New doctor and 1,000 new forms to fill out.

[scho63]

Thursday I have 3 separate doctor appointments and one is a new cardiologist.

They sent me the forms via email to fill out and there were 8 in total with some being 4-5 pages.

WTF? I'm not applying for a mortgage!

Why can't the medical profession create a universal form with the same 95% they all want?

This is the 2nd time in 3 months I'm filling out all the same shit. Last year in the hospital I think I filled out enough forms to create "War and Peace".

Am I just a cranky old man or does everything get pissed doing the same shit over and over?


Man it's so repetitive.

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by Bwana

I went into CVS Friday to get my flu shot. When I got up to the counter, I was basically being ignored. Finally the old hide says, what do you need. I told her I was there to get punished up with a flu shot. She chimes in in a sarcastic voice, "are you 65 or older?" I told her no and she said, well then we're out! I told her, well then you have yourself a great day there miss charisma, and left.

I drove down the street a couple blocks and went into the Albertsons Pharmacy and reluctantly asked, do you guys have any flu shots? The dude says, yes. He asked if I had ever had the shingles shots and I told him no. I ended up getting the flu shot in the right arm and the shingles shot in the left.

The flu arm feels fine, 100%, the shingles arm feels like it took a round house kick. I mean it's not the end of the world bad, but it's definitely there and from what I hear about shingles, it's a small price to pay. I have to go in for the 2nd shingles shot at the end of December.

Was it the Shingrex shot? That one is much more effective than the previous shingles vaccine. And yes, it is quite a shock to the arm (and system).

[gblowfish]

Most of those forms are CYA stuff for the insurance company and the health provider. Everybody is too lawyered up.

[Monticore]

Having a invisible tattoo with all our medical info on it doesn’t seem like a bad idea .

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis

Was it the Shingrex shot? That one is much more effective than the previous shingles vaccine. And yes, it is quite a shock to the arm (and system).

Yes


He said they don't even give the old one at this point in time.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Bwana

Yes


He said they don't even give the old one at this point in time.

You can still use it, but there's little point, especially since it's a live vaccine with less efficacy (which means it would be given to fewer people). You don't have to get the second shot by the end of December, but depending on your insurance, you may want to. Range for the second shot is 2-6 months after the first.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Having a invisible tattoo with all our medical info on it doesn’t seem like a bad idea .

Hiderpty derp id2020.org derp

[Graystoke]

Originally Posted by Bwana

I went into CVS Friday to get my flu shot. When I got up to the counter, I was basically being ignored. Finally the old hide says, what do you need. I told her I was there to get punished up with a flu shot. She chimes in in a sarcastic voice, "are you 65 or older?" I told her no and she said, well then we're out! I told her, well then you have yourself a great day there miss charisma, and left.

I drove down the street a couple blocks and went into the Albertsons Pharmacy and reluctantly asked, do you guys have any flu shots? The dude says, yes. He asked if I had ever had the shingles shots and I told him no. I ended up getting the flu shot in the right arm and the shingles shot in the left.

The flu arm feels fine, 100%, the shingles arm feels like it took a round house kick. I mean it's not the end of the world bad, but it's definitely there and from what I hear about shingles, it's a small price to pay. I have to go in for the 2nd shingles shot at the end of December.

Did you have any side effects from the shingles shot besides the sore arm?

I had the same routine as you on Wednesday. That shingles shot made me achy, fatigued, feeling feverish and just outa sorts for about 36 Hours. Not looking forward to the 2nd series.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

Did you have any side effects from the shingles shot besides the sore arm?

I had the same routine as you on Wednesday. That shingles shot made me achy, fatigued, feeling feverish and just outa sorts for about 36 Hours. Not looking forward to the 2nd series.

Slight headache and a bit tired that night, but that's it.

[Graystoke]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

You can still use it, but there's little point, especially since it's a live vaccine with less efficacy (which means it would be given to fewer people). You don't have to get the second shot by the end of December, but depending on your insurance, you may want to. Range for the second shot is 2-6 months after the first.

Will my second shingles shot mess me up as much as my first shot in the series?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

Will my second shingles shot mess me up as much as my first shot in the series?

Can't really give you a definitive answer there. Some people only experience side effects with the first or second dose, and some are unlucky and get it with both.

[stanleychief]

Originally Posted by Delano

You boomers realize you can post this kind of inane bullshit on your social media and someone might actually give a shit about it right?

And here I thought social media was a place where millennials went to remark on posts without significantly contributing to the subject matter. I stand corrected!

[redfan]

Yeahhh.
Water is wet, fire is hot, babies cry, dogs bark, leaves fall from trees, and health care in the USA is beyond ****ed. It's really a shame it is this way, but here we are. USA pays the most, gets the least.

[Flying High D]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

Will my second shingles shot mess me up as much as my first shot in the series?

Few more gallons of anal leakage, other than that and puss oozing out your penis hole it shouldn’t be much different than the first.

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis

Was it the Shingrex shot? That one is much more effective than the previous shingles vaccine. And yes, it is quite a shock to the arm (and system).

Yeah new shot seems more effective, my wife got he old one Zostovax? and has been dealing with a shingles in her jaw/mouth and sores inside for last few weeks, she ahs been somewhat cranky.

[R Clark]

Originally Posted by Monticore

Having a invisible tattoo with all our medical info on it doesn’t seem like a bad idea .

Keep that shit in Canada ahh