Subj : Overheard in Another Echo
To   : ARDITH HINTON
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Mar 06 2018 13:50:00

AH>Hi, Daryl!  Recently you wrote in a message to ARDITH HINTON:

Hi, Ardith...

AH>DS>  I saw a whole slew of messages from you in my packet,
AH>DS>  and am just now getting to them.

AH>          Bless your heart... it looks as if you answered all of them too.  

  Unfortunately, all of the BBS's message bases got corupted, and I lost
all the incoming messages from March 5. So, I had to completely delete,
rebuild, and re-iniitalize them. Not sure how they got corrupted, but at
least stuff is working now.

AH>          After which you were thoroughly awake & needed to work off the exc
AH>adrenaline, I suppose.  Glad I was able to help... [chuckle].

  I just hope I didn't miss all of your replies in the message base
corruption.

AH>          I'd say they were old messages... but since you've just written +/
AH>more recent replies, I'll have an abundance of new material to work with.  :

  As if you needed something to do. <G>

  I do have some good news. Friday the 13th...of April...will be lucky
for me...in several ways.

  I finally got the chance to have a consultation with my
gastrointerologist. I am overdue to get both a colonoscopy and an EGD
(basically a lower and upper GI).

  I was lucky enough to get them set up on Friday, April 13...which
gives me an OUT for NOT being able to do a 2 hour drive to Batesville,
Arkansas on April 14, for a square dance deal, and a set of meetings.
All the hotels in town were already sold out, anyway.

  But, by doing both together, I get the following:

1) Medicare will pay 100% of the colonoscopy, as it's part of the
"Wellness Check".

2) Medicare will pay 80% of the EGD.

3) Since I'm having them both together, I get 50% off of the cost of the
EGD...AND I only have to pay ONE anesthesia bill.

  The worst part is obviously the prep work (bowel purge). I got that
NuLytely, with a lemon lime flavor pack. I drink half of it at 5pm April
12, and the other half at 3:30am April 13. I hope it makes it halfways
decent tasting...I have to add luke warm water first, then chill it.
I'll likely prep that on April 11, so it's nice and cold when I need it
on April 12.

  Considering I'll spend much of the rest of that time on the toilet, I
won't get much sleep overnight. But, I will get a chance to sleep during
the procedure, and that night at my Mom's place, after it's all over.

  If everything comes out all right (puns intended <G>), I won't have to
have either done again for 3 to 5 years.

Daryl

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