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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 29m

I don't need any more spinal surgery at this time and you guessed it, my specialist isn't in network.

Telehealth was not reauthorized so that is 12 hours of travel for a 30 minute appointment.

Sitting is a big problem when you do not have a tailbone.

The plan has six pages about telehealth

unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 31m

My husband needs another spinal surgery and a reverse shoulder replacement. Three providers in network, some of them five or six hours away.

We do get free primary care, prescriptions, labs, imaging and coming soon, physical therapy and it's a third party vendor. Free MRI found my cancer.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 34m

Our employer plan now has a third party administrator called Ameriben. Website has no info at all and neither does the plan documents.

Last year, the added another third party admin for certain surgeries. Stay in network, pays 100%. Go outside the network and you are on the hook for all of it.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 38m

Out of the corner of my eye while I was using the gym scale, I spotted my next PT goal. Saw a woman punching it.

They have a punching bag. The last couple of days, I've felt like punching someone so we can call this exercise PT and mental health counseling.

unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 42m

I don't think you are ever too old for mitten straps. One end hooks to the sleeve and the other to the glove. Elasticized so you can slip them on and off.

I have a strap like that I use for my summer hats that clips to my bag.

unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 51m

Allegedly, you can take dried split peas or lentils and grind them up in a blender to make a protein powder. May be a inexpensive alternative to the powders sold commercially

I buy those and the jar is usually only half full.

unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 52m

Ah! I may explore that idea since the smoothies are to oomph up the calcium. My husband has osteopenia and it isn't doing his spine a bit of good.

He's fussy about new foods like tofu so I make the smoothies when he isn't looking, put them in 8 oz jars in the fridge.

unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 54m

I bought some vanilla beans which are currently sitting in a pint jar of light rum. I think I may have some candy extracts in the cupboard. One of them is walnut flavored.

I've been adding nuts to oatmeal and other things just to fatten up my skinny husband. Sneak flax seeds in.

unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 57m

Butch sure did.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 1h

Had this fantasy image of a team of Antifa archers and he flew around the Oval like a cartoon character with hot air hissing out. It was amusing.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 1h

Mylk? New product I need to know about. Tell me more please.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 1h

In winter, once I use up the frozen stash of summer fruit, canned fruit is an alternative.

Overripe bananas are cheaper and those too can be frozen.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 1h

Three models plus an artist rendering. How much did this sight gag cost?

He says it will be "privately funded" like the ballroom. No, this is a grift where donors will get favors.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 1h

Bonus, you don't have to bend over to put it in place every time you leave the room. A wedge, you have to bend.

I had a kickstand doorstop for awhile but when I was on the walker, too hard to use so I went magnetic.

My theory. You can solve many life problems with the right hardware.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 1h

My dog pulled the wedge stop out and took it outside to chew.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 1h

Troops are not getting paid but Trump presented this new project today. A replica of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
“Who is it for?” asked CBS reporter Ed O’ Keefe. “Me. It’s going to be beautiful” replied President Trump.

time.com/7326081/trum...

Trump Shows Off Latest D.C. Construction Project

The 'Independence Arch' has also been dubbed the 'Arc de Trump', which Trump hinted was for himself.

time.com

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 1h

Sometimes I do. The chocolate powder gets peanut butter added.

I have a stash of marked down avocadoes in the freezer.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 4h

Magnetic door stopper did the trick for me. Open the door and it activates.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 4h

My dogs were that way. Then I installed a magnetic door stop and they can't close the door and get trapped. No more barking and whimpering.

www.lowes.com/pd/Gatehouse...

www.lowes.com

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 4h

Just remembered something. I had another medical provider who tried to overcharge. Anthem placed a three way call to them with me on the phone and set them straight.

That can be done again. Have Anthem tell them, hey, you only get paid once and you were paid.

unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 4h

I usually mix in cottage cheese, yogurt or tofu to the smoothie. The sweetness comes from fruit puree.

I froze the summer produce when it was cheap. If I see marked down pineapples or mangos, those get frozen too.

Nurses love to tell him to go drink an Ensure. I think those taste nasty.

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🦇Miss Hell Batkeeper🦇 @mishellbaker.bsky.social · 14h

Breaking,from the White House:

It's been determined that January causes autism, so starting in 2026 January is illegal and will be replaced by TWO new months: Trumpuary and Trumptember, 45 and 47 days long, respectively.

Don't worry about the math, math is fake news

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 10h

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 10h

My husband has been told to use them by medical providers since he is severely underweight. When he was in the nursing home, they added protein powder to the desserts for all the residents.

He is elderly. He can barely raise his right arm or walk. Not a body builder.

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unicorncancer159.bsky.social @unicorncancer159.bsky.social · 10h

I have been using protein powders for about two years. Anemic husband, cancer patient myself. We are not body builders but sick old people.

Usage of these products is pretty common in nursing homes too.