Better days
So, I'm almost caught up with all the reading I shirked off during Frantic GRE Study Time. And working on applications to (only) seven programs -- let's hope someone wants me! And blogging the application experience at the request of Dr. Candid Advice.The car was only the power steering hose. But, as it turns out, a power steering hose and a power steering pulley for a 94 Corsica cost the same. (115 freaking dollars!! This is the 800th dollar I've put into that car in four months. This car has a Blue Book value of like $200. It had better run for a very long time now.)
The X-rays are back, and my ankle is fortunately only sprained, but walking on it for a month made it heal pretty badly. Anyway, a cheap Wal-Mart ankle brace helps a lot. And my will prevailed over that of the CNP (well, mostly, anyway -- I ended up on the cheaper medication alternative while they decide if I have PCOS or if I'm just producing too much estrogen because I'm so large).
Anyway, back to studying... But I am considering a new template. This is an old Blogger template, and I can't make any changes now without wiping everything out.
posted by Psychobunny at
11:34 PM
6 comment(s):
I have PCOS. It's not so bad.
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Karen, at
October 08, 2007 12:09 AM
I don't know, I think it's kind of awful.. but maybe I'm just histrionic about it. I do tell myself, at least it's not cancer. And the medicine helps, but yeah, it can be really expensive without insurance. I didn't have health insurance for the summer before grad school, and it was horrible (2 prescriptions at full price). I was down to like 20 bucks in my checking account between paychecks.
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Di Di, at
October 08, 2007 1:28 AM
Keep wearing your brace. Keeping the ankle stable should help it heal faster. (So says I who walked around with mine unbraced a lot and is still struggling with it.)
I'm looking forward to reading your application posts! I must be old since it feels like forever ago that I went through that process. I'm wishing you all the luck and a minimally stressful process.
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post-doc, at
October 09, 2007 7:34 AM
Karen: Wow, you too, huh? That surprised me.
Di Di: Yeah, prescription prices kill. I take Wal-Mart's $4 list in with me to every appointment and tell whoever sees me that unless what s/he prescribes is on the list, I'm not filling it. It works most of the time, which is good to know for those insurance-less times. I would be so swayed by a program offering health insurance right now, it could be an actual astropsychology program and I'd still consider it, however briefly. :)
Post-doc: Thanks! I appreciate the good wishes. And you're definitely nowhere near old.
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Anonymous, at
October 09, 2007 11:39 PM
I think the norm is for most doctoral programs to offer insurance (but I only got one offer, so what do I know.) However they might take a premium out of your stipend and/or charge a high deductable. With most programs it's still far too expensive though. It's like the working assumption is that we're young and healthy and rich.
We're all on high deductable plans this year so I've simply avoided going to a real PCOS doctor even though I know I need to get the medicine adjusted... it's sad how even something like this is too much of a financial burden. I can't imagine if it were cancer or something.
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Di Di, at
October 10, 2007 7:43 PM
Goodness gracious. If I had known when I was a freshman how many years I'd have to live in poverty just to get to do neat research, I probably would have thought twice about changing my major. Well, probably not, actually. I mean, it's research. Squeeeee!
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Psychobunny, at
October 10, 2007 11:38 PM
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