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mh, insurance gripe, language

Had my first therapy appointment last week and paid out of pocket.

I submitted the receipt to insurance and they denied it because it was "not covered". My therapist is listed by name on their site as being covered.

Fuckers.

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in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

dang! i knew i was taking a gamble with that statement.

the corporation's most malignant forms spread n grow...

in reply to Digit

@Digit Insurance companies are crooked worldwide. I'm lucky to live in a country that has as good a healthcare system as it does, but it's not without its faults.

As it turns out, I submitted the receipt from the payment processor. A few days later the therapy office sent me a more complete receipt. I'm appealing, and re-submitting the new receipt.

Fingers crossed. 🤞

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

it's far from ideal isnt it... having to wrestle a bureaucracy for what should be an immediately available life-saving public service. pesky crook-rot.


Another fun aspect of #ADHD life:

I made myself a small meal specifically because I had a medication that needed to be taken with food. An hour after eating, I realize I forgot to actually take the medication.

I wish I could say this was a one off, but let's be real, it's not.

#ADHD




mormonism

Okay, so this is going to be amusing to maybe like five people on the planet but...

I've been studying teeline, a shorthand system most typically employed by UK journalists (though apparently becoming less common). In this writing system there are various phrases that have commonly used abbreviations. In today's lesson, the instructor mentioned that the phrase "grievous bodily harm" can be written as GBH.

As an #ExMormon, this abbreviation amuses me.



I've finally been going through the #Inkvent calendar, but I have a question: what exactly is a "chameleon" ink? #FountainPens
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

it’s chameleon shimmer (shimmer with different colors depending on angle)
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

Diamine really should have some way to define their ink designations without spoiling. If someone is completely new to it and doesn't watch or read other fountain pen creators' videos/posts about them, they might not understand what Chameleon or the other terms mean.



ph/mh (venting)

So, I've had this recent medical condition that we're trying to get a handle on. Of course, my doctor is pointing to the #ADHD meds I've been on for years without issue as the culprit. I saw that coming from a mile away.

He was unable to suggest an alternative.

#ADHD


ph, food

So, I think I figured out why my glucose levels (which had been improving) are spiking again. I got these protein bars to snack on that say they have 3g of sugar. Looking more closely at the label, they actually have a bunch of other stuff that breaks down into sugar as well.

That's unfortunate. They were tasty.

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

Dianea the problem is that protein bars have a fair amount of fiber (many have up to 5g of it). Fiber alone does NOT solve the problem of glucose spikes.


Okay, I'll bite.

What's with all the ../ memes for the past few weeks or so? I get that not sanitizing input for this is a serious security vulnerability, but it's such an elementary exploit that I don't understand why it suddenly seems to be all the rage. What's next? SQL injections? Buffer overflows?

I assume some big company made this mistake recently and I just wasn't paying attention?

in reply to silverwizard

@silverwizard That's... terrifying. Were they all in the same product, or is it a widespread thing?
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

@Jonathan Lamothe widespread. I'm being hyperbolic with 20, but people in infosec are starting to question if firewalls are even a viable product these days due to vendor malfeasance.


The #Inkvent calendar we ordered and which has been stuck in the postal strike finally arrived. We're just going to open three a day until we're caught up.
#FountainPens
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

we have a local store selling them. 👍 There are some interesting compositions in there, looking forward to try them out.
in reply to fedops 💙💛

@fedops 💙💛 We have a local store that carries them too. Sadly, I didn't learn they existed until after they'd sold out.





















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