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[geekchick]

Today is Pungenday, day 65 in the season of Discord, 3270.

Ever notice how nearly the second you hang up the phone after making a doctor's appointment, your symptoms disappear?

[Edit: They came back once I actually got into the office. I still don't know exactly what's wrong, but apparently it's nothing they think a Z-Pak, some Tessalon and some Advair can't fix. As an added bonus, my prescription plan mostly covers the Advair diskus, unlike my Ventolin.]

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[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I usually start feeling a little better when I hang up the phone from making the appointment, but my symptoms usually don't disappear until I'm in the doctor's office.

*hugs* Get better soon! :-)

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

I think that's called the placebo effect... My Dad (a GP) said there was a 30% placebo effect on anyone who walked in the door.

Of course being a medical brat, I'm immune...

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

That must be a subset of what I call the "proximity effect", wherein anything functioning outside of normal parameters refuses to exhibit such symptoms in the proximity of anyone capable of repairing/improving said functioning. When I worked in TV production and we would have a problem with a piece of equipment, it would start working when the engineer came in to have a look at it. I've seen the same with computer and photography equipment.

[geekchick]

Heh. I'm sure that was it, this cough had been going on for two weeks and only stopped for a bit after I'd made my appointment.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

As an added bonus, my prescription plan mostly covers the Advair diskus, unlike my Ventolin

That's cool. When Toni went on Advair, we saw how much those diskuses (diski?) cost normally.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

I really glad you had this looked into. And the Advair is a good thing. I still can't believe the prescription plan would not cover Ventolin.

[geekchick]

Technically it does cover Ventolin, but with a $50 co-pay. Ventolin at my CVS costs $52. A $50 co-pay on something insanely expensive like Celebrex would be okay; with a $52 drug it's not even worth filing claims. We'll see how the Advair goes, I'm not a big fan of inhalation powder-type stuff.

[geekchick]

anything functioning outside of normal parameters refuses to exhibit such symptoms in the proximity of anyone capable of repairing/improving said functioning

Heh. I seem to have that talent in the office, apparently; if I walk into a cow-orker's office, odds are good that whatever the problem was won't appear until I leave again.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I have it with a lot of consumer electronics and some more professional gear. My dad has it big-time with cars and other more mechanical schtuff.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Make sure you rinse your mouth really well after using the Advair, and don't swallow the water.

[geekchick]

Thanks for the hints, I haven't taken my first dose yet. Suppose I should soon though, in case it gives me the "bouncing off the walls and shaking" effect some other stuff does.

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