Subs, Health insurance and the Stimulas money

The Two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines paroling our eastern state waters probably aren't any reason for concern according to the Pentagon. Gee, they probably heard about the beer party at the White house and have plans to crash it. Hope they have Vodka on hand. Hummmmm. Be not concerned....... be very not concerned.


And now I have another thing that makes me an enemy of the state. First of all I am a conservative Christian woman. And.......... I oppose his health care plan. Yes. It's me! So they have a special number you can call to turn me in. And then what? What happens next. Do I get a tattoo and a free ride to nowhere? Pretty scary. Just think. I was recently just a pleasingly plump happy go lucky woman on the pathway to trying to get fit. Now I am a evil conservative and threat to this great country because I think this health care plan will be the worse thing that ever happened to this country.


And I hear, remember, no propaganda TV in this house, that our wonderful government has taken some of the stimulus money, which was suppose to make jobs for American's wasn't it?, and made a huge expensive TV commercial calling all of the people who oppose the health care plan, (and there are many, I am in good company) complete idiots and a mob who are a bigger threat to our country then, Gasp, Global Warming!

Just how much of this so called stimulus money does he spend on his daily TV show? Inquiring minds want to know. Really..... I would like to know. Since I see no new jobs here. No evidence. Nothing, Nada, Dare I say...... No Change!

What!

What did you just say?

Rick just burst in the house and excitedly told me about what he had found while working on my car. Something about spark plugs and positive and negative plugs, coils that were corroded and ions something or other. ??????????? And I got a 20 minute lecture on positive and negative reactions, excuse me Rick but physics is a hobby of mine, LOL. But it was kind of funny and cute and now I know why his face looks a certain way when I run in telling him about a different shot I took with my camera and how I was using this stop and ISO setting. Men, so cute.

A month to wait

I heard from my shoulder doc today and my surgery was approved by work comp. They said it wouldn't be a problem but I was still not sure. So I am approved. Now the wait. The soonest they can get me in is the 14th of Sept. My birthday. Oh goody. I guess celebrating is out that day. And the bad thing is it won't be until 2 pm. I have to sit all day wishing I had coffee. However. I work the night before. I will get off work at 7:45. So I will just come home and hopefully sleep until noon and then go to the hospital.


Now all the 2nd guessing and doubts will set in until after the surgery. Gee, I have lived with this for 9 months by the time of the surgery . Over 9 months. Maybe I can just live with it forever? Maybe my job won't fire me if I can never lift more then 20 pounds forever? Maybe I haven't given it enough time. Maybe a miracle will happen between now and the surgery and my shoulder will heal itself. Stranger things have happened. I can hope.

I keep reading about how painful the surgery is. I am dreaded that. They haven't exactly been very good about giving me anything for pain so far as it is. I had to cut way back on tylenol because I was taking too much and I won't be able to take any NSAIDS like motrin for 2 weeks before surgery. Right now I rely on both of those to make it through my work week. Anything is better then nothing. And I have been wearing my TEN's unit on my shoulder. So I have a feeling you may be hearing some more whining.

Plus I have another thing to think about. This will fall right after my vacation. Should I still take a vacation or save my money since I will be living on a lot less then normal. I usually have lots of bills in Sept. Maybe we can still take just a small vacation for a week . Just go to the black hills again. It is only a day drive away. My vacation starts in 3 weeks. Gives me enough time to think about it.


Anyway, enough of that. Send strong prayers that my shoulder makes a miraculous recovery.

Work tonight. I am charge again. The last night wasn't bad so hopefully the next 2 days will be good. Last night we didn't do much but I caught up on some sleep. Much needed. Now I will spend the next 3 weeks doing some deep cleaning. Rick will help me get everything sparkling because I think I will be laid up for longer with this then my wrist. I have been talking to a fellow blogger about what to expect after surgery, what I will be able to do and won't be able to do, so that is nice. I like to be prepared. So with that, I had better close. Time to get to work cleaning.

