This was my morning tea. It’s a great tea for the morning, robust and smooth.
Yesterday I went to an ENT for the first time in 8 years. I know I have nasal polyps. I’ve had 4 previous surgeries to deal with them. The last surgery was at the Mayo Clinic and cost $42,000. But polyps come back very quickly. Well, I’ll only have to pay about $6,000 of it probably. But guess who doesn’t have $6,000 laying around? Of course, this new ENT thinks surgery is a must. The polyps are so thick that on the CT scan it looks like I don’t even HAVE sinuses. No wonder I feel so blech all the time, right?
I have to decide if being able to smell my tea (and shampoo, and cat box, and food) for 3 or 4 months is worth it. Polyps are generally not fatal. In very rare situations they can lead to terrible complications, but generally they are benign. It’s just that you can’t breathe or smell, have continuous headaches, and pretty much feel like you have a cold all the time. For a measly four months of salary I can feel well for a little while. Is it worth it? That’s the decision I have to make.
Meanwhile, I’ll go brew another pot of this and imagine I’m smelling and tasting all those delicious flavors.
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ughhhhhh that’s just the worst.
on one hand, you could drink all the crappy tea in the world and not know any better :P
Oh geez, that is terrible. I still cannot wrap my head around how much Americans have to pay for healthcare. I am so sorry you can’t even enjoy something like having a sense of smell because of an unreasonably ridiculous healthcare system.
The US medical system blows my mind in how bad it is. I mean, if you have lots of money or stellar insurance it’s great, but I have so many American friends who end up just living with treatable medical issues because treatment or even just seeing a doctor isn’t financially viable for them :(
I have insurance. I even work for the frickin’ insurance company, but they pay nothing (except a basic annual exam) until I hit $3800, and then they pay 80% for most things. It’s kind of sad, isn’t it? A friend from Brandon MAN was south of the border a few years ago and injured his knee in a fencing accident, he could NOT BELIEVE how much he was charged.
The U.S. healthcare industry is treated like its a privilege not a right… Which is ridiculous!
I personally believe healthcare should not be For Profit. Doctors should make a decent living, sure. But these healthcare bigwigs with their $5M vacation homes? Doe anyone else see a problem with that?
:( Eenie meenie miney moe. Whatever you decide to do, I hope it works out for you.
Ugh, the American “health care system” makes me so sad. :(
ughhhhhh that’s just the worst.
on one hand, you could drink all the crappy tea in the world and not know any better :P
Oh geez, that is terrible. I still cannot wrap my head around how much Americans have to pay for healthcare. I am so sorry you can’t even enjoy something like having a sense of smell because of an unreasonably ridiculous healthcare system.
The US medical system blows my mind in how bad it is. I mean, if you have lots of money or stellar insurance it’s great, but I have so many American friends who end up just living with treatable medical issues because treatment or even just seeing a doctor isn’t financially viable for them :(
I have insurance. I even work for the frickin’ insurance company, but they pay nothing (except a basic annual exam) until I hit $3800, and then they pay 80% for most things. It’s kind of sad, isn’t it? A friend from Brandon MAN was south of the border a few years ago and injured his knee in a fencing accident, he could NOT BELIEVE how much he was charged.
The U.S. healthcare industry is treated like its a privilege not a right… Which is ridiculous!
I personally believe healthcare should not be For Profit. Doctors should make a decent living, sure. But these healthcare bigwigs with their $5M vacation homes? Doe anyone else see a problem with that?
:( Eenie meenie miney moe. Whatever you decide to do, I hope it works out for you.
Ugh, the American “health care system” makes me so sad. :(