I was specifically told that they wouldn't be covered by BCBS, but they ended up doing it anyway, so you just might be surprised! Either way, it's nice that you'll still be saving money either way!
You’re not even allowed to have water?? 🙁
Nope. Because it's gastroscopy (+ esophageal biopsies) they don't want anything in there, which I get, but it still sucks! It had just better be conclusive....
Aw that sucks. Hoping for the best to at least make it worth it 🙁
Well, I survived. I'm still quite stoned (midazolam & fentanyl sedation) but I've eaten and drank and taken my evening meds. He found some stuff (apparently I have a hiatal hernia that I knew nothing about) but the biopsies will tell the real story.
Oh that’s fun. Hoping for some answers for you on your biopsies!!
I can already tell I'm going to be super frustrated today! I feel fine, and I need groceries, but I'm not allowed to drive yet because the sedation's still in my system. I'm legally impaired for 24 hours. Mom picks up my son on Thursdays since it's early dismissal and they do stuff together. I'm hoping she'll be willing to give me a ride....
Oh man, I feel you on this so much. I was a class rep for 2 years and wasn’t re-elected my third year, and it HURT. I had done a lot of stuff for my class that was beyond the responsibilities of class rep that went unnoticed or unappreciated, and I felt like I’d been punched when I got the results.
I have a new musical I’m obsessed with and 1) it’s finals week so I really need to not focus on it, 2) there’s no OBC album until next month, and 3) I want to see it this summer when I visit my bf but tix are expensive
100% do not do this. You are loved by many and you will get through this.
I’ve heard wonderful things about that one! I tend to get very obsessed with a new musical every Tony season and that year it was The Great Comet, so I haven’t listened to that one too much.
They first offered PTE during the cycle I applied (2015-2016)... and, though I didn't use it, from what other SDNers who did relayed, it was an utter disaster. You can find old posts about if you search around. I'd be curious to see if it goes any more swimmingly this time. Probably not, knowing VMCAS.
If you're interested, check out CreditBoards . It's where I armed myself with knowledge on Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The latter is where to focus re: family, friends, and colleagues getting asked about you. There are ways to not have them contact you via phone at all and do everything by mail (phone is STRONGLY ill advised anyways since there's no paper trail when they violate you, meaning you have to record all conversations... it's much easier to do things via mail CMRRR). If the debt collectors violated Third Party Disclosure (TPD) and actually talked about your debt to family and co-workers, you can sue in small claims court without a lawyer (pro se) for $1000 per violation. Assuming you can prove it of course.
I'm on REPAYE, and it only helped my Staffords, which dropped to $0 monthly. My Perkins don't give a darn, so I gotta pay up, even in periods of $0 income. My private loans (Navient, fka SallieMae) are toxic beyond belief, and are $400/month now, and they don't give a toot if you're making $0 income. Private loans are not even forgiven at death like federal loans -- they'll come after your estate.
Yikes, that's nasty. As deep as I am in this hole, I'm grateful at least to my past self for not taking out any private loans for school. Can't even imagine how much worse 2018 would have been since I spent the majority of the year unemployed.I'm on REPAYE, and it only helped my Staffords, which dropped to $0 monthly. My Perkins don't give a darn, so I gotta pay up, even in periods of $0 income. My private loans (Navient, fka SallieMae) are toxic beyond belief, and are $400/month now, and they don't give a toot if you're making $0 income. Private loans are not even forgiven at death like federal loans -- they'll come after your estate.
Ah yes instead of making entry straightforward and simple let's charge people extra to have someone else submit it. Jfc. Vet school isn't expensive enough.
They offered it a couple years ago, I think the year after I applied (someone may have mentioned his already). It was a bit of a ****show.
Oh hey I also had food poisoning this morning.
Also, is it bad that when I saw this post I was like “KC’s pregnant again??!”
Like not as in 'like' but 'I'm glad everyone's okay'. That's so unexpected and so scary, I'm glad you got her inside safely!
One of my cats has done that a few times because he’s very shy. I just crouch down and pin the leash to the ground, and in a few seconds he stops jumping and tries to hide under me. The first time he did it, it seemed like the jumping around would never end. Subsequent times have been much shorter, since it seems like he’s learned he can just hide under me. He reacts to people outside, especially kids on bikes so we only go out when it’s quiet. And he does a lot better if he stays close to hiding places (not in the middle of a treeless yard).
I think that having to go back and fix mistakes is disconcerting. If I’m paying for a service, I want to have peace of mind that they’re going to put it in the way it’s supposed to be so that I don’t have to worry about it. If you have to go back and fix mistakes anyway, you’re really not saving all that much time. It took my I think just over 1 hour to actually enter everything in, and half an hour to check for mistakes. Granted I only went to one school for all my classes so maybe that helped, but I don’t see the value in paying for this if you have to fix it yourself anyway.
Hi yes it is the worst. I basically was running to the toilet to vomit every 15-30 minutes for NINE HOURS!
No lie, after the 3rd round of rushing to the bathroom my husband was like, "you can't be pregnant, right??" But no, this was worse than any morning sickness I had.
Oh jeeeeesh! Sorry to hear that.
Yes I am less death-like than I was this weekend, though I am still exhausted and going up a single flight of stairs wipes me out. Looking forward to feeling more normal eventually. Nausea still present but tolerable and have managed to eat some bland food with no major repercussions.
The committee meeting to decide what to do with me is happening today. I'd appreciate prayers/good thoughts/crossed fingers... whatever ya got! If anyone needs me, I'll be in the corner having a nervous breakdown....
Still keeping all of my appendages crossed for you, friend. No matter what happens, you’ve always got our support here. If you need to talk with someone who’s been through and survived that entire mess, don’t hesitate to message me.