Sunday already

Oh man, work has been brutal this week. This is kind of unusual to be having so many chest pain admits this time of year but they just kept coming in all weekend. Maybe because of the colder weather. Regardless, it kept us hopping.

I was charge the last 2 nights. At night we take a load of patients along with being charge. Works out good most nights but this weekend it was way to much being pulled in way to many directions. Our patients were practicing synchronized chest pain all night so instead of one at a time each hall had a patient with active chest pain. I told the EKG tech to just stick around on our floor but she kept getting paged for ER which was bad as it meant another admit for us.



Now personally I had some really good patients, some the few who weren't having active chest pain last night and that was great since I was busy doing admit orders and all the other things you do when your in charge. The nights have flown by. I am hoping tonight is quieter. I need a get a way.


Since there is a chance I won't be able to go on vacation this year I have been looking as last years and just remembering how beautiful it all was. Such lovely country. Hopefully I will hear from the doc's office and find out what the plans are.



Rick is grilling some pork and making some cookies while I type. Strange combo but works for me, Grin. I like the thought of it. Warm cookies. Yummy. First thing I did when I got up was jump in the pool and exercise. And I am so sore. Ouch. Must have pulled something. My back and shoulder are screaming. After a half hour I climbed out.



Don't you just love the female moose in the shot above? Can you see the baby? Wish I was there right now.


Hummm. If we do get to vacation this year maybe yellowstone again. It was so beautiful.



Or the Tetons. Or anyplace. I want to relax. Will, the dinner is to the part where I have to become an active participant. Take care all.

Why Trampolines aren't Safe in Iowa. ....

Ouch!

Work, boss and a SUV story

Back to work last night. It was quiet which was really good as the computers were down for 5 and a half hours. And I was training a new nurse, actually she is almost off her training so pretty independent, so the the hours actually dragged. But it is nice to have a quiet nice once in awhile.

I told my boss about my surgery. She knew it was coming and laughed when I told her it would be done by a scope. That's what they told my husband she laughed and then let me know it was horribly painful. Gee thanks. Guess she slightly ticked off... but understanding. Now she has to find someone to do charge but she knows I have been pretty miserable.

Sitting here yesterday I heard a strange noise but didn't really think about it. Then I heard a horn blaring. Again I heard it but didn't go investigate. Strangely the sounds of sirens begin to fill the air. OK..... whats going on? Now I am interested.

So I went outside to see another of those terrible SUV's tried to take out its driver accident.
"Assistant Fire Chief said firefighters were called at 12:18 p.m. to the crash involving the SUV and a car. Firefighters cut three doors off the Chevrolet Tahoe, which had rolled on its top, to remove the woman from her vehicle".

Why is it the only time they report it like that is when it is a SUV. Don't believe me? Start watching your headlines. You never hear about a Prius going mad and rolling over on its owner in a ditch. They never report a Honda Civic goes crazy and runs into a group of people. Or blood red 4 door sedan slams into school bus.

And most of the time they don't even tell you anything about the driver in these stories. It is almost like the SUV is unmanned. Evilly idling there, its gas greedy tanks spewing forth carbon emissions like a fire breathing dragon the terrible SUV lies in wait. Who knows who it will set its beady little headlights on next. You! Your family! The..... The...... President. NOOOOOOOOO. Wait.....what am I saying. Yessssssssssss. They all must be turned in and replaced with a smart car,


Or this cute little golf cart I saw the other day. So you would have time to escape.


For your own good.

So we watched them cut the driver out of the SUV, it metal renching screams rolling through the neighborhood as they ripped off its doors and then as 4 policeman, several fireman and 2 wreakers surrounded it so it couldn't anymore damage, they chained it up and drug it away. My knees were weak. It was so close. Right up the hill. Would it have gone after me if I had been out there watering?

