So, it happened- I had my surgery and I had endometriosis, very badly and they also managed to scrap a lot of it away which is great but recovery time in two weeks for me and then I’ll return back to work on the 14th of December. I miss it. I miss being active and hate having to rest but I gotta because they did the surgery laparoscopic, and man does it hurt still. They gave me strong medication for the pain but I’m using it sparingly because it is a schedule II narcotic and I could get addicted and I don’t want that. Anyhow, I’m doing better since I had the surgery on the 24th, a few days before Thanksgiving. Better than missing out on Christmas. Plus, I made it to my deducible and out of pocket costs if you aren’t familiar with US private health care insurance. Once you reach a certain amount you pay for, then, your insurance company covers the rest of the year until the 31st of December. Then it rolls around for next year to meet a new deducible.
Sometimes Things Do Get Better
So, I was pleasantly wrong with my SOM aka Department Head manager and I’m grateful for that—Sometimes being proven wrong is a good thing because I’ve shown her what an asset I am with the front end and she appreciates that. I always take my work seriously. And things have considerably have been looking up with the set up with my surgery date being before Thanksgiving which was hard to take because I rather miss one minor holiday than the biggest one- Christmas plus had to do it before my benefits expired on the 31st of December. And my new ones begin after on January 1st. Insurance is crazy complicated for no reason especially with the government shut down.