Little details have been on my mind lately and I think I need to put them down in one place. You see, this is therapy for me I think I've been starting to worry again....
1) My pre-op physical and blood tests, and pre-op appointment with the surgeon are scheduled for the last week in Sept/first week in October. I know that I should stop taking ibuprophen/aleve types of pain releavers, but not sure exactly when. I've pretty much avoided them lately anyway, but I'd like to know to be sure.
2) I take a few vitamins/supplements. a) Good old One-a-Day women's formula; b) Caltrate D plus minerals (magnesium, zinc, copper & manganese), c) Cranburry pills (since I'm prone to getting UTI's), and d) Fish Oil. My mom told me that fish oil is also a blood thinner, I guess I'll have to stop that too, but when?
3) At my last appointment in may, we spoke about me donating blood for myself and my husband and teenage son donating as well. I guess I have to get that rolling on my own before my pre-op testing and dr. visit as well. I have on my list to call the blood center tomorrow, and probably call the dr's office about it too.
4) DH wants me to get a hospital bed for a few months, and I guess I'll need the shower seat and potty thingie too. ICK Does the Dr.'s office have to write a prescription for these things? My insurance says they'd pay $10,000 a year for durable medical equipment, which I'm thinking this stuff is. I guess I should call the Dr.'s office on this too, ahead of time?
5) Disability papers. I am a contractor at a large company, I work through a pathetic little contracting company with absolutely no benefits. I get paid for the hours I work. I will give them 2 weeks notice at the end of September. I printed out the state disability application tonight. I guess I'll bring the papers with me for my appointments at the Dr's., but it looks like they should be filled out AFTER I get disabled. I wonder how long he's put me out for? The max to receive benefits is 6 months. I hope they don't say I'm able to work before I think I can. I can't do my job all drugged up. And besides, I won't have a job to go back to, I'll have to find a new one.
See? My mind is all over the place. I'm sure there are other things I'm forgetting too.
1) My pre-op physical and blood tests, and pre-op appointment with the surgeon are scheduled for the last week in Sept/first week in October. I know that I should stop taking ibuprophen/aleve types of pain releavers, but not sure exactly when. I've pretty much avoided them lately anyway, but I'd like to know to be sure.
2) I take a few vitamins/supplements. a) Good old One-a-Day women's formula; b) Caltrate D plus minerals (magnesium, zinc, copper & manganese), c) Cranburry pills (since I'm prone to getting UTI's), and d) Fish Oil. My mom told me that fish oil is also a blood thinner, I guess I'll have to stop that too, but when?
3) At my last appointment in may, we spoke about me donating blood for myself and my husband and teenage son donating as well. I guess I have to get that rolling on my own before my pre-op testing and dr. visit as well. I have on my list to call the blood center tomorrow, and probably call the dr's office about it too.
4) DH wants me to get a hospital bed for a few months, and I guess I'll need the shower seat and potty thingie too. ICK Does the Dr.'s office have to write a prescription for these things? My insurance says they'd pay $10,000 a year for durable medical equipment, which I'm thinking this stuff is. I guess I should call the Dr.'s office on this too, ahead of time?
5) Disability papers. I am a contractor at a large company, I work through a pathetic little contracting company with absolutely no benefits. I get paid for the hours I work. I will give them 2 weeks notice at the end of September. I printed out the state disability application tonight. I guess I'll bring the papers with me for my appointments at the Dr's., but it looks like they should be filled out AFTER I get disabled. I wonder how long he's put me out for? The max to receive benefits is 6 months. I hope they don't say I'm able to work before I think I can. I can't do my job all drugged up. And besides, I won't have a job to go back to, I'll have to find a new one.
See? My mind is all over the place. I'm sure there are other things I'm forgetting too.
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