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I found out on Friday that I more than likely have asthma. Major suck. As my roommate put it, "yay, pre-existing medical condition that guarantees you higher insurance rates for the rest of your life."
It is a relief, however, to know why I have been having trouble breathing lately. The doctor didn't say I definitely have asthma. He said I probably do, and he prescribed me an inhaler and I have to go back in two weeks to let him know how it's working. I'm a bit worried though, because the inhaler doesn't seem to be working all that well....and I haven't even done anything strenuous since I got it. Next week at work will be a real test, i guess. The doctor seemed to think that I have a some what severe case of asthma (if that's what it is), and he said he would probably have to prescribe me medication in pill form to control it this winter, esp. considering i'll be spending most of the winter hiking outdoors.
I can't tell you how scary it is to be hiking up a hill with a group of 4th graders, and when you reach the top you can't breathe. That experience prompted me to go see a doctor, and I'm glad I did. Because who knows what would have happened next time I went on a strenuous hike? Scary to think about. Not being able to breathe is not a pleasant experience at all.
Let me take a moment, now, to complain about our current health care system.
First of all, because I have asthma now (well, if i am officially diagnosed with it), then I will forever have higher insurance rates, and if I ever again am not insured by an employer, it will be even more difficult for me to get independent health care, because I have a pre-existing condition.
Second of all, my job is switching health insurance providers on Dec. 1st to an HMO, which more than likely means that I won't be able to go back to my current doctor again without paying completely out of pocket. Rather frustrating since I just found him and I like him and he is the one that handed out my diagnosis. Now, in the middle of his evaluations of me, I'm going to have to switch doctors. Which I find to be a flaw in our health care system, as it now stands. I have a co-worker that has epilepsy. After Dec. 1st, he will no longer be able to go the nuerologist he has been going to since his first seizure. He'll have to find a new doctor that isn't familiar with him or his case. How is that not a flaw in the system?
There definitely needs to be some kind of reform.
Anyway, that's my rant. Supposedly I will be getting the internet at home sometime soon. Yay! So hopefully that means I'll be able to stay in touch a little bit better, and the staff at the Panera in Hudson, OH will no longer think I'm homeless.
It is a relief, however, to know why I have been having trouble breathing lately. The doctor didn't say I definitely have asthma. He said I probably do, and he prescribed me an inhaler and I have to go back in two weeks to let him know how it's working. I'm a bit worried though, because the inhaler doesn't seem to be working all that well....and I haven't even done anything strenuous since I got it. Next week at work will be a real test, i guess. The doctor seemed to think that I have a some what severe case of asthma (if that's what it is), and he said he would probably have to prescribe me medication in pill form to control it this winter, esp. considering i'll be spending most of the winter hiking outdoors.
I can't tell you how scary it is to be hiking up a hill with a group of 4th graders, and when you reach the top you can't breathe. That experience prompted me to go see a doctor, and I'm glad I did. Because who knows what would have happened next time I went on a strenuous hike? Scary to think about. Not being able to breathe is not a pleasant experience at all.
Let me take a moment, now, to complain about our current health care system.
First of all, because I have asthma now (well, if i am officially diagnosed with it), then I will forever have higher insurance rates, and if I ever again am not insured by an employer, it will be even more difficult for me to get independent health care, because I have a pre-existing condition.
Second of all, my job is switching health insurance providers on Dec. 1st to an HMO, which more than likely means that I won't be able to go back to my current doctor again without paying completely out of pocket. Rather frustrating since I just found him and I like him and he is the one that handed out my diagnosis. Now, in the middle of his evaluations of me, I'm going to have to switch doctors. Which I find to be a flaw in our health care system, as it now stands. I have a co-worker that has epilepsy. After Dec. 1st, he will no longer be able to go the nuerologist he has been going to since his first seizure. He'll have to find a new doctor that isn't familiar with him or his case. How is that not a flaw in the system?
There definitely needs to be some kind of reform.
Anyway, that's my rant. Supposedly I will be getting the internet at home sometime soon. Yay! So hopefully that means I'll be able to stay in touch a little bit better, and the staff at the Panera in Hudson, OH will no longer think I'm homeless.