Posts by Jose Brown57

Can someone please break it down for me—what’s actually the secret behind why these hotel sales are exploding? I mean, we’re talking about these absolute gems along the coast with prime locations and massive capacity... so what's the deal? Why am I hearing all this talk about how the local economy has been circling the drain for decades if things are supposedly booming now?

I honestly have no clue. I’m not even sure if I read the contract right—it says it lasts until I cancel it, which would mean I can just pull the plug whenever I feel like it. But man, they just keep shifting the goalposts. One minute it's an automatic renewal, then suddenly it's set to expire after a year🙄—which actually caught me off guard, though the folks over at the CDC were super sweet and helped me sort everything out—and now I’m looking at this new agreement that says it stays active until I revoke it.

I could really use some advice here:
So, my cousin has an outpatient referral and has been showing up regularly, but he’s stuck with this one doctor "in charge" of his care, and honestly? There is zero connection there. It hasn’t worked from day one—he tried to be cooperative, but she just stays incredibly arrogant and totally unapproachable. She runs through his tests like they’re just items on a checklist—super rushed, super clinical, and without ever actually listening to what’s going on with him. The last straw was when she literally left him sitting there in the exam chair just waiting while she went off to take care of her own personal business🙄. And get this—right before him, she squeezed in her former boss from Internal Medicine plus two other people. He was stuck waiting for four hours! We even tried asking the nurse running the outpatient clinic if we could just schedule him with someone else next time, but apparently, that’s a total non-starter—they told us once you get an appointment, you're stuck with whoever happens to be on call; you don't get to pick your physician. Since the wait times at the main clinic are usually five months or even longer, he’s been forced to use the outpatient center, but now he’s just completely fed up with the whole thing.

The woman at the Medicare desk told me I should probably head over to room XY if I wanted the full rundown—but honestly, I was in such a rush I just couldn't stay. She mentioned that they’re basically the only ones providing supplemental coverage for hospital stays.
I've always relied on the CDC, and it’s never given me any grief, but now? Man, I have no idea what I'm actually looking at here.

swiftbear86 said:GEICO doesn't cover the copay for drugs on the Tier B list. We're looking at a cost of $23.

Cisco doesn't even have a Tier B list, $22.

UnitedHealthcare is the only one that covers the Tier B list, $22.

GEICO and Cisco accept all the local clinics and most hospitals, but for any others, you'll have to pay out of pocket first and then file for a reimbursement.

It used to be like that with the CDC too—back in the day, we'd just pay at certain places and then send them the receipt to get our money back, and it was never an issue. Eventually, they worked out direct contracts with those facilities, so everything got way more streamlined.
But now we're running into a wall because we renewed our contract with the CDC, yet we were totally blindsided by these massive changes... apparently, it doesn't even cover hospital stays anymore? At least, that's what they told us at Medicare. We haven't had a chance to sit down and compare which pharmacy lists offer better deals on meds yet.
The total amount dropped down to 6z kn

Does Medicare supplemental insurance have a B-list, and how does it actually differ from what you get through IEEE?
Can anyone pull together a breakdown of which companies offer what perks and what the price points look like?

Hey there,
So, you get the injection around the eye—what actually happens next? Is it like, a total struggle to keep your eyes open for those 20 minutes while the procedure is going on? I’m looking for all the gritty details, please.

So, she actually made it all the way to retirement with that kind of knowledge base... 😁
Anyway, things are looking up—can I grab a coffee? Just black, no frills. Honestly, I think that’s the move.
p.s. We usually pick up those fancy professional packets at the pharmacy—you know, that powdered stuff you just stir into water or tea and drink—but we decided to skip that route this time around.

And she calls herself a nurse... seriously? I mean, there's really nothing to it—though, given how much salt is being pumped in, she’s probably just trying to balance out all that potassium loss.

Alright, thanks! I’d also suggest just grabbing some basic bouillon—it's loaded with salt and you really need those fluids back in your system. Oh, and I totally blanked on mentioning the bananas.

Is it actually okay to eat feta cheese when you're dealing with a stomach bug and constant vomiting? I know it’s pretty salty—would that even be a good idea right now? I know the standard stuff like dry toast or plain white rice is usually the move, and maybe some chocolate might help settle things... or would corn just make it worse? What should I actually be eating? I am seriously feeling totally dehydrated here.

melloworca6 said:I didn't post this right away because I had to go Google it; the name just wouldn't come to me. I read about it ages ago and knew it started with a B, but if you asked me for the actual name, I would've been clueless. 😁

Honestly, you have to do your own digging. Half the time they tell you that you aren't eligible for something simply because they don't have a clue—the rules are constantly shifting anyway. Take psoriasis, for example. They’re prescribing biologics for it now, which is how it's been for maybe a year or two, whereas before, you wouldn't have stood a chance at getting coverage.

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The issue is, while I'm sitting there waiting, other patients are telling me (and I see them all getting their biologics, getting the shot, and heading out while I'm stuck following the exact same old protocol from twenty years ago) that people with Lupus get biologics too. There are plenty available here, but when I ask the nurse or the doctor, they just brush me off and say those are strictly for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Next time I come in, I'll have the specific name of this drug. It really feels like I've been bypassed in the whole process.

No, those are all cytostatics.
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I know better than that—I wouldn't even touch Methotrexate if I could help it, even though they were trying to talk me into it recently. I'm just done with those kinds of drugs; I won't go for them. Besides, my own take was that my lab results aren't even bad enough to justify something like that.

So, I’ve been through the whole Endoxan ordeal before—staying at the clinic for maybe a week or even longer, just sitting there while the infusion drags on for hours. Now I’m hearing there might be a pill version out there, though I haven't actually come across it myself. And as for Methotrexate, I already know that doesn't count as one of those biologics.

Thanks for that—honestly, I was told that people with Lupus don't even get put on biologics.

Can anyone walk me through how biologics actually work? I’m still pretty confused about which diagnoses they’re even used for and when they become an option. All I’ve heard so far is that they’re for rheumatoid arthritis—but man, they are pricey. Apparently, you need your immunologist to file a formal request with Medicare first, and then once everything gets approved, you finally start the actual treatment... But what does that look like? Are we talking injections in the stomach or sitting there for an infusion? And how often do you actually have to show up at the clinic for it?

Oh, for sure—let the owner handle pulling all those permits through the city, while you just play the role of the helpful guy who keeps everything moving along behind the scenes.

Who’s actually going to step up and handle the cleanup once everything falls apart after guests head out? I mean, seriously—are you truly prepared to fix a broken bed frame, deal with a busted chandelier, or scramble to patch up and repaint wall sections where some guest spilled lunch all over the place? Especially when they check out at 10 AM and the next group is already pulling into the driveway by 2 PM? It's a total nightmare.

Chicken blindness?