24 Hours

It is amazing the differences that can develop in a 24 hour period. On Saturday I spent the day at a nearby state park hiking trails, enjoying the sweet sunshine and beautiful weather. I ended up hiking approximately 5 miles and the last 1.5 miles was done at an all-out push because I spooked myself. On Sunday I spent the entire day curled up on the couch unable to gather myself enough to do anything more than basic necessities, and even those were a challenge. A shower - forget about it, that was way beyond my capabilities. Microwaving food was a stretch, as was pulling words from some distant part of my brain all the way to my mouth and speaking them. The difference? Two little white pills that my insurance company decided would now require prior authorization before I would be given them. Did I receive any warning? Nope. I called the refill in on Saturday and was notified that my insurance would not cover it until they received prior authorization. Um, my doctor is closed until Monday and I am all out of those little white pills. After muttering a few words I would not use around my little ones I tried to call my insurance company, only to be told that they would open at 9am on Monday. Well, without these pills I cannot drive and it would not be wise for me to be responsible for other lives. Crap! I had to take a day off of work because my insurance company sucks!! So today once I could force my body out of bed I made a few phone calls. By 11:00am the prescription was filled. After making those phone calls I promptly fell back asleep on the couch until I used every effort to force myself awake at 2:00pm. Then I had to tackle the shower - I never knew a shower took so much energy. I will not reveal how the medicine got from the pharmacy to my house, only that it is here now and tomorrow morning I will blessedly return from the world of the sleepwalkers to a real live person. The reason I did not purchase the prescription out of pocket - those precious little white pills cost somewhere around $10 per pill and I take two a day. I don't happen to have that kind of money lying around. Right now I am functioning at a minimum because of the three pots of coffee (4 cup pots) that I have consumed since 2:00pm. Oh yeah, great for a heart that is prone to arrhythmias!! But its either that or I hibernate until morning. These pills are the only reason I can live anything like a normal life, and I am so appreicative to be living in a place where I have access to the "village" of medications that it takes to keep this damaged and dysfunctional body working. It is truly better living through science!! And I am sure that tomorrow morning when I am able to take my medication, the difference in the 24 hours between then and now will be just as amazing. what a difference a day makes...