And the Saga Continues...

"Libra: The ceiling above you, which has long been holding back light, finally cracks, sending light streaming through barriers to guide your way forward. You have waited long enough. Go to where you know you need to be."

My horoscope this morning in our local newspaper...sounds great to me, even though I really don't believe in this stuff. But, what the heck! I'm biting.

I was scheduled for an arthrogram on my hip this morning at 10:45 but I had to show up at 9:45. I guess I needed an hour to fill out 4 lines on a form and to make sure I wasn't wearing anything metallic!


The receptionist says, "Did anyone call you about your bill?" I said, "No". "Well, you'll have to talk to our billing specialist before your procedure"...not something you want to hear! I was already stressed about this particular test.

The billing specialist goes on to tell me that my portion was going to be at least $593.00...but they couldn't be sure, oh, and didn't someone call me in the past few days to tell me this? Again, I said, "NO" and also that I wasn't prepared for this and wasn't prepared to go ahead with the test. One thing led to another and I thought they wanted payment up front ( I was wrong) but then there's my (Happy New Year) deductible so I was going to be shelling out over $1500.00 for this here test that I'm not even sure I even want any more.

So, in the end, I left the hospital without the test and in a very sour, pissy mood! Now, we're shopping around to see if we can negotiate on the cost of the test and/or if I really, really need the test!!. Will it even guarantee to find out the cause of my pain? I have no idea! My day started out better than this but now I feel pretty crappy.

The good part of my day started out with my weigh in at Weight Watchers: Down 1 pound! YAY for that. I guess the training I've been doing has been paying off. I just wish I could continue on with my trainer but there is the matter of the green stuff that she'd like to get in return. Maybe my horoscope was referring to my weight.

So, I guess the day has had some good and not so good news. The day's not even half over yet. I am going to get my nails done today and getting a car seat installed in my car...YES a car seat. More on that later.

I also found out that Adam Luther made it to his Canadian destination safely. Phew! That's a relief!!
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No news is.....No news!

And, very frustrating!! Another test and another doctor appointment and still, nothing! I am starting to think I have nothing and all the pain is just my own obesity yelling back at me. Which it could very well be except for the fact that, after speaking to my sister out in NJ, I found out that she is experiencing similar things. And she is definitely NOT overweight!

So, Wednesday I am going for another test and then Monday for another doctor appointment to tell me they don't know what's wrong...again! This is just getting so tiring and weary and not finding out anything is getting to me. Not that I want to have some horrible thing, I just want the pain to go away!

On top of all that Adam Luther went off on his solo trip to Canada last Friday and will be gone for most of January. Some of his friends are hosting an Awards Ceremony so he just had to go!! Tux and all!! Can't wait to 1) hear that he's arrived safe and sound, 2) get some pictures!! and finally 3) get him back home again.

I did start working out at Fitness 19 this week. I am working with a trainer (for a little while at least) and she is really working me hard! I hope to see some results. I have gone 3 times so far and have 2 more sessions with her before I have to pay for more. I think having her really helps. I hope to keep the weight OFF this time around. I am going on a cruise with my (did I say skinny) sister in March and I just want to show her that I can look good and I don't want to be ashamed of myself anymore!! (especially in pictures!)

OK...enough of my pity party. I weigh in at Weight Watchers on Wednesday (got enough w's?) so, hopefully, I'll post again with a good report!
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Peggy

Weight Watchers!

YEA! Finally - Lost 1.2 pounds this week. So, what's different? I went back to the pool two times this week. And I went back to my old breakfast instead of oatmeal - just to see if it would make a difference. If I spend more time at the scrapping table then I spend less time in the kitchen or with snacks.
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I just hope I can keep this up! 1.2 pounds may not sound like a lot but it's good to average 1 pound a week, so I'm very happy.

I did get the laundry done and I did get some scrapping done. And I did some scanning of photos. Not much else on my list to cross off. I guess it's not going to happen over night - just like the weight loss.
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