January

What a year 2012 has been so far.  I have to say I have not enjoyed this month at all.  Not one bit!  Friday the 7th Tim had to rush me to the ER because of a massive nose bleed I was having.  I have never seen so much blood in my life.  Pouring out of my nose and mouth.  AWFUL.  Get right in to the Dr, he cleans everything out, sprays some stuff up there, stops the bleeding  and he packs my nose with what looks like a tampon.  I go home.  Saturday evening comes around and I start bleeding out the other side.  Rush back to the ER, tampon pulled out and bleeding stops.  They monitor me for awhile and then let me go home again.  Sunday was fine, no issues at all.  Monday I had to see an Ear Nose and Throat guy. He cauterized my nose and said that he couldn't get a scope back far enough to see any posterior bleed since I had a deviated septum...news to me!  So he fries the inside of my nose and sends me home.  After that I went to Costco and did some errands.  Brought Tim and I some dinner home since the kids had Costco hot dogs and he ate some but my nose started up again.  Back to the ER.  Waited in the waiting room for 2 HOURS!  Yup we were at SWMC this time and not Legacy.  After an hour of waiting I am wondering if I should fall out of my wheel chair and let the blood flow since apparently I am not a priority.  Apparently bleeding out of your face means nothing!  When I finally get back I sit a littl ebit longer and this Santa Clause looking guy comes in and tells me he probably wouldn't do surgery since someone could come in that has a higher priority than me and I would be taking up an OR room.  Ummm JERK!  So he sucks out my nose, gross, and then sprays more stuff up there to numb it and also afrin, it constricts the vessels to stop the bleeding.  Bleeding stops and he's off to find the right cauterization tool.  He takes well over an hour to find the right one.  He has to re numb me a couple times and that stuff is NASTY!!!  So finally he comes back in and cauterizes my somewhat numb nose, but I am pretty sure it wasn't numb at all and then I get sent home with restrictions...NO LIFTING ANYTHING, NO BLOWING MY NOSE, PICKING MY NOSE, OR STRESS.  Fun.  So again today I am home from work, where honestly I would rather be!  I would rather be making a couple bucks then losing out on so much $$.  My deductible has most definitely been met for the year....within the first 7 days of the new year.  But a glimmer of hope...my friend Sandy said that  SWMC has charity programs that will write off balances if you qualify.  Dang it I will make myself qualify for that program!  or any other program they have!

I hope the new year has been much better to you and your family!!