Just Another Day

So, right off the bat, the title is sarcasm.  It was in a way just another day, but in the way of just another day out of the office to take care of my health.  Well, in truth, I did get three hours in the office before running off to Richmond.

The Good: I got to Richmond with no problem, parked and arrived at the 7th floor of the Gateway Building and Transplant Clinic  with no issues.

More Goodness:  I saw my first Osprey on the way atop the nest near the junction of Rt.4 and Rt 5 on the way out of town.

More Goodness:  The blood draw went fine and the kidney numbers, bilirubin and white counts were improved.

The Bad (you knew it was coming): Hemoglobin was down a bit. 

Neutral:  Need to wait on results that I really need ; to see where my CMV lies.  The plan right now is to start taking Valcyte and reevaluate once the new results are in (hopefully on Friday.)

The Good:  Saw my second Osprey of the season while crossing the Rappahanock River.

Better:  The Osprey was in a dog-fight with a Bald Eagle.  The eagle clearly had the advantage with a higher altitude position. Since I was driving, I don't know how it ended.

The Good:  The Valcyte prescription was sent to the correct pharmacy

The Bad: The insurance put it on 'hold' for a pre-authorization.

The Really Bad: I lost it, and mutter an explicative (to myself) on the way out of the store to have a chat with my insurance company.

The Good: I maintained a civil language with the insurance people.  Notice the plural. I need to get to the second tier to get some help.

The Really Good: My coordinator was still in the clinic and was able to get the prescription approved.

The Worst:  The cost of the med - you simply don't want to know.  It's a truly and utterly disgusting number.

The Good:  Being blessed enough to be able to pay for the disgustingly high cost med.

The Good: I have the med that hopefully gets me back in working order.  I'm right on the border line of needing IV meds. 

The Best: God is still in control.

The Bad:  I don't always feel that way

The Good:  I know based on past experience that God is good, even if I don't always feel that way.

Better:  Tomorrow is a new day, a new beginning .