Hi Friend ~ Thank you for thinking of me and inquiring.

My psych doc upped my medications to help me sleep and for more mood control. I can now sleep more than 1-3 hours per day which was causing me to become Hypomanic. Now back to my regular sleep schedule.

How are you doing?

Blue

Hi Donna ~ Yes, everything is corrected now. Had to call all my plans to correct insurance agents mistakes (the agent that send in my applications). So, all my policies are effective this month, thankfully. Thank you for asking, Donna *smiles*.

My Part D will come into effect as soon as Medicare approves it. I applied but it takes several weeks to go thru Medicare. Once Part D is approved then that new Part D Plan will dis-enroll me from my former Medicare plan.

Then I had to request a Coordination of Benefits and that takes a month to get that started. That means that after Medicare pays for a claim, it is automatically sent to my Supplemental Plan. Now, a provider will have to submit twice, one to Medicare and one to my Supplemental Plan.

There should be a class to take to understand all these Medicare policies and procedures for each plan. LOL.

Blue

ooops, I don't know why my computer sometimes does this.
but I'm glad your sleeping.

I agree, that there should be a class for all the things that medicare
makes you do to get through the loops.

Donna

Thank you Donna for your response ~ What a difference sleeping more than 1 to 3 hours a night makes. I feel soo much better !! Mood is better too today.

Have been reading thru the Medicare Handbook to get a greater understanding about some things. And yet, when I call Medicare for clarification I get confusing responses.

Interesting point to share about my cat. When I am struggling with mood and can't sleep, it affects my cat too. When I am restless and agitated, so is he. He does have a grumpy expression with his face at these times. When my mood is better, he has what I call "happy eyes", lol, but it's true. This morning, he actually sat beside me on the floor and purred and looked at me with happy eyes. He's now my mood monitor too, lol.

Have you found this with your dogs, that they can sense changes in mood?

Blue

I'd say yes, at least Derrick's dog Doby for sure.

And I'd say Nipper the oldest does.

Now my dog Jake, he is a funny dog. I think he has anxiety issues
of his own. And its really hard for him to do more than notice if
I am missing from a room, and try to find me. But I can get a real
laugh if I come out of the bathroom, and he is going from room, to
room, trying to figure out were I went and because he doesn't
see as well. Can't figure out were I'm at. Just sometimes walks by
me.

Donna

Oh that is soo cute about Jake, I got a chuckle out of your comments. Have you tried the Thundershirt with Jake for his anxieties?

Sam goes from room to room with me too. When I am in the kitchen and cooking he will lay down right behind my feet and so now I have to look down before I move.

Today, my groceries were delivered, so Sam had to lay right in front of the refrigerator.

Blue

I'm hanging in there. I saw a government house where I may be living soon. There is not much room for anything to be brought from here. I hope that my niece will store the stuff that I have. BF

Hello Friend ~ Good to hear from you *smiles*. I live in a Section 8 home and my square footage is 480. Had to give up most of my possessions to move in here, so I understand what you might be facing. Eventually, I got used to the square footage, now it's just another home, but the rent is reasonable, so I will stay here for awhile.

Hoping your niece can store your possessions for you.

Thank you for all the hugs !!

Blue

Update on insurance:

I am all set. Now have the Supplement in place, Part D was approved by Medicare yesterday, Extra Help is all set and Dental/Vision/Hearing is in place.

So, I am all set, however..................

It seems no therapists in my area take Medicare plans

I have done an exhaustive search and where they are all listed on the Medicare website and Psychology today and just doing a general research, the replies coming back is "nope" or no returned phone calls at all.

Don't want to go to community mental health as they choose who you get. I would prefer to select a specialized therapist tied in with a certain background. Most of the general therapists at this mental health clinic do not know what I am looking for. It seems there is no point in even trying the community mental health system at this point, as I think it would be a big waste of time and triggering for me as well not to mention the time getting there and back again which can also be very triggering.

I have written to my state federal senator for help with this, but not holding out hope there.

Blue

that is so great except for the therapist problem.
fondly
bobby