5 January 2024
Wow! Not a good night. I went to bed early but waked around 11 pm. I knew I wouldn’t get back to sleep immediately so I took a Tamazepan and read until I was able to doze back off a little before 1 am. I had a Tamazepan hangover when I got up around 7:30 am.
I finally got enough energy to shower and head out to my Walgreens to pick up my new prescription of Gabapentin. I wouldn’t object so much to all this medication if I was getting high off it or something but it really doesn’t seem to be doing much good. Dr. Chamley kept saying he was more than willing to “poison” me with drugs.
I talked with the pharmacist about the insulin which Medicare does not cover. If I were to pay out of pocket, it would cost thousands, according to her. I researched two other insulin pen products. The one Dr. Jellinger put me on was Tresiba (Insulin Degludec). I found Humalog (Insulin Lispro) available at CVS for $13.37/30 days and Lantus (Insulin Glargine) at Publix for $35/30 days. I have no idea the difference in these forms of insulin and, of course, my doctor’s office is closed today so it’ll be Monday before I know anything.
I did pick up a cane. Dr. Chamley seemed to indicate this was very necessary for me. Again, the selection is overwhelming.
I also picked up a pair of wrist splints. You need a right-handed pair as well as a left-handed pair because I have bilateral carpal tunnel according to Dr. Chamley. I hear black is stylish so I can be in fashion when I sleep.
I also found out that when I go in for my MRI on the 12th, I ‘ll have to remove the continuous glucose monitor. That means I’ll waste a few days of its allotted time. It’s a 14 day monitor.
No word from the jeep place. Hope spring eternal for some but also dies on the altar of despair more often. I’m not counting on getting it back until Monday at the earliest. I’ve gotten use to driving Joel’s 1997 Toyota Camry. It’s like driving a tank down the road.
Today is hydration. They still have me scheduled for another hydration on the 12th that I canceled. I also need to schedule more Herceptin infusions and hydration infusions before I leave their facility today. One day, I’ll be shocked when things go according to plan.
Hopefully today’s hydration will perk me up.
Stay tuned!