Well, my husband was reprieved from unemployment hell mid-last week when out of the blue he was offered another position in a different group at LM by his remote manager. (The other software job was just never a fit but he gamely soldiered on until the budget was cut in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic).
But..............
I visited my gyno (finally) and after two exams was told the fibroids are still growing (another two weeks pregnancy worth , around a 5 months size) and are further impacting and affecting my internal organs. So once we reach $3250 in HDIP, we will only have to pay 20% of the remaining cost (Still up to $6500) It will be a scary time and my husband will need to be with me constantly for probably a week or more as the recovery time is notoriously slow. The intention is to leave the ovaries in place to prevent sudden menopause symptoms. Of course I didn't have a myomectomy and UFE to have to go through this now, but these huge hard uterine tumors are compromising my whole life by continuing to enlarge and endanger nearby major organs. It is better to remove them (if the pandemic allows ) then to have to have an emergency procedure later , maybe with out decent insurance . One complication is that the Colorado governor has not allowed and will not allow gyms and fitness centers to reopen at all . I am trying to exercise from home but have already re -injured my shoulder on the concrete floor in the basement . So now I am trying to use the very limited space in the small computer room upstairs to stream exercise classes and carefully work out after spending $$$ on PT and chiro care after "elective" medical proedures were allowed again starting April 27th.
The first car breakdown happened This Friday as I drove to my weekly PT appointment. Through the grace of God, I was allowed to park before the car "died". The care was towed (for free by GEICO) and luckily "only" needed new spark plugs , a new battery and a fuel injector cleaning -not bad for an old car with more than 200K miles. Lucky too, was the $400 +bill, a hit but extra money we fortunately had.
Then..............
On Saturday when my husband drove his car over to the repair shop to pick up the keys to my car, he suddenly couldn't steer his front wheels and said it was like he was trying to drive through cinder blocks. It turned out the left controller arm on the left wheel had come off and the right one was about to do the same thing -and had that happened in heavy traffic it could have been a fatal car accident! So the total cost for that is about $1500.
We hadn't contacted the attorney about the stimulus but this an emergency repair. This 2013 car will be paid off in December and has about 120k miles on it . This is my husband's work car and he needs to start commuting to his office soon -in fact he has to report to work on Wednesday for a few hours although he will likely not need to be there full time until June. If quizzed, we will provide proof of necessity.
On top of all this, we just marked the 4th anniversary of my mother's death (April 26). her birthday (May 3) Mother's Day, my own birthday and next weeks Memorial Day "celebration". Is it any wonder I hate May?
We are grateful that my husband is allowed to start another job (instead of filing for unemployment and dealing with the trustee) and that we are permitted to have extensive (and very expensive health insurance) in the time of this deadly pandemic, but the stress of wondering "what will happen next?" is slowing emotionally destroying us both.
I mean as justbroke says, Life Happens but it is supposed to happen every day?
But..............
I visited my gyno (finally) and after two exams was told the fibroids are still growing (another two weeks pregnancy worth , around a 5 months size) and are further impacting and affecting my internal organs. So once we reach $3250 in HDIP, we will only have to pay 20% of the remaining cost (Still up to $6500) It will be a scary time and my husband will need to be with me constantly for probably a week or more as the recovery time is notoriously slow. The intention is to leave the ovaries in place to prevent sudden menopause symptoms. Of course I didn't have a myomectomy and UFE to have to go through this now, but these huge hard uterine tumors are compromising my whole life by continuing to enlarge and endanger nearby major organs. It is better to remove them (if the pandemic allows ) then to have to have an emergency procedure later , maybe with out decent insurance . One complication is that the Colorado governor has not allowed and will not allow gyms and fitness centers to reopen at all . I am trying to exercise from home but have already re -injured my shoulder on the concrete floor in the basement . So now I am trying to use the very limited space in the small computer room upstairs to stream exercise classes and carefully work out after spending $$$ on PT and chiro care after "elective" medical proedures were allowed again starting April 27th.
The first car breakdown happened This Friday as I drove to my weekly PT appointment. Through the grace of God, I was allowed to park before the car "died". The care was towed (for free by GEICO) and luckily "only" needed new spark plugs , a new battery and a fuel injector cleaning -not bad for an old car with more than 200K miles. Lucky too, was the $400 +bill, a hit but extra money we fortunately had.
Then..............
On Saturday when my husband drove his car over to the repair shop to pick up the keys to my car, he suddenly couldn't steer his front wheels and said it was like he was trying to drive through cinder blocks. It turned out the left controller arm on the left wheel had come off and the right one was about to do the same thing -and had that happened in heavy traffic it could have been a fatal car accident! So the total cost for that is about $1500.
We hadn't contacted the attorney about the stimulus but this an emergency repair. This 2013 car will be paid off in December and has about 120k miles on it . This is my husband's work car and he needs to start commuting to his office soon -in fact he has to report to work on Wednesday for a few hours although he will likely not need to be there full time until June. If quizzed, we will provide proof of necessity.
On top of all this, we just marked the 4th anniversary of my mother's death (April 26). her birthday (May 3) Mother's Day, my own birthday and next weeks Memorial Day "celebration". Is it any wonder I hate May?
We are grateful that my husband is allowed to start another job (instead of filing for unemployment and dealing with the trustee) and that we are permitted to have extensive (and very expensive health insurance) in the time of this deadly pandemic, but the stress of wondering "what will happen next?" is slowing emotionally destroying us both.
I mean as justbroke says, Life Happens but it is supposed to happen every day?
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