Rj_1954
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I just changed from HMO to PPO, I was just curious...At work we only have ppo....so not sure i can answer this question....
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dkak001
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As long as you have providers near by, it should be good.
Wife is battling insurance over specialized PT. The agent got all short with her about not choosing someone in the PPO. So, my wife politely yelled back, so tell me where the nearest provider is that is in our PPO. The agent looked it up, and replied with a soft "Oh...".
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Good morning everyone. Hope you have a good day.
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Agreed let's have a great one today....
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Maximum respect.
I’ve got all day for warrant officers. Chiefs, we’re always the shit. Always super respected!
WOs are always technical experts. Respected more than any other maintenance person. The Chief warrant officer of the battalion motor pool was ALWAYS a person that you cowered in fear of. Do not ever cross or take their role lightly.
I learned this by turning in the dreaded DA form 2404 after I broke track as a very young and naive private. I turned it into the motor pool under line item 1: general condition of vehicle.
I wrote in “right side of vehicle destroyed.” It absolutely ripped the shit fender, tore up one of the sponson boxes and dinged up the track skirts.
Besides having to fix broken track (which is the WORST fucking job a tanker can ever do…) I had to have a word with the Chief (CWO4) and he tore me a new asshole.
I will never forget the full technical name. “Tank, combat, fully, tracked, M1A2 SEP3.” I can’t believe I remember this shit. But don’t know my mom’s phone number.
While technically true, Chief did not take kindly to me being so flippant on my DA2404 and thought I should “take the form more fucking seriously.” Never made that mistake again!!
Fun times, Chief HDH!!
Maximum respect!
The Chief’s, or Walking Warrants as we rotorheads called them, commanded a ton of respect. We all went through WOCS with them and they helped shape and guide us noobs who were basically HS to Flight School into what the real Army was all about. Your Chief sounds like a ball buster but I bet he ran a tight shop! Just to piggyback on the track throwing…one of our Lt’s was a track commander then got an appointment to West Point. He told us about a M1 that threw a track in a river in Korea…was bogged down for days. Wonder if it’s the same guy?Great minds think alike!
Just mentioned breaking track. Which is may worse than throwing track. (Never did the latter, but sure did the former once). I’ve heard stories from a friend of mine breaking track in a riverbed in Korea in the dead of winter.
Bradley’s were fun, but we always had a friendly rivalry w cav scouts and 19Ds. We considered them our little sneaky brothers. They considered us as Neanderthals.But when the chips were down, we worked like finely tuned hunter killer teams.
I’m assuming you were a rotary wing pilot. I NEVER got to ride in a chopper.
Yes, I was RW, Air Cav. Trained on UH-1H’s then transitioned to AH-1F’s, and MCN’s (Modernized C-Nights) in Korea (the only place they had them) it was a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) that allowed us to C in the night
…finished as a FW bubba. Much like your rivalry with M1’s and BFV’s, we had that same rivalry between the Ground and Air Cav! We always had sporting events pitting us against them (never lost in basketball!) and other things. Then we had the same between in our squadrons between the Attack guys (think heavy full rocket pods and full compliment of ToW missiles) and us pure Cav guys (7 shot Rocket pods and only 4 Tow’s). We were the Sneeky Peet’s for sure! Hunter/Killer teams. We found them and made contact…you came in and cleaned them up! Good times!
Thanks for letting me walk down the way back machine! Hope everyone enjoys my day! Happy HumpDay!
. Your RedTailed MZ! 
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Wishing you the best possible and expeditious colonoscopy. I had mine three yrs ago..they found 5 or so polyps, so I’m on the three yr plan…they just called for me to make my appointment
. It’s been three yrs already!? Ugh…I’ll be joining the foul tasting paste, jello eating, throne resting regimen after Thanksgiving…I do think instead of prep the night before, I’ll just get up early and start then waltz in around noonish…
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Good morning, everyone!! I'm up earlier than expected and yet still hours behind the rest of you. 
Time for a quick catch up before my groceries are delivered...
outbreak complaint - meant to say "outright complaint"
Yeah - I've got the pillows. Well, not the 1001 pillows, but enough to elevate the feet.
It's the bookcase headboard that makes it a challenge. Did manage to remember to top off with Tylenol at 3am. That helped at least.
At work we only have HMO... so not sure I can answer this question.
They did get that changed and have not had a recurrence. Talk about a barrier to care for so many!
@Missk_2022 Wishing you a good, quick, clean test today!!! And a delicious meal to celebrate afterwards!
15 grams of protein with my "sweetener hack", too.
#Winning
Time for a quick catch up before my groceries are delivered...
Anyone else spot the typo?Pillows, Likes! Lots and LOTS of pillows! My husband used to complain that between me, my 1001 pillows, and the dog, he didn't have enough room in the bed. I thought there was plenty of room!
outbreak complaint - meant to say "outright complaint"
Yeah - I've got the pillows. Well, not the 1001 pillows, but enough to elevate the feet.
It's the bookcase headboard that makes it a challenge. Did manage to remember to top off with Tylenol at 3am. That helped at least.
Ever so glad I played "Let's Make a Deal" with my mom when I was 10. So long as she didn't have to pick up so much as a dirty fork from me, I was allowed to make my own meal if I didn't like what was for dinner. This is where I learned most of my cooking. It was a very frequent occurrence. Not always a full meal, but I've never had the carnivore tendencies of my family. Prior to that arrangement, that was the rule at our house, too.Same.
