Ray and the world according to him

Sick Old Man ...

A some of you know I am quite a frail sickly old man ...  So to keep you up todate with the latest happenings. (Us old people like to talk about our medical problems ) We had some UK visitor stay for a week ....and the guy got really sick with the Flu by the second day ..so naturally I got it a week later ... For nearly two week I was really down..could not eat (lost 15lbs) could not even smoke.... Joycee phoned the doctor, he did not want to see me ..but phoned a prescription thru to a pharmacy for me ..With some medicine I recovered  pretty fast ... And for two days was feeling good...

Then I got the dreaded ear infection (Acute otitis media) ..... Something I get every two years or so..its so painful .its difficult to sleep as its impossible to lay down on the infected ear ..

This required a Doctors visit.... My diagnosis is correct ..and I get a script for Cipro ..my favorite antibiotic...and very powerful...Now I get on well with my Doctor ..Mr Mahatmacoat..so when I go to pay ....Its no charge to you Ray ... (love that Guy)

He knows I have no medical insurance.... and the ear cleared up in 3 days...although I am dubious about the Doctors claim that my ear infections are caused by smoking ..

Like all Doctors in the States it seems they love tests (mainly cos they get a cut off the cost)

and many times mine has suggested blood tests..and every time I have always refused ..But this time I agreed and they made arrangment to go the following Friday ... What a bloody nightmare that was ...To start you have to fast for 12 hours before ..then when you get to the blood suckers office ..negotiate a price ... (50% off for cash) = $70 ..then whinge cos I can't remember my SSN... Now I have a thing about needles going in me .. one of the reasons I have never gone before... So the damn women pricks me 6 times and still can't find a vein .. Then I made the fatal mistake of looking at what she was doing .. get all whoosey and nearly faint .. Take a break and a drink off water ..and feel better for the second attempt..This time its the back of the hand ... another 6 times and thats it..one look and get whoosey again ..

Enough of this I say ...I'll come back another day ... yere right ...

But Joycee insist's I go again.. so I contact a Phlebotomist friend for some advice which has me warming the arm and doing a session on the weight machine before I go ..Which I did at 6am on the Monday... Joycee decides to come with me for moral support (in truth.. making sure I actually go) We get there at 7am .. Joycee positions herelf between my head and the needle.. a few minutes later they have their armful and we are out of there... DONE..

So this friday I go in for the results ...before I go I find an old walking stick..... I have a plan ... So I hobble into the doctors office leaning on my walking stick ..hunched over a bit to look the part .. Bummer!! my chem 14 and other tests come up with nothing ... besides the  myxomatosis which I have had for years... So the doctor ask why I am using a walking stick... I tell him I have trouble walking very far and the stick helps but what I really need is a disabled sticker for the truck... Now the guy knows my lungs are shot ..and all the drugs I have to take for my blood pressure.. so I thought this was a cinch ... Bastard says.. We can talk about that on your next visit in 6 months ...Now I have to remember what I said until next April ... and for the finale.. I go to pay my bill and again its no charge to you Ray ..   My charm still works on a few people ....