First 500 pages of the Health care bill

• Page 22: Mandates audits of all employers that self-insure!
• Page 29: Admission: your health care will be rationed!
• Page 30: A government committee will decide what treatments and benefits you get (and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process)
• Page 42: The "Health Choices Commissioner" will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None.
• Page 50: All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free healthcare services.
• Page 58: Every person will be issued a National ID Healthcard.
• Page 59: The federal government will have direct, real-time access to all individual bank accounts for electronic funds transfer.
• Page 65: Taxpayers will subsidize all union retiree and community organizer health plans (read: SEIU, UAW and ACORN)
• Page 72: All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange.
• Page 84: All private healthcare plans must participate in the Healthcare Exchange (i.e., total government control of private plans)
• Page 91: Government mandates linguistic infrastructure for services; translation: illegal aliens
• Page 95: The Government will pay ACORN and Americorps to sign up individuals for Government-run Health Care plan.
• Page 102: Those eligible for Medicaid will be automatically enrolled: you have no choice in the matter.
• Page 124: No company can sue the government for price-fixing. No "judicial review" is permitted against the government monopoly. Put simply, private insurers will be crushed.
• Page 127: The AMA sold doctors out: the government will set wages.
• Page 145: An employer MUST auto-enroll employees into the government-run public plan. No alternatives.
• Page 126: Employers MUST pay healthcare bills for part-time employees AND their families.
• Page 149: Any employer with a payroll of $400K or more, who does not offer the public option, pays an 8% tax on payroll
8 0 Page 150: Any employer with a payroll of $250K-400K or more, who does not offer the public option, pays a 2 to 6% tax on payroll
• Page 167: Any individual who doesn’t' have acceptable healthcare (according to the government) will be taxed 2.5% of income.
• Page 170: Any NON-RESIDENT alien is exempt from individual taxes (Americans will pay for them).
• Page 195: Officers and employees of Government Healthcare Bureaucracy will have access to ALL American financial and personal records.
• Page 203: "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax." Yes, it really says that.
• Page 239: Bill will reduce physician services for Medicaid. Seniors and the poor most affected."
• Page 241: Doctors: no matter what specialty you have, you'll all be paid the same (thanks, AMA!)
• Page 253: Government sets value of doctors' time, their professional judgment, etc.
• Page 265: Government mandates and controls productivity for private healthcare industries.
•=2 0Page 268: Government regulates rental and purchase of power-driven wheelchairs.
• Page 272: Cancer patients: welcome to the wonderful world of rationing!
• Page 280: Hospitals will be penalized for what the government deems preventable re-admissions.
• Page 298: Doctors: if you treat a patient during an initial admission that results in a readmission, you will be penalized by the government.
• Page 317: Doctors: you are now prohibited for owning and investing in healthcare companies!
• Page 318: Prohibition on hospital expansion. Hospitals cannot expand without government approval.
• Page 321: Hospital expansion hinges on "community" input: in other words, yet another payoff for ACORN.
• Page 335: Government mandates establishment of outcome-based measures: i.e., rationing.
• Page 341: Government has authority to disqualify Medicare Advantage Plans, HMOs, etc.
• Page 354: Government will restrict enrollment of SPECIAL NEEDS individuals.
• Page 379: More bureaucracy: Telehealth Advisory Committee (healthcare by phone).
• Page 425: More bureaucracy: Advance Care Planning Consult: Senior Citizens, assisted suicide, euthanasia?
• Page 425: Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. Mandatory. Appears=2 0to lock in estate taxes ahead of time.
• Page 425: Government provides approved list of end-of-life resources, guiding you in death.
• Page 427: Government mandates program that orders end-of-life treatment; government dictates how your life ends.
• Page 429: Advance Care Planning Consult will be used to dictate treatment as patient's health deteriorates. This can include an ORDER for end-of-life plans. An ORDER from the GOVERNMENT.
• Page 430: Government will decide what level of treatments you may have at end-of-life.
• Page 469: Community-based Home Medical Services: more payoffs for ACORN.
• Page 472: Payments to Community-based organizations: more payoffs for ACORN.
• Page 489: Government will cover marriage and family therapy. Government intervenes in your marriage.
• Page 494: Government will cover mental health services: defining, creating and rationing those services.

Doesn't this scare you? It does me.