Domestic Geek

Went to another clinic today, missed two hours of work, dropped $140 I can't afford to spend and still don't have a solution. The doctor took a couple of cultures and a urine sample and I have to wait 48 hours to see if anything grows. Cross your fingers that something does so I can get some answers. I'm really sick of feeling like crap.

On a different note, they picked a new pope today. A talk show host said the event had significant impact on Catholics and non-Catholics alike. No, it doesn't. I'm not religious and I don't give a rat's ass who their pope is. It's just some man who heads (in my extremely cynical opinion) a corrupt organization. Even if there is a god, I doubt very much that just because a bunch of guys claiming to be men of god pick one guy over the rest makes that single guy God's representative on earth. It's all a crock. I don't see how any particular person being a pope has squat to do with my life except that it took over my Starting Over episode today. </rant>

Sorry, just feeling totally bitchy today. I'm PMSing really bad, I haven't gotten enough sleep with the schedule change and that neighbor fiasco this last weekend, my dumb boss showed up an hour and a half earlier than he was scheduled so I had to see him this morning, creditors have been calling my cell mercilessly today and I have no money to pay them, I was late to work because traffic totally sucked, I felt useless there today because I don't know enough to be totally useful and there weren't any projects I could work on by myself, then I had to leave work early and for what? My car was acting up really bad today, I feel like shit, no television to watch because yesterday's Medium was a repeat and the pope pre-empted SO and Gilmore Girls tonght sucked. All my eBay auctions ended today and nobody bought anything. Oh, and we're out of food. Grrrrr.

I know this will all get better eventually (like in a week after my period is over and I get used to the new routine). I'm just frustrated in the meantime.

Also, I miss my afternoon nap.

I couldn't take it anymore today. I sat bawling this morning because the the pain and the totally icky feeling I have. I actually won free passes to see Queen Latifah's Beauty Shop movie for this evening (I never win anything), but I can't go because I can't go more than 30 minutes without running to the bathroom. So, I broke down and went to Planned Parenthood and got me some antibiotics for this stupid UTI. I hope they work. What really makes me mad is I called there two weeks ago and was told on the phone it would cost $90 plus the cost of medicine. I was also told I couldn't be seen that day (Friday), I would have to wait until Tuesday. That's why I ended up going to that other clinic. Well, today I just walked in there, it cost me $23 and was out in less than 30 minutes. If I had known that, I would've been in two weeks ago and saved myself $100. *sigh* I hate Planned Parenthood's call center. They suck.

Watching: Star Trek Enterprise

I went to a clinic on the 18th to get treated for my bladder infection. The urine test came back negative, so the doctor sent me on my way with a prescription for some blue pills to ease the discomfort and I ended up being $90 poorer. He said I was probably irritated from something I ate or something. Hm, ok.

Well, it's over a week later, the blue pills are gone and I still feel like I have a bladder infection. This so totally sucks. As Marcus noted, "The mechanic can't figure out what's wrong with your car and the doctor can't figure out what's wrong with you. What's up with that?" I have no health insurance and no money. Now what? I think the thing that's making me most upset is if it had been diagnosed correctly, I'd be taking the last of the antibiotics today and I'd be moving on. Instead I'm in more discomfort than ever, it's Easter Sunday and everything is closed and if I can find a way to get to a another doctor tomorrow, it will still be at least another 10 days until there is some sort of resolution to this. Damn it!

Any wonder why I hate going to doctors of any kind?

I've got a bladder infection. *sigh*

I'm doing my daily blog surfing and read about The DivaCup™ over at Thought Bubbles. It is some kind of menstrual cup that is an alternative to using pads or tampons. Sounds intriguing. I wonder if they really work. Kind of pricey, though. Has anyone ever tried one?