We're going to back to Scotland. We're staying in the Highlands and up north this time.

Well, it isn't over yet! Dh's boss had told him there was no negotiating room, and that he had already tried to get more but they said no. However, Dh has been slow playing it and telling them he had to think about it and he wasn't sure. He texted his boss this morning to ask again if there was room for negotiation and he said he had been talking with HR to see if they can get him anymore. Dh had planned to sign the papers today if they said it was set in stone but maybe he can squeeze a bit more out of them. We shall see!

It is exciting to make some financial plans now that we know the numbers better. I love making plans 🙂 I've been contemplating whether to continue working for a month or so. I've been stressed with taking care of everything and dd's health issues. We were waiting to see what his raise looked like to help with this decision. I certainly could quit now but just like we did before I originally quit to stay home we'd like to bolster our savings before I do. We're working on ironing out our goals now. With his increase and my salary this year, we should make enough to no longer qualify for any pell grant 🙂 Dh crashed last night. We've not been sleeping well this week anyway and then the release of the stress and anticipation with this finally resolving is such a relief.

GP on Monday- I asked for lots of tests mentioned here but of course she didn't do them all. She did do: CMP, CRP, Sed rate, Ferritin, Iron Saturation, D, b12, Celiac Panel Yesterday we got the results. They said everything is normal except her iron saturation is a little low. Her ferritin is at 32 so they said all is fine. D is 82 (happy with that), b12 is in 500s- could be higher but could be worse. Celiac negative. I've got to get a copy of everything to look at closer. At the visit, she said we'll look at these things first and then explore other things if nothing shows up. After they called with the results they said we tested for "everything" and nothing showed up- sigh. They said wait and see what the pediatric cardiologist says. At least they ran some tests I guess. We visited the ENT on Tuesday. That was an entire waste of time. The ER Dr. said because her infection was so bad the ENT referral was warranted. ENT basically, blew it off and said she had an infection and the antibiotics took care of it, nbd. Use nose spray. Emotionally she is doing pretty well. Physically she has her usual fatigue etc but it is not as bad as it sometimes gets, although her dizzyness was pretty bad yesterday. She felt she was going to pass out a few times but was able to sit down and it passed. I'm trying to strongly encourage the iron, b's, and electrolytes.

I hit 300 hours earlier this week. Between seasonal allergies and lots of busyness I'm not getting as much time as I'd like lately. I don't know that I'll make my April goal. It is what it is!

LOL that was me with pickleball this week. Mon- upper body strength and pickleball Tues and Wed- walk + stretch Thurs-full body strength+ walk+ stretch It's been another busy stressful week but things should be slower today and tomorrow. I finally broke down and took allergy meds. I'm still working out what to take when so I have energy during the day and can sleep at night. A few stressful situations have resolved/are resolving so I feel I can breathe a bit. Now, I have got to finish preparing for the upcoming vacation.

Yes, his boss has gone to bat for him. He had to provide proof and documentation as to why dh was worth that much. He'd previously told dh he was aiming to give him about a 35% raise and dh told him he wanted more and he got it him another 12%. Thank you, I agree 🙂 Dh is shouldering so much but it has certainly been a team effort. We're down to the wire. He has 12 days left. He's stressed to the max finishing 2 huge projects in his classes. Unfortunately, he can't do much of this at home so he is halfway living over there. We're almost done! He plans on mo ing over to salary starting May 1st.

So sweet, congratulations to them!

Update in the OP!

At least around here, it's not showing much, if any discount, at any pharmacy. They have gave no incentive to give a discount

Has he tried the generic version? If he can find it is about half-price. There used to be a coupon from the manufacturer for Vyvanse but not since there is a generic version. Lucky for the manufacturer there is also a shortage of the generic, so now lots of people are stuck with the name brand at full-price.

We have $1000 deductible because we have multiple drivers and cars and it's too expensive otherwise. Just to jump off from this-- depending on your state and the accident-- just because it isn't your fault doesn't mean you won't have to pay the deductible. We were hit in parking lots twice in the last 2 years. The police will not even do an accident report because it is private property and it is he said/she said. Both times both parties had to pay their own repairs. With mine the auto shop finangled it so I got out of my deductible and on dh's car he just fixed it himself because it was minor and his car is a lot older. Ds just got side-swiped in an intersection and although he is the one that got hit because there were no witnesses they are both at fault because the driver said his light was also green. The auto shop said they got his deductible down by using some aftermarket parts, instead of factory original (considering ds's car is 11 years old at this point and not in perfect condition he was fine with this). Ds had just taken the card out of his dashcam to download the pictures. I had a dash cam but didn't have a card in at the time. Dh didn't have one in his but is buying one. Before these 3 accidents we had only had 1 accident in our entire marriage- dh hit a deer on our rural road over a decade ago. I think at this point luck should be on our side and we shouldn't have any more accidents in a very long time. Long story short- always have the deductible saved and dashcams are your friend!

Like pp mentioned there needs to be a balance when the statement posts to show credit utilization. Fwiw other ways to increase his score - add him as an authorized user on your oldest card. This will help him for most cards, you can Google to verify if your oldest card reports AUs to the credit bureau. Also, he can try for a Discover It card and see if he's approved they are usually the easiest for young people to get.

No advice but (hugs) for you.

I've been hearing about lipoprotein (a) from longevity doctors. I've thought it would be cool to find one of those clinics and get everything tested. I'm glad to hear your back issues aren't major. Aww, that is great to hear some validation in the midst of all the crap (hugs) Great progress! ------------------------------------------ I'm still working on my 20-25 minute strength workouts. I think I did 3 this week. This week was meh- stress, allergies, PMS, and not enough sleep. Onwards and upwards, my period started today so next week should be better.

