Not "have you ever seen"

On edit, ok, my bad for skimming and not reading carefully. Thread title says watched, but quoted link says consumed, so yes you are correct.

Tough it out and do what you can? Or just drop it until you're better?

Felt fine yesterday. Left work and got a scratchy throat, but thought it was from running the gauntlet of smokers gathered at the entrance to the building. By the time I got home, I knew I was coming down with something.

Now I feel like crap, sore throat, fever, etc.

Personally, of the opinion if I can tough it out and keep going it may help.

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... I won't be here to answer you.

I had two polysomniograpy studies and a daytime evaluation for sleep apnea.

Yesterday, I got the explanation of benefits -- the entire claim was denied, total "your responsibility" was $3200. Yikes.

Before I committed to doing this, I asked the Dr's office verify coverage. No problem, I was told.

So, first thing this morning, I called Blue Cross-BS of MI and asked why they denied it?

It seems in the long form contract polysomniograpy for diagnosis of sleep apnea is not covered, even though in the short form benefits brochure it doesn't say anything about that under "non-covered services".

I spoke with "John" who looked it up and told me this. Essentially, just out of luck.

Or so I thought. My phone rang about five minutes later - it was John calling back. The Dr's office had submitted the claim with additional diagnostic codes, he was able to process under those codes and the claim was approved.

Kinda restores my faith in humanity when people do things like this. Kudos to John for going above and beyond to help me out.

I thought this was interesting -- the dietician at my weight loss group challenged each of us to commit to doing something to improve our Thanksgiving Day traditions in some way that makes it healthier.

The average American gains 3 pounds over the Thanksgiving weekend. Part is just fluid retention, but some is fat.

The challenge could be big or small. Something as simple as eating a half a slice of pumpkin pie, or as "big" as you want it to be.

I committed to taking a 30 mile bike ride on Thanksgiving morning before I have cook the family dinner for our evening get-together.

Anyone care to join me in committing to one healthy change to your T-day traditions?

I joined a fitness center 1st of October and enrolled in their weight loss program. Plus been doing a lot of biking -- closing in on 1,000 miles since Labor Day.

Every Monday, the group meets with a dietician. Being T-day, she challenged each of us to do something with either diet or exercise to not gain weight over the holiday weekend.

Mine was easy, I told the group I would do a 30 mile ride T-Day morning.

No sweat, I did 20, 22, 16, and 19 in the past week, and only stop due to time constraints. 30 is eminently do-able here in a community with miles and miles of paved paths and trails.

Leave around 5 am, I should be back no later than 10, plenty of time to cook T-Day dinner for the family, since we are having an evening meal this year due to personal schedules.

Anybody else want to do a long ride over the holiday weekend?

I went to a cooking class last week put on by the dietician at the gym I joined. She cooked a lot of healthy alternative to traditional foods which are high in fat and calories.

This was very good, and very simple:

1 standard size can pumpkin (I think it was 16 ounces)

1 pint fat free Greek Yogurt.

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Sugar or stevia to sweeten the yogurt to taste.

2 standard sized packages instant vanilla pudding.

Just mix it all together, and spoon into a pie pan or mould. Refrigerate a couple of hours to set up.

I used to cross country ski but was never very good. Give up trying to skate as a young kid, kept falling and hurting myself.

But I decided I am not sitting inside and being bored all winter ... I bought snowshoes from REI. Looking forward to trying that out. They are having a free class, Introduction To Snowshoeing, the week after Thanksgiving.

Actually, it pissed me off due to circumstance. Approaching an intersection with a "walk" sign and clear right of way. About 15-20 feet out, it was obvious to me the idiot approaching wasn't stopping, was going to cruise through without stopping at all to make a right.

So, I slammed on the brakes and steered into the grassy strip between road and paved trail where I was riding. Wipe out on my right side, kind spun around over the handlebars. I wear full protective gear and has about 6 layers of clothes against the cold.

Didn't hurt anything, not even my pride, since it wasn't my fault. A guy I met at my gym has a broken arm from being hit and sailing about 30 feet. He knows he was really lucky.

Why can't people just follow traffic laws and not drive like idiots?

I wondered why I saw pop up ads yesterday and this morning? But I didn't give it much thought, until it dawned on me my Star membership expired yesterday.

$60 donation to DU got me my star back. $5 a month to hang with the best crowd online. And get my MFM fix.

A bargain, wish it could be more. Best liberal site online. Kudos to Skinner and company for giving all of us such a great place.