Where's My Money?

Now I see why I was supposed to start the retirement process 90 days before I retired. Unfortunately, I only Knew I was retiring 45 days before I retired. Here's what has happened so far:

1. My retirement coordinator called me right before I retired. She said I would start receiving information shortly.

2. The first stuff I received was medical. I called her up and told her my options. Cool! She said I would shortly receive my pension calculations.

3. Two weeks later I called her. Where were my calculations. She told me they mailed them out yesterday.

Three most often told lies:

1. The check's in the mail.
2. Of course I'll respect you in the morning.
3. I promise I won't come in your mouth.

4. I get the pension numbers and select my options and mail them back before Thanksgiving.

I'm still waiting for my first check. I've been retired since October 29. Fortunately, TCIDNN (The Company I Dare Not Name) gave me money to leave early, so I'm living off of that.

Maybe that is why my blood pressure was up when I went to the doctor today. Was I ill? Nope. I joined the health club at Shepherd Center since they have adaptive equipment I can use to work out. Before I can work out, I need approval from my doctor. Simple, huh? Three weeks ago they faxed an approval form to my doctor. It was never returned. I'm with an HMO and evidently it got lost in HMO Faxland. So, I made an appointment with my doctor to get her to sign the form and also to increase one of my pain medications.

On the way to the doctor's office, I stopped to mail some birthday and Christmas cards. (Note to Sherry: Your birthday card is in the mail.) I also had a deposit to mail to my credit union. The birthday and Christmas cards made it into the mailbox. The deposit envelope made it to the ground. I was too close to the mailbox to open the door to pick up the envelope. In moving my truck away from the mailbox, I managed to run over the envelope. I think that was what elevated my blood pressure.

I got to the check in desk and watched the lady try to figger out how to replace the paper in the machine that prints out the credit card receipt. Just my luck. I planned to pay with a credit card. Since she has reached her level of incompetence and is unable to replace the paper, I have to pay with cash. At least I didn't have to wait very long to see my doctor.

My doctor told me she thought she had already signed this form which means it probably got lost in Shepherd Faxland. Anyway she signed the form I brought with me. She asked if the physical therapy had helped my back. It had. She asked me if the Orthopedic Surgeon she had referred me to was any help. He wasn't. I asked her to increase my neurontin which she did. She was also worried about my blood pressure. I am on medication for it and it was a higher than she liked. I'm hoping that increasing my exercise will bring it back under control. She wants me to check it next week and e-mail the results to her.

Maybe when I start receiving my pension my blood pressure will drop.

Posted by denny at December 10, 2004 10:40 PM