Ya! I want to hear all about this. DD1 wants to do Italy for her Senior Trip and we're still trying to decide where.

So happy to see the update, Prayers for continued progress.

It's the American Way. Our fine healthcare system at work. The war on drugs, helpful as always. Only the privileged and rich can get treated. No telling how much money all these tests will take and all the coordination. But hey, that's fine, pile a bunch of tests of questionable benefit and stick patients with the bill and hassle of making all these appointments. I see reasons for some of these requirements, but not all. I don't see a reason why he needs to get tested multiple times within a few months with the same doctor. I don't see reasons for half of these blood tests. The drug tests aren't even testing for the drug he's taking. The form for opioid abuse doesn't even apply because Vyvanse isn't an opioid. My son stopped taking meds in upper high school (he's a freshman at college now) because he decided it wasn't worth the side effects. He could skate by enough to pass (even though he performed well below his ability). He tried multiple different meds and the Vyvanse had the least side effects but it still left him with reduced appetite and not great sleep. Believe me, it wasn't the first choice as it was $300 a month. Now, he's in college and it requires more of everything and he can't skate by as well.

Prayers for you and your family

Ds used to see the dr at dh's clinic but they now only have a NP so we went to the Ped. That ped went out of practice and he had stopped taking his meds so I didn't get him another Dr. Well, when college started he decided with college he needed ADHD meds again (wanting to do Vyvanse as that worked the best previously), so he needs a doctor and at 19 is aged out of a ped. Now, they have this laundry list of tests for him to do- ischemic heart test, drug screening, lipid panel, and CMP> He had to sign a sheet saying he wouldn't sell them and also a sheet about opiod abuse. Plus, they say he has to go get tested for ADHD before they prescribe and then again after he's been on meds. He already has a diagnosis with the pediatric neuropsychologist. They will be far more qualified than anyone they have in my small town. We never jumped through any of these hoops before. The previous doctors looked at his diagnosis, talked to him about his issues and function, and then prescribed meds and that was that. We had to come in person every 90 days or so by law and they didn't send the prescriptions electronically but I don't remember anything else. It feels strongly like they are profiling and harassing my long-haired, pierced son as a druggie to deter him from being a patient. He told my son that he had to do all of these things and his hands are tied. I'm trying to find the laws in my state to see if he's lying to me because it sure seems like it.

Ferritin was tested at 33. They said that was fine but from my personal experience I know I feel better higher so I have her on iron bigylcinate 36 mg- as I used it before to get my levels up without bad side effects. She's been on that maybe 6 weeks. No, she's not been to an allergist. Thanks for the issues. No migraines here. Headaches here and there but other than when she had a sinus infection I don't recall them being excessive. I think I wouldn't be comfortable with tring to do this on my own. I do have her taking magnesium now.

That sounds miserable 😞 hugs

Oh, tick illnesses and lupus. Doh that should have occurred to me. Hmm. I have a SIL dealing with this but it didn't occur to me. Great tip on the rubber bands. We are working on the electrolytes but keeping track of it is a challenge. I don't see a correlation with the B vitamins and any issues. Her appointment with the GP is on Monday. WE'll see what all I can get her to test!

I heard back from the ped gyn. She said we can try going off and see how it goes or she can try a pill called Slynd. A quick Google, shows it to be progestin only. Dd2 is weighing her options. We're obviously, not continuing with the pill she's on. The question is that we don't know how her period will be after going off the pill or how it will be with the new one. I also made her an appointment with the local clinic with the gp for a general check-up to see if they find anything else that could be responsible for her feeling crappy. The pediatric cardiologist isn't until the end of May and that is a long time to wait for what may be a dead-end. Her biggest issues continue to be fatigue (even after a full night's sleep and taking a methyl friendly b complex, iron, and d3 for 2 months now), joint pain, and trouble concentrating/brain fog She also gets dizzyness/feels weak and is having appetite issues. It seems the appetite issues are newer. I think there has been some stomach stuff off/on for a while but that has been worse lately. She eats a little bit and feels very uncomfortably bloated and can't eat anymore. I'm sure I'm forgetting something at the moment. I'll have to review my notes beforehand and also do a big convo with her to make sure we don't miss anything. At this point, I want everything tested until we get some answers that make sense. We joked around with her that she's for sure getting another pregnancy test. Every time! If anyone has any suggestions for things to be tested I'm all ears! I'm going to push for - Celiac antibody test Hashimoto's was already ruled out but she didn't do TSH so I'm going to ask them to run that just to double-check there isn't non-hash's hypothyroidism Blood glucose adrenal antibodies/sodium/potasium?

URGH I thought I talked about this but I don't see it. Some things are easier to talk about than others. Dd was having horrible mood issues with her cycle. PMS on steroids. We had hoped that the bc would also help with those issues, as it did with dd1. However, on her first pack starting the week before her placebo week and then through most of the placebo week, it was back and worse than it had been before (thankfully the bleeding was just light and not very painful). I thought ok we'll fix this. I called and asked the Dr. if we could just do it continuously but now it has happened again in the middle of the pack (still on the hormone pills) This time it is even worse than the last. Starting on Thursday, worsened fatigue and focus issues, very bad depression, and reduced appetite. With that came the spotting. The unending bleeding and cramps are not acceptable but this isn't either. Now, she's not having it as much (as when her bleeding kept going off/on she stayed in that hormone hell) but it is considerably more severe and it was pretty bad before. I'm calling the doctor on Monday. I guess we'll see what solution that she has. We could try anti-depressants but that only helps with part of the issues. I'm also calling it on the school year. I planned to do 2 more weeks but I can't force it anymore. I told her we'd focus on her reading (books of her choice), moving, time outside, and creating. Praying that we figure out something before the next school year. I don't understand all of this. I don't know if everything is related or not.