Saturday 28 July 2012

A Stupid Cold

On Tuesday I went to get my orthotics - I was very excited about them given that they should reduce the knee pain that I have been getting when I run.  I wasn't that excited when they told me that the medical aid hadn't paid anything towards them and I would need to pay $378 !!!  Even after a phone call to the medical aid, they told me that they will pay for my visit to the podiatrist, the gait analysis, the impressions for the orthotics but not the orthotics themselves - go figure !!!!  I have found the paperwork of our cover and need to phone them and take it up with them.  Mind you, I only get $150pa for podiatry so they are probably going to tell me I have exhausted my allocation for the year anyway - stupid bloody medical aids !!!

Thought I would go for a run on Wednesday and try new orthotics out - came home with that horrible scratchy feeling at the back of my throat so thought better of it.  Woke up on Thursday feeling really cr*ppy but so busy at work decided to go in anyway.  Battled through the day - got home at 4.30, put my pj's on and didn't take them off until this morning !!!!  Spent yesterday in bed sleeping most of the day - all snotty and snuffly - and woke up this morning feeling even worse than I did yesterday.  How does that work ?

Spent most of today lying on the couch under the blanket sleeping with baseball / footy on the TV and now have started to cough as well (thank goodness I have been doing my pelvic floor exercises like a good girl !!!!!).  Also had sore ribs this moring which I thought was rather strange given I hadn't been coughing.  Kidneys have been sore as well - am thinking probably because I haven't been drinking much.  My taste buds are shot to buggery - nothing tastes right.  A almost force feeding me because I can't be bothered to eat.

I know it is only a stupid cold and others are suffering way worse than me - I'm just annoyed that I haven't been able to shake it - really need it to be gone soon.  Didn't even go to the Suns vs Swans game tonight in the hope that staying out of the chilly night air would help me get better sooner - am wondering if maybe I should just have gone anyway.

A leaves for Townsville on Tuesday morning.  He is hoping to be back the following Tuesday - told him I would have to find someone else to come to NZ with me if he wasn't back in time - he has promised me he will be.  Apparently his boss said that if they were delayed for any reason, they would fly him home !!!!  Which is good because I don't really want to go on holiday with anyone else !!!!

Have a great Sunday and hopefully the next time I post I will be all better and have had a chance to try out my orthotics and can let you know how they went.

TFTD : You are a human who is not perfect.  You will make mistakes.  But life is not about the mistakes you make, it's about what you learn from them, and the unique steps you take to rectify them.


10 comments:

  1. Bugger being sick! It's horrible, isn't it?
    Hope you're feeling much better soon.
    xx

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    1. Thanks Tracey. I am starting to feel much better today.
      Have a great week !
      Me

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  2. Better being sick this week than next week, hope you are feeling better soon :)

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    1. You are so right about that Jackie - really want to be well and truly over this before we leave next Thursday.
      Have the best week - love, hugs and positive energy !
      Me

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  3. I hope you're over your cold soon. It's terrible when you're not feeling well but you have to go in to work when you'd rather just lie in bed. My children have all had to have orthotics and I can't believe how expensive they are and how little you get back from your health fund xx

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    1. Thank goodness I got to stay home today and work from home. I am feeling so much better this evening.
      Yes, I can't believe how expensive they are especially when you look at them and see how little they are !!!! It's hard to imagine how come they cost so much.
      Have a great week - love, hugs and positive energy.
      Me

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  4. Get well soon and keep up the fluids :)! Good that the orthotics are working well, although they're expensive...they do take a bit of getting used to so I hear...think I need some too cos my knees are hurting and I'm rather flat-footed :S

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    1. For me they are worth the money as I want to do a lot more running and I had an idea that if I didn't do something to help my knees they won't last.

      I am feeling so much better tonight which is great.

      Have a great day !
      Me

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  5. Hope you are feeling better!

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  6. Awww, having a cold is not fun! Hope you have shaken it .... Hugs.

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