TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD

Hi Everyone -  I guess you are wondering where I have been, well this will be a short blog, but when I am back on my feet will finish my travels in the west.

I had a great time exploring Utah and Colorado in the months of May and June, before I was hit with devastating all over pain that got worse as the days went by.  I arrived in Long Beach, WA the end of June to start my trip down the west coast to San Diego. I finally ended up in Waldport, OR where the pain was so bad I couldn't drive.  Every part of my body hurt so bad I couldn't do anything.  I ended up in the hospital in Newport, OR and of course they just give you pills that don't work.  Did you know that they refer you to a Dr. for a follow up call and they will only discuss the problem that you went to the hospital with.  I learned a lot about how their systems works.  Not good

I also found out how out of country insurance works.  Well it didn't work this time.  They wouldn't help me get home said the only reason I couldn't drive was because of the drugs I was taking.  Chiropractors they will pay only $300.  They called me all the time wanting all kinds of forms filled out.  They never had any compassion what so ever.  I paid over a $1,000 for 212 days.  I finally had to tell them that when I felt better I would get the forms to them.  They also have to be original.

I finally put out a call through my Escapees SOLOS group for someone to come to Oregon and drive me and the motorhome home.  What a wonderful group within in a couple of days I was in contact with a guy from Saskatoon who has driven big rigs and said he had no problem with coming.  Well it took 6 days of driving 10 to 12 hour days.  It was so nice to have someone for company, he was so helpful and all I could do was lay on the sofa.  I finally decided that we should get back into Canada for the medical and ended up in Lethbridge emergency.  I have to say that the doctor there listened to me and gave me some drugs to get me home.  Did you know that Alberta does not charge more for out of province medical.  I will be checking out other provinces to see if we really need to pay extra out of province insurance.  I think the thing that pissed me off the most was that I had never driven around Lake Superior and I was too sick to even see it.
I will go back.

To finish up Seann Zales was the guy that helped me out he got the motorhome back to my house and took me to the hospital.  I was in the hospital for over a week and was told I had rheumatoid arthritis.  Well that was a shocker and of course they gave me about 10 pills for a cover their butt.  The doctors do not look at the patient they just take blood and go from there.  I have to say some doctors should not be doctors the guy I had had no bed side manner and his reply to my questions was get out of bed and exercise.  How the hell can you get out of bed when you are drugged up with the pills.

What are my symptoms - my right foot has gone numb from the arch to my toes and my left foot the toes are numb.  My fingers are so sore that my left hand is prone to dropping things.  My right eye is not working very well so I don't walk too well sometimes.  My taste buds have disappeared and I have lost 10 pounds.  I never in all my life would had thought that this disease could cripple a person so fast.  Within a month I went from hiking from 3 to 6 miles almost every day to a body that is not working.  As most of you know I don't have time for this, but I guess I am being told to slow down and get my health back.

I do no have Internet at my house no one seems to make their product work where I live, so I use my daughters when I can get to here house.

Hope everyone had a great summer and I will be back to let you know about the rest of my travels.