Leah B.
Humble Servant
When I woke up this morning, I had no intention of putting a similar prayer to others I have posted in the recent past; however, there is a new wrinkle: I got my paperwork with the referral to a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders. The problem is that according to the neurologist's receptionist, the dental specialist who referred me to them did not send them a copy of this referral, without which, they can not make the appointment. This receptionist told me to either mail them a copy or fax them a copy, and she gave me their fax number. I took down the fax number, called the dental specialist and explained that I can't leave my home because I am expecting a package from UPS that I need to sign for. [As an aside, that's my repaired portable oxygen concentrator in the package.] I asked the dental specialist's staff if they could fax their referral over to the neurologist. I was told their receptionist would call me back about this. So far no call-back in over two hours. Then to compound the issue UPS keeps changing the delivery time window to later and later. Oh -- And as the cherry on top of the cake, I made plans to go see my niece and her kids today at four. I already missed a Sunday visit because I was in so much pain. Then yet another issue: I just had my med doses adjusted up yesterday to try to help me slow down these agonizing jaw movements. There are two meds. I took one, and it's making me really groggy. I'm afraid to take the next one because I think I'll end up just falling asleep. I want to emphasize these are not the medications I am terrified of that I think the neurologist will want me to try. This being said, I feel like a zombie and am totally hating this. My prayers are in Jesus's name: Please pray the dental specialist's office calls me back and does the fax. Please pray UPS gets here in time for me to at least be able to go see the kids. Pray my body gets used to these meds so I'm not sleepy and can think clearly. I'm even making spelling errors and having to think about punctuation. That's NOT me. Pray I get the appointment with the neurologist quickly. I mean, part of me doesn't want to ever go, but I have to coordinate her assessment with the dental assessment. One final thought -- If we aren't supposed to be having socialized medicine, then why do all these long, dragged out delays to see doctors seem just like socialized medicine to me? It's like we're in Canada except we pay out of pocket to wait and wait for our care. Just sayin'.