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More Zyrtec fun
It’s a VERY good thing I knew the allergy medication game was coming. Here’s the latest in the saga…
The doctor’s office didn’t get the precertification back quick enough for Medco. On Feb 26, Medco sent the script back to me. The precertification came through on Feb 27.
So now I have to wait until the script is returned to me, and then send it back to Medco to be filled. So far, we’re talking about the following:
I went to the doctor on February 16, and got the prescriptions.
I dropped them off at the mailbox on the way home — but it was a postal holiday so it didn’t get mailed until February 17th.The rest of the order arrived on February 27th — a 10 day turn around.
SO, if the script arrives in the mail today, I’m looking at March 12 to get my Zyrtec.
NEVER NEVER put off filling medications. In fact, I’d be totally screwed (though I didn’t let onto this), if I had not built up a 60 day cushion on my meds.
ALWAYS make sure you have a full month’s supply at all time otherwise you’ll have to pay a 30 day copay rather than a 90.
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iShape is working out well
I am liking iShape more and more each day. Though I think it might make be obsess over food more than I would like.
Their food database is fantastic. They had Tagalong Girl Scout cookies in it. And of course, my EzManager doesn’t.
Having a good wide database makes life much easier.
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Zyrtec
Medco is still showing the order cancelled, but I am figured they didn’t get it until late in the day and won’t hollar at humans until the end of the day on Monday.
A hint: any medication you REALLY REALLY need, and you are mail ordering? Make sure you have at least a month overlap. They tell you that in the documentation. They say always get a 1 month script and a 90 day script at the same time. You don’t want to run out! And they don’t seem to care if you might.
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iShape
iShape is working out well. I signed up yesterday and it became live today. Entering my Diet Gourmet food was very easy. I like the way it tracks everything.
No person is intimately involved in your workouts — but then I haven’t had that at all since I started working with the local online personal trainer. A few nags about a food diary that does not work, and that’s about it.
Okay, he did tell me what weights to buy.
But the workouts aren’t flexible at all. iShapes are. You can move the iShape workout to a different day, you can change to a different exercise, etc.
Live and learn!
If you are interested in iShape, they do have a referral program. Please email me at kathleen_w-weblog8301 at mailblocks.com and I will “set you up”. That will give me a free month.
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Man, they are finally “getting it”!
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A year-long intensive glucose management protocol using a blood glucose goal of less than 140 mg/dL at a mixed medical-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) resulted in a 6% absolute reduction in in-hospital mortality — a 29% relative risk reduction, according to results reported here at the 33rd Critical Care Congress, the annual meeting of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
One of the more common things to discuss on the insulin pumper logs is how to manage blood sugar during surgical procedures. This article is definately worth registrating, printing and keeping if you have to go to the hospital.
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Good News!
Apparently the paperwork was in processing, as the computer system now says my Zyrtec was approved.
The online system still says the prescription was cancelled, but since we’re talking about a matter of hours.
I do like that we can harrass computers these days rather than having to deal with people.
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Game Playing
Managed Care SUCKS!
About a week ago, I sent off a set of prescriptions to Medco Health plan. If you look at my insurance plans fine print, they manage care some medications, in particular, allergy medications.
By the way, Zyrtec is $50 for 90 days with my plan. Claritin is $20.99 for 30 days from drugstore.com. Guess what I want to do?
The doctor has to fill out an additional form, and if they don’t fill it out right you don’t get it.
They claim they haven’t heard from the doctor yet.
They gave me an 1-800 and a case number to check on it.
Well, I tried the case number and the computer is claiming it has been denied.
Don’t worry, we’re not done yet.
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Online Personal Trainer
I’m pretty disappointed with my online personal trainer. I asked him questions via email on Wednesday and didn’t get a response.
So I’m trying Shape Magazine’s IShape and will let everyone know how it goes.
Here’s what I like about it so far — signed up for it today. It lets you substitute exercises — something that the personal trainer didn’t seem up for. It lets you move workouts. Something else he couldn’t deal with.
It tracks for the user alot better than his software did.
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Treadmill
Still using it every single day.
I do have an extremely LONG day on Monday, and may not make it.