bills and saving the rest.
This past year taught me more about saving and eliminating things I don't need to be making payments on. I've read comments from others on YouTube stating the same, about getting rid of payments. Tired of payments. Save, buy and be done with it unless you're paying to build credit.
Now that's another story. In that case budget in the possibility of an unprecedented national crisis and pandemic, and make sure you have a good savings lined up. Nothing like getting your stomach in a knot because the phone is ringing...yeah, that was 2020 for me many times.
Not gonna lie, that was my life before 2020 but it got worse in 2020. I'm proud to say though that I got out of the hole I was in mainly on my own before my stimulus kicked in. That just finished off what I had already accomplished. Utility company was paid up to zero balance two weeks prior for the first time in over ten years.
That was exciting 🥳, seriously. I hate utility companies. They bleed us dry 🤪. Not sure what's worse, them, the finance companies, them, health insurance companies, them, groceries, or them. And they have you by the you know what's cause in my state there's only ONE gas/electric company.
I feel sad for the people out there who end up shut off. They don't care. They pretend they do in the media but the truth is - they don't care. I remember back when COVID first started during the "two week quarantine" back in March and they were talking all over the TV and YouTube about how utility companies were working with folks, including the cable company. Yeah. Not quite.
I got sick for seven to eight weeks with COVID like symptoms from late March through early May and I was harassed and threatened several times and ended up paying up even though I barely had it. Matter of fact, I remember the cable company who shall remain nameless, said they put me into this protection extension program they had for people affected by COVID including folks with home schooled kids.
I had a short extension. Then I immediately started getting automated messages about shutting me off on the weekend shortly after getting added to this "extension program," so I paid it cause I work from home and my computer is my job, and my girls were and are still homeschooling.
That was fun when I was lying on my couch wondering if I should go to the hospital (which according to the TV was certain death in NY) and actually calling the ER at one point to get assured that I wasn't dying because it felt like my lungs were being squished and having no one to watch my girls if I had to go cause it was COVID and everyone was "separating," and then also having to deal with that harassment as well. Yeah, so that was fun.
I literally taught myself how to check my breathing till my pulse oximeter arrived that I ordered which took forever cause of COVID. By the time I received it I was better but I kept it next to me when I slept for a long time after the trauma of being sick, especially the first night when I woke up gasping for air.
From that night forward I slept with my head elevated and drank a lot of water. Human instinct kicked in. I flooded myself with loads of vitamin C rich fruits, lots of fluids, smoothies, every green vegetable you can imagine, organic apple cider vinegar tonics, every medicinal tea from Mother Earth you can imagine for lung health and the immune system, and in the end, yes, even raw garlic. The raw garlic gave whatever it was the final kick out of my system.
My doctor said I did the right thing with all I did when I finally spoke to her, which was via telephone appointment cause you couldn't get in to see anyone. She could also hear how raspy I sounded and winded. I felt winded just talking, sitting up straight, or bending over to pick up something off the floor.
I couldn't sit up straight longer than 10-20 minutes without feeling winded and still took care of my family. So that was fun. Still not sure if that was COVID or an evil flu strain. Never been sick that long in my entire life except for when I had Mono as a kid. Never. By the time I tested it was at the end of my illness and the testing was still new and there were many false negatives.
And remember, my son who had it in December tested negative two days before he started showing symptoms then later tested positive. Who knows? But also again, my one daughter's on an inhaler from "the flu" a few years ago and I lost a brother to a freak form of pneumonia back in 2014. He literally walked himself into the emergency room out of breath, was put on a ventilator the same day and we had to take him off life support a week later.
So back on track here...I remember thinking what about people who completely lost their income? I actually filed a complaint against the lying cable company cause they bold face lied in an email. Liars, liars pants on fire, all of 'em.
Long story short I'm putting my best foot forward this year and paying off as many things as I can and saving, saving, and did I mention saving. I feel like there was more I had to say but I´m drawing a blank. Perhaps my next post won´t be 11:00 at night and I won't have the personality of a snail 😂. Till next time...🙃.
With Love,
Carmen
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