@Wonderer67 beat me to it. It's your job and important. Everyone knows the prep sucks, but without a good prep it's a challenge to get a good scan... and it's important for them to be able to find and eliminate any/all polyps, etc. That's one way you give cancer theNo you don’t deserve that k.
You were doing your job to the best of your ability. I hope your day goes quickly and you can enjoy some food and some rest when all done.
Did read later about the other group - so glad you have them. Also, I agree w/ W again. Sucks that a bad apple ruins something that could otherwise be so wonderful.
I was expecting to sleep in a bit this week. If I was working I would have been half an hour late. Doesn't feel quite like "sleeping in" territory yet though.
Strike that, reverse it.At work we only have ppo....so not sure i can answer this question....
At work we only have HMO... so not sure I can answer this question.
Oh! That poor, poor kitty!!!
Had a similar response when I asked a representative one year if anyone realized that the provider for my HMO had no one, single clinic rated as a Level 1 (lowest cost level) for the 2nd largest county in the entire state?
They did get that changed and have not had a recurrence. Talk about a barrier to care for so many!
HDH - I had my first early and on the 5 year plan due to family health history. The year they found a polyp put me on the annual plan until they got a clean one. Then back to the 5. My next is in @ 11 months. As much as the prep sucks, I'd still rather do that on the regular than the alternative. Doesn't make the prep any better but...Wishing you the best possible and expeditious colonoscopy. I had mine three yrs ago..they found 5 or so polyps, so I’m on the three yr plan…they just called for me to make my appointment
I’ll be joining the foul tasting paste, jello eating, throne resting regimen after Thanksgiving…I do think instead of prep the night before, I’ll just get up early and start then waltz in around noonish…
@Missk_2022 Wishing you a good, quick, clean test today!!! And a delicious meal to celebrate afterwards!
Hey! I resemble that remark... and it's delicious.
15 grams of protein with my "sweetener hack", too.
#Winning
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Yes wishing you the best... I'm a regular at that also and true the hardest part is the prep but i do enjoy the propefol.
Check my spelling lol
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Propofol works well for both pain and memory. Not sure what else was used the other day for my procedure, but they started the "relaxation meds" and my last memory is being pushed through the doors in the hallway. Then nothing until waking up in the recovery room. Perfect IMO!! Dry as the Sahara after, but that was easily remedied.
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So irritated. Grocery delivery scheduled for 10am. Window is 10a-12p. Driver showed about 30 min ago.
No 4-digit code.
The store's entire system is down.
No one can help b/c they don't have a low tech backup in place. Having the Order # didn't matter.
So the driver just left - with my entire order.
I don't blame him - he's just as stuck as I am.
But really? Everything is at a dead stop until your system is back up and running?
Okay - don't whining.
Tempted to just get new cold packs and take a nap.
So irritated!!
No 4-digit code.
The store's entire system is down.
No one can help b/c they don't have a low tech backup in place. Having the Order # didn't matter.
So the driver just left - with my entire order.
I don't blame him - he's just as stuck as I am.
But really? Everything is at a dead stop until your system is back up and running?
Okay - don't whining.
Tempted to just get new cold packs and take a nap.
So irritated!!
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I prefer PPO. I think more flexibility if I remember correctly.
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Right back at you bsk!
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Keep at it, brother.
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the longer that journey the more you have to find ways to trick your body into working with you. those plateaus can be a source of frustration for sure.
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Fentanyl and versed and i remember watching the procedure.....I could see him moving through my guts...it was sort of cool.... one part hurt a bit. Felt pressure. 4 polyps 1 sort of big one on the stem...all to the lab to test them.... been passing gas and has been wonderful.... the first swig of diet pepsi was magicPropofol works well for both pain and memory. Not sure what else was used the other day for my procedure, but they started the "relaxation meds" and my last memory is being pushed through the doors in the hallway. Then nothing until waking up in the recovery room. Perfect IMO!! Dry as the Sahara after, but that was easily remedied.
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So glad it's all over... except for the lab results.
for benign!!Can't recall if they let me keep my glasses on for these.
If yes, I'd be watching, too. If no, I won't even be able to spot the monitor.
Enjoy whatever you decide to have for your first meal today!!!
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I had fentanyl and versed for my gi stuff and it was the first in decades that I was completely without pain. I couldn’t stand up by myself, but it was fantastic for about an hour!
I had biopsies, saw them do it but didnt feel a thing.
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I think that's why it became known as Michael Jackson happy juice... His "doctor" arggggg...Propofol works well for both pain and memory. Not sure what else was used the other day for my procedure, but they started the "relaxation meds" and my last memory is being pushed through the doors in the hallway. Then nothing until waking up in the recovery room. Perfect IMO!! Dry as the Sahara after, but that was easily remedied.
They used that for my knee replacement no general... Might have been some fentanyl used but no general for knees.
Modern medicine gotta appreciate that
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Glad it's over! Hopefully you'll be getting a good meal now!
I've had Propofol only so far. Don't remember a thing.
Apparently some people request not being knocked out. It can be normal over seas from what I hear.
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Propefol sleep is some is the best sleep it irritates me when I'm woke up from it lol
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Yep!
After an Upper GI, I woke up, groggily glanced around, and just closed my eyes and fell asleep again. I didn't care, I was staying right there!
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Groceries delivered! Yay
