IkemanTX
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When it rains, it pours guys.
I have an appointment with a surgeon next Thursday to start the process for a hernia correction. It started last week at work. You would think a flight attendant’s job would be a cake walk (that’s surely what I thought when I started). It isn’t in my job description but, being male, I have always felt obligated to help ladies lift and lower their bags from the overhead bin. NO MORE. This is the SECOND major injury in 3 years just from helping people with their bags. A little over 2 years ago, I missed almost 5 full months of work for a torn shoulder for the same reason. And now this. I won’t be claiming workers comp, because I can’t choose my doctor, my time frame, my procedure type, and we would miss our 5-year anniversary trip to Europe in October... so that’s a no go. Recovery time seems to be 4-6 weeks, which isn’t all that bad. But, my wife has an appointment on the 22nd with an orthopedic surgeon to see if she needs surgery to correct a tear in her shoulder.
So... I may be out 6 weeks at the same time my wife is out 4-6months.
GUYS, I MAY NOT HAVE A 2019 SEASON AT ALL.... If she has to be out that long (with her making up 65% of our current household income) I may have to work over the entirety of my time off during season. (Thank goodness I can double dip my vacation pay plus hours worked!!!)
Honestly, this is a bit overwhelming. We could end up losing the cost of a brand new (nicer than we would ever buy) car over the next 6 months between lost income and medical bills. Thank GOD we have been paying everything off like mad people. I think we can go 7 months without making a truck payment at this point. That means just mortgage, electric, water, and gas are about all the bills we HAVE to pay. No more Netflix, no more Hulu, no more sams club membership, no more beer, no more steaks (even on markdown), no more charcoal, no more fancy meals at home. It is going to be a beans and rice, rice and beans kind of fall if it goes how it currently looks.
Y’all keep us in y’all’s prayers for short times out of work, and cheap medical bills because we surely will need it. Between you and me, it is never a good year when you are flirting with the “max out of pocket” figure on your medical coverage.
I have an appointment with a surgeon next Thursday to start the process for a hernia correction. It started last week at work. You would think a flight attendant’s job would be a cake walk (that’s surely what I thought when I started). It isn’t in my job description but, being male, I have always felt obligated to help ladies lift and lower their bags from the overhead bin. NO MORE. This is the SECOND major injury in 3 years just from helping people with their bags. A little over 2 years ago, I missed almost 5 full months of work for a torn shoulder for the same reason. And now this. I won’t be claiming workers comp, because I can’t choose my doctor, my time frame, my procedure type, and we would miss our 5-year anniversary trip to Europe in October... so that’s a no go. Recovery time seems to be 4-6 weeks, which isn’t all that bad. But, my wife has an appointment on the 22nd with an orthopedic surgeon to see if she needs surgery to correct a tear in her shoulder.
So... I may be out 6 weeks at the same time my wife is out 4-6months.
GUYS, I MAY NOT HAVE A 2019 SEASON AT ALL.... If she has to be out that long (with her making up 65% of our current household income) I may have to work over the entirety of my time off during season. (Thank goodness I can double dip my vacation pay plus hours worked!!!)Honestly, this is a bit overwhelming. We could end up losing the cost of a brand new (nicer than we would ever buy) car over the next 6 months between lost income and medical bills. Thank GOD we have been paying everything off like mad people. I think we can go 7 months without making a truck payment at this point. That means just mortgage, electric, water, and gas are about all the bills we HAVE to pay. No more Netflix, no more Hulu, no more sams club membership, no more beer, no more steaks (even on markdown), no more charcoal, no more fancy meals at home. It is going to be a beans and rice, rice and beans kind of fall if it goes how it currently looks.
Y’all keep us in y’all’s prayers for short times out of work, and cheap medical bills because we surely will need it. Between you and me, it is never a good year when you are flirting with the “max out of pocket” figure on your medical coverage.
