Frustrations

It's so frustrating sometime that I am not licensed yet. Iowa is one of those states where you have to be licensed to do almost anything in mental health. I get the reason why - don't want unlicensed people seeing your patients. But, if they have to have so much experience to get licensed - how are they going to do it?? So basically I get to see people who are on the sliding fee scale (Lee Co. funding), people with EAPs (free sessions through their work), and people who have Blue Cross Blue Shield (only because they are able to bill me under my boss's name basically). It's frustrating to know that I have way too much free time at work (and that it affects my salary) but I can't really do anything to control it. I have been seeing a lady for the past three months or so because she had free sessions with her husband's EAP. However, she has run out of free sessions and I am not able to bill under her insurance. So she will have to start over with someone else. It's frustrating for her and for me as well.

My truck is still running like a champ. Good news there at least.

I got a call from my credit card company recently that someone used my credit card number to try to buy something from a K-Mart in California and someone used it to withdrawl money from a bank in Pennsylvania. Needless to say, it was either me or Steve so somehow someone got the card information. So the credit card company shut down the account and will re-issue us new cards with a new account. It's our emergency credit card so we never use it. I have heard that it's common for card that rarely get used to somehow get stolen. I don't know how it works but whatever. At least it's taken care of and we aren't responsible for some jerk's use of our card.

I will be flying to Arizona next Wednesday (the 27th) to be with Jenn while she is undergoing some surgery. It's not exactly a major thing but she won't be feeling good and will need a driver and someone to take care of her. So I will be there until Monday the 1st which is Labor Day so I didn't have to work anyways. I am looking forward to a bit of a vacation though I am going to miss my hubby quite a bit. I won't really be available by phone so everyone will have to catch me online.

I woke up in really horrible pain on Saturday morning. After dealing with it for a few minutes and then having to throw up because I hurt so bad, I woke Steve up and told him I needed to go to the emergency room. Turns out, it was yet another kidney stone. They gave me some Demoral and did a urinalysis, Xray, and Sonagram of my kidneys. They think I have already passed it because they couldn't find it. I haven't had any more pain so I hope that I actually have passed it and it isn't just waiting around in my bladder to try to kill me. I do have good pain meds just in case though - that's a plus.

And lastly - Happy Birthday Wil!!