Dental Almost Completed/Legal Clearance

November 17, 2008

So this weekend I got my impacted wisdom tooth pulled. I was soooo super nervous, but it was okay. I'm still on meds though for the next few days. Since I had so much to do that day I completely forgot about my paper work. So I am going to have to go back and get my final and official x-rays that are required by Peace Corps. So Dental is almost completed! Whew. (now I just have to pay for it all!).

I received an email today saying that I have Legal Clearance. WHOO HOO! I couldn't be more pleased, mainly because I had NO clue why there was a hold to begin with. I wonder if that means my student loans are going to be taken care of... I only have about $3,000 of student loans, but if I could use that money to pay for...I don't know, my dental costs...that would really help.

I must admit I have been being pretty slack on my medical journey. I must kick it into high gear so I can have everything sent off by December.

POAL (Plan of Action List)
Still gotta hunt down records from my OB in the Lou
Call my OB here and get my paper work from my pap this summer
Get final X-Rays from Dentist

I'll give myself till the end of November to have those tasks completed... Wish me Luck!

November Check In

November 2, 2008

I'm coming off of an extremely packed weekend and have an extremely long list of "to-dos" to complete before I go to bed...but for some reason, I decide to instead organize the "October" portion of this blog instead. Now I'm tired with spicy eyes. It was interesting reading my month of progress (and bad grammer, spelling etc...) I can tell I was about to start slacking...but seeing my POALs I'm inspired once again.

Really the main thing I need to do is call OMS to see if I need past paperwork for my MMS shot and PAP records. I also need to get my paper work signed by my OB who still won't return my phone calls.

I've been so preoccupied with my lack of employment, dance performances and life's general curve balls, I had taken my eye off of the prize.

My soul sister announced her wedding day and its going to be next year Memorial Weekend so I'm sooo excited. That means that I will probably be leaving right on "schedule" i.e. around August, not sooner.

Good to know...

Hopefully by my next post Obama will be in office :) Exciting times!

Many Blogs, TMI and POAL

October 14, 2008

Have I mentioned I'm a Peace Corp volunteer blog stalker?

Surely I have, that is why I have started one...to serve back into the Universe information that I am currently feeding off of...

Anyway, today during my daily feed of a new person's blog (from 2006 mind you...) He keeps mentioning how he had his MMR shot, but the PC Med office wants verification. First of all it took him 3 months to get this information and now he has to find the paperwork. My paperwork is going to be in St. Louis with my Pediatrician. I wonder how hard that is going to be to find. I thought I was in the clear since my Doc was so cool and took my word for it...but oh the thorough ladies and gents of the PC want cold hard proof. I just want to turn in a complete packet so there doesn't have to be a lot of back and forth...waiting months and months only to hear you need to turn on something else is going to stress me out, I already know.

One of the Returned Volunteers from the dinner on Sunday said it took her 2 years to go through the medical clearance cause she kept sending her stuff incomplete and one thing at a time instead of sending it all together and completed. So I def do not have two years to be going through this!

So, I'm going to have to do some digging on the Plan of Action List (POAL)
1)I need to find my long lost pediatricians office to see if they have records of my immunizations...if not worse case, just go back and get another shot, my doctor rocks and his shots don't hurt. See I sound like such a G, being all nonchalant about getting another (this would be my 5th) shot! This is definitely a first. Maybe I am hardcore enough for the Peace Corps

2)I did email my recruiter and immediately got an away message she was out thurs, friday and monday....so she definitely has more important things to do than to respond to my rather wordy email. Especially since I don't really ask for any type of response necessarily, only if she has suggestions or insights...so yeah...probably won't hear from her...but I'm hope I do...

3)I need to also find records of my past 3 PAPs to show they were normal... (is that TMI? Sorry, I'm just trying to give helpful info!) I also need to get my OB to sign off on my PAP for two months ago... She's really flaky and may not do it (like in the same fashion as her not returning my phone calls in the first place about this...) In fact that's going to be a real headache its going to be itemized as #4

I could do it today, but my phone is broken...I at least have my Dr. follow up appointment Thurs and Dentist on the 25th...

Keepin it movin...