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Tuesday Thankfuls Posted by Delta on 12/9/2025, 1:51 pm What are you thankful for today?

Mine Posted by Cindyh on 12/10/2025, 1:34 am, in reply to "Tuesday Thankfuls" My back ablation is tomorrow at 930 am. Praying for success Countdown to my shoulder. The pre op And CT scan is the 16th. Surgery 1/2. I’ve been filling out things online as they send them to me I just want all this BEHIND ME. I want to be through the worst of it and working on getting my strength built back up. Adjusting to walking with a cane. Seems so quiet here lately.

Sending prayers. Posted by Delta on 12/10/2025, 10:33 am, in reply to "Mine" It's hard to not wish your life away when you are in so much pain. I pray that 2026 is a much more comfortable year for you.

Step by step. Posted by Paula on 12/10/2025, 9:25 am, in reply to "Mine" Hoping this will all result in improves health and function! My back is so much better. In the thick of all I had to go through, I was afraid that the end result wouldn't actually reduce my pain and allow me to move more freely. But, it has and.I am thankful! Holding you up!

This is wonderful Posted by Cindyh on 12/11/2025, 8:17 am, in reply to "Step by step." And so good to read Paula. Thank you

Cindyh Posted by Beverly on 12/10/2025, 8:03 am, in reply to "Mine" I am praying that doctor's hands do the perfect surgery and the results are the best. ... and minimal pain. Love ya sweetie. 🩷

Praying all goes well…. Posted by Cindy on 12/10/2025, 2:12 am, in reply to "Mine" Tomorrow. Let us know how it goes. (((((HUGS)))))

Thank you Cindy. Posted by Cindyh on 12/10/2025, 5:40 am, in reply to "Praying all goes well…." I will Definitely post after. I can’t sleep tonight. Makes for long nights.

My Tuesday Thankfuls Posted by Delta on 12/9/2025, 2:39 pm, in reply to "Tuesday Thankfuls" My son and DIL made it home safely about 1:00 A.M. this morning. This is a shortened version of a long story. They were requested to join the company he works for somewhere in South Florida for a Christmas party that lasted less than 3 hours yesterday. They always bring all the scattered employees and their spouses in at Christmas. Usually, the only time corporate sees them is other than Zoom meetings, so they really frown on missing it. They also pay for airfare, car rental, and hotel costs. It is usually an hour and a half direct flight. Unfortunately, that flight got delayed over and over for several hours, and then was cancelled. There was only one flight left for the day, and it had a layover in Atlanta. Then, because of heavy fog, the Atlanta connection couldn't go for hours. Finally, after 15 hours in airports, they got to their destination after 5 a.m. to find the car rental place had closed at midnight because no flights were coming in because of storms, so they couldn't get the car they had rented. They finally found a rental company open that only had one truck. They rented it and were able to check into the hotel for a few hours' rest. The same thing happened on the way back, but it only took them 9.5 hours to get back on an hour-and-a-half flight that also sat on the tarmac for hours, then was cancelled, and caused them to have to divert through Atlanta again and miss the last flight of the night, had to get a ticket on another airline that had two seats. It was then also delayed for several hours until after midnight. For a party that lasted less than 3 hours, they spent 24.5 hours in airports and almost 2 hours in the air, and only 4.5 hours in a hotel room before checkout time. Good thing that he got a good bonus to help his feelings over that party. My oldest grandson called me yesterday and emailed me the budget he had made. He had a few gaps in it that I helped him correct. He is making good money, but they were beginning to dig themselves into debt and didn't know why. They finally said enough and started keeping up with things, now making a budget. I am proud of them and grateful that they are trying to take control of their spending. Youngest grandson has a Christmas choir tonight. We can't go, but I am glad that he made the decision to take choir again. He loved it all through Jr. High, but didn't think he had room in his schedule for it this year. He was kinda sad that he wouldn't be taking it. I guess when he messed his hand up and could be on the swim team and basketball team in the fall, he had room. Walk-in clinics that the insurance will pay for. Feeling like the sinus stuff is coming back. Went to get some more antibiotics today. Couldn't get in to see my doctor or his NP for two weeks. My insurance recently stopped paying for Urgent Care clinics and says that if I can't wait for a doctor that I can go to the ER. Unfortunately, if I am not admitted, then they won't pay anything toward the ER bill. It seems as if they are trying to get people to not be seen if they can't see their regular doctor, and they are so full these days that you could die before getting in. I am grateful that I got a new provider for next year and hope that they do better. My husband has had them for 3 years, and they haven't pulled the things my insurance did this year.

