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Daily Torment

I feel so confused right now. I've been seeing an acupuncturist since October. She is a personal friend and in school for acupuncture. I feel that she has done a great job thus far. However, she will no longer be able to offer me treatment. I was excited because I found an acupuncturist on the list of providers covered by my insurance. She specializes in fertility issues. I gave her my insurance info and she informed me today that my insurance will not cover any acupuncture services. I am so bummed! I will now have to pay over $90 per treatment 2x/week, versus the $15-$35 I was paying before. My friend recommended I see a naturopathic doctor instead. My insurance doesn't cover them either and they charge $250+ per appointment. I can't afford to pay so much for services. I have been making great progress especially the last 3 months, with a significant decrease in pain. I feel like all my progress will now be lost. I said before that I would not spend thousands on treatments

Family...can't live with them, can't live without them

Our trip was eventful to say the least. We had a great time and thought everything was fine. However, I guess it wasn't after having my family blow up after returning. We thought we understood in advance that my parents would drop us off at G's boss' home, which was on the "planned route" of our trip. However, the plan suddenly changed and there was no plan, when my parents decided to be difficult. When we returned from the trip and planned to spend 3 days in our home town I called my mom to invite them for dinner. She blew a top and went off on me. She said it was my fault she had a horrible trip and my fault that my dad hurt his leg (when is was injured in a snowmobiling accident in February!). G drove most of the trip and we stopped whenever anyone wanted to. She also said I was extremely cold hearted. Mind you, prior to this, I had no idea there were any issues. Evidently, my parents didn't want to drop us off at G's boss', because they thought the