You know how when you were a kid and your childhood classmates would gleefully punch you in the arm on your birthday? (or maybe I just grew up around pint-sized sadists?) They would invariably give you an extra punch ("and one to grow on!" or something) so say on your twelfth birthday you'd wind up with a baker's dozen. Ouch.
Well, today was my annual mammogram and of course, the side that had the tumor -- you know, the side that still hurts occasionally? yeah, THAT side -- that side gets an EXTRA x-ray. Ow ow ow!
In fact, it still hurts, and it's hours later, but hey, the good news is that I'm all clear! Woohoo! Won't have to get squashed like a pancake again for another 12 months. Yay!
Fort those of you who are either too young or not female, imagine taking your thumb and squashing it flat between two Oxford dictioneries, or Manhattan phone books (remember those retro things? Yellow Pages in print?) -- but substitute something considerably more sensitive than your thumb -- and then being told not to move, or even to breathe (inhaling/exhaling would mess up the image). Fun, eh?
I complain (jokingly) but really, I don't mind when I think of it as one more way of making sure that those nasty old c-cells don't come back. Plus, it's completely covered -- yay, health insurance!
More good health insurance news: my dental coverage is apparently quite good, as it took care of about two-thirds of the cost of my new crown. RTBT!
Remember the filling that fell out right before my trip to visit one of the cutest babies in the world? Well, when I came back, I was not surprised to find that the offending tooth qualified for a crown, as it was rather more metal than enamel. Oops.
The temporary crown felt really weird, as it was not the same size as my actual tooth. Thankfully, it was only in for a week, and now I have a new fake tooth, for a grand total of three.
And into each month an expensive surprise must fall: my annual homeowner insurance premium is due. Thank goodness tomorrow is payday! Heck, thank goodness I'm still employed!
And now, I leave you would some World Cup team murals that are currently being displayed in the Time Warner Center. The top one is Switzerland (funny, eh?) and the middle one is for the Cote d'Ivoire, in honor of my friend Laura's first completed posting with the US Foreign Service. Welcome back LQ!
Well, today was my annual mammogram and of course, the side that had the tumor -- you know, the side that still hurts occasionally? yeah, THAT side -- that side gets an EXTRA x-ray. Ow ow ow!
In fact, it still hurts, and it's hours later, but hey, the good news is that I'm all clear! Woohoo! Won't have to get squashed like a pancake again for another 12 months. Yay!
Fort those of you who are either too young or not female, imagine taking your thumb and squashing it flat between two Oxford dictioneries, or Manhattan phone books (remember those retro things? Yellow Pages in print?) -- but substitute something considerably more sensitive than your thumb -- and then being told not to move, or even to breathe (inhaling/exhaling would mess up the image). Fun, eh?
I complain (jokingly) but really, I don't mind when I think of it as one more way of making sure that those nasty old c-cells don't come back. Plus, it's completely covered -- yay, health insurance!
More good health insurance news: my dental coverage is apparently quite good, as it took care of about two-thirds of the cost of my new crown. RTBT!
Remember the filling that fell out right before my trip to visit one of the cutest babies in the world? Well, when I came back, I was not surprised to find that the offending tooth qualified for a crown, as it was rather more metal than enamel. Oops.
The temporary crown felt really weird, as it was not the same size as my actual tooth. Thankfully, it was only in for a week, and now I have a new fake tooth, for a grand total of three.
And into each month an expensive surprise must fall: my annual homeowner insurance premium is due. Thank goodness tomorrow is payday! Heck, thank goodness I'm still employed!
And now, I leave you would some World Cup team murals that are currently being displayed in the Time Warner Center. The top one is Switzerland (funny, eh?) and the middle one is for the Cote d'Ivoire, in honor of my friend Laura's first completed posting with the US Foreign Service. Welcome back LQ!
Great news, Squirrel! -eg
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