Your son's trip is a traveler's nightmare! Posted by Paula on 12/10/2025, 9:11 am, in reply to "My Tuesday Thankfuls" Humana stooped taking Patient First at the end of 2024 so I switched to Aetna.

I wanted Aetna Posted by Delta on 12/10/2025, 10:31 am, in reply to "Your son's trip is a traveler's nightmare!" because they are the only ones that my dentist takes in-network, but they don't offer insurance to my zip code, since our medical team is in three states. I understand their point of view since it can be a nightmare to keep up with, but they could streamline that and force us to choose doctors and hospitals in one state, but then people wouldn't go because they wouldn't want to lose their favored doctors/dentists/eye care. I wish there were a better way, but when the government is involved instead of oversight, it is going to be crazy. A receptionist told me that Aetna is the only insurance that offers them payments that are not crazy. She said that dental cleanings, they pay about what it costs the office, but most other insurances pay about $25, mine paid $36. They can't keep the doors open if they sign on to that.

Delta Posted by Beverly on 12/10/2025, 8:11 am, in reply to "My Tuesday Thankfuls" Those flights.... too much stress. I am so sorry that happened. Your medical insurance is ridiculous. It's been crazy this year. Sorry to hear this.

That’s ridiculous Posted by Cindyh on 12/10/2025, 1:27 am, in reply to "My Tuesday Thankfuls" How they are doing that with urgent care and ER. I’m Sorry you are going through that Delta.

I have found that for the past two years Posted by Delta on 12/10/2025, 10:23 am, in reply to "That’s ridiculous " my insurance has implemented some crazy new policies every July, the beginning of their fiscal year. It was fine for 3 years, then the craziness started. The first year, they changed the prices I would pay for drugs starting in August. I only had another month until I met my cap, so I didn't think anything about it. The next year, in January, they changed it back. This year, they did the no Urgent Care/have to be admitted for them to pay ER thing in August. So far, my husband's policy has not changed mid-stream. They did cut out the $100 per month card for OTC things, glasses, and dental co-pays on new policies, but it is stated out front when you sign up this year. I won't have it jerked out mid-year after getting used to having it.

Ok and Posted by Cindyh on 12/10/2025, 1:29 am, in reply to "That’s ridiculous " What a mess!! For the party. That’s crazy

Delta… Posted by Cindy on 12/9/2025, 8:19 pm, in reply to "My Tuesday Thankfuls" What an ordeal your son and DIL had! That’s crazy! I am so glad he got a nice bonus to help offset the craziness of that trip! Love hearing about your grandkids. How nice you could help the oldest get a sound budget set up. It’s very special and says a lot about how close you are with him that he would even ask you to look at it for him. This crazy insurance! Hate that your insurance stopped paying for Urgent Care clinics. My brother who is in the hospital is trying to find a skilled nursing facility that his Medicare advantage plan will pay for and can’t find anything! I hope your new insurance is better!

I am just glad that Posted by Delta on 12/10/2025, 10:58 am, in reply to "Delta…" it was my son and his wife. They are very chill about things that are bothersome, possibly to the detriment of their health and well-being, who knows. My daughter is very high-strung and doesn't deal well with stressors, so she would have been fit to be tied in that situation. She would have done something stupid, like renting a car and driving in the bad storms and fog. I love that I have a good relationship with my grandkids. My daughter talked my husband into letting her come to the office and work two weeks after having her oldest because being home was making her stir crazy (very ADD), and I kept him. After I had two major operations in a year, my husband had heart surgery, and my mother moved in for about a year to have some surgeries she had gotten a divorce, so she and the boys moved in with us to help out. She let a friend rent her house for 6 months, which turned into them wanting to stay there for years, and she just stayed there for six years. We are very close to those boys.

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