Bipolar check-in #44

My dad found tons of toilet paper at CVS nearby his house yesterday. It's worth a look if you're interested. He got a pack of 12 there and apparently there were many more packs of 12 just sitting on the shelf. (The area of my parents' house is quite populated, too.) Not sure how much he paid (because I think toilet paper is probably more expensive at CVS than other stores), but it was better than having no toilet paper.

I t does sound like they are trying to work it out!
I know from some of my "battles" this year that it is a HUGE relief to have them at least responding.

I am very HOPEFUL this will get resolved in your favor!

Still praying this will finalize in your favor and I am hoping the med coverage will be approved for at least a couple of years, if possible to okay it for more than one year.

You have been very tenacious and I admire the way you are handling this very stressful situation!

I just went to CVS. They had individual rolls (wrapped in paper) and a max of 2 per person. I got 2 just because, but yeah it wasn't 12 packs.

That sucks there weren't 12 packs.

I suppose 2 rolls is better than nothing, though. And worst case, you can have N3 go to the store and pick up 2 more for you. He's a different customer, so they should give him 2 rolls if he wants. At least that's what I would do if I needed some.

Moose

Happy Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOOSE!!!

Thanks. N3 and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for an early dinner. You had to order on line and then pick it up when the timer on the web page said it was ready. We took it home. Mine was a little spicy and the more I ate the more spicy it became!

My mom has something she baked for me and she was going to come bring it over here at some point.

So I ate two of them! They're called Peanut Butter Fatties. A family recipe that my aunt gave my mom for her bridal shower in 1968. They have chocolate, peanut butter, butter and oats. Not sure if that's all, but that's what I can taste. I've had something like them other places, too, but I don't know what they were called then.

THANKS!

Happy birthday moose!

We went to the grocery store yesterday bc we were out of bread and milk (and snacks - I’m def gonna gain like 20 lbs lol). I kept my hand in my pockets the whole time. I grabbed a disinfectant wipe that they were offering and wiped down the car door handles and steering wheel. Then we all washed our hands as soon as we got home. Best we can do I guess.

I’m vacillating between apathetic and anxious over this whole covid situation. I’ve had a lot of anxious dreams about it. I just don’t want to die and leave my son without a parent. I have to decide who I want to take care of him if I did die. I know RS would, but I think it’s unfair on him because we’ve only been dating for a year and four months, not even engaged yet. That’s too much responsibility for him. The ONLY other option I would be comfortable with is my brother and his wife. I have to talk to them about it. I was planning on doing it in person but obviously that can’t happen. So I might do it over FaceTime.

My cousin texted the family group chat and told us that my grandmother from my dad’s side is not doing well. She’s suffering heart failure, kidney failure, and lung bleeding. Not sure how much time she has left, but probably not much. I mean, I was never close with her so I’m not gonna be super broken up about it, plus she’s 97 years old. She’s lived a very long life. I just keep thinking though, what a terrible time to die, you can’t even have a proper funeral since in my state there are absolutely no gatherings at all allowed. It’s terrible for anyone who has a death, including covid patients.

I’m getting worried about my own health. My heart rate hasn’t gotten out of control since my trip to the ER two (or three, not too sure) weeks ago, but the dizziness never stopped. Now, for at least five days, if not longer (again, I’m terrible at taking note of the onset of things), I’ve had stabbing chest pain in the center of my chest shifted to the left a little bit. Sometimes it spreads to the right side too. I’ve also had this tightness in the same area. Today I felt upper back pain too. I’m not struggling to breathe or anything, but I’m STILL getting dizzy. Mostly in the evening. I haven’t been drinking as much water now that I’m working from home, so maybe dehydration? I dunno. I haven’t told RS because I know he will insist that I go back to the ER and I absolutely do NOT want to be anywhere near a hospital right now. Not only for my own health, but I don’t want to bring in unnecessary problems to an overtaxed system. My two ekgs from past ER visits were totally normal. If something was seriously wrong I would imagine it would have showed up.

I wish I could get into the cardiologist earlier than April 17, but I had to cancel my appointment that was on March 16 because I had to suddenly figure out how to work fro
Home, and that office has now been closed indefinitely due to covid. There’s another one I could try but I’m reticent because one of the doctors there was a confirmed case of covid two weeks ago.

So yes. I hope everyone is doing well through this quarantine!

Happy happy birthday Moose!!! It sounds like you had a great day.

Thanks @wildflowerchild25 & @fern46 !

I am really struggling lately. I'm a DJ and bartender and all bars in the state I live in have been closed for the last two weekends. Losing my income sucks but now I have all this time, with nowhere to go and nothing I do keeps my mind from racing and stressing over things.

To add to it I am seeing a woman who has borderline personality disorder and her response to this COVID-19 thing is push me away and I could really use some support right now. I know this is all temporary and I will get through it but I am feeling particularly stressed right now and I have no way to work through it so I have come back to these forums from a fairly long hiatus.

I'm just grateful to have these forums to help others and get support from people who know what it's like to have mental health issues.

@Ascension Glad to see you back. I'm sorry your girlfriend has chosen to push you away at this time. We are in uncharted waters.

Coronavirus: Why is there still no toilet paper in stores?

So it looks like people on SSDI and SSI are eligible for the incentive. Don't hate me if I'm wrong but that is what a couple articles seem to say. Here's one of them: Social Security recipients may benefit from coronavirus relief checks

I know there was some concern about people on SSI getting left out and I think it's ok for those people too although it may be necessary to file taxes. I'm not sure how you do that without income but someone who knows more about taxes than I do may know. Or maybe them having income and contact information through Social Security is enough? Government stuff is too complicated.

The light in my bathroom went out. I have no idea what I'm going to do. I don't want to call management because I don't want coronavirus being dragged into my apartment. At the same time, I do not have a ladder to reach the light bulb because the ceilings are 12 feet high. I don't even think I can go to Home Depot to get a light bulb because I don't know if it's considered an "essential business" here. But even if I can get a light bulb, how the heck am I going to buy a ladder to get up there? And where the heck would I store that ladder??? And how am I going to get it into my car???

My dad has a ladder, but idk. He is not practicing good sanitation habits. He is licking his fingers while eating chicken wings, shortly after coming back from a bunch of stores. My mom is doing the same thing. I'm only going to their house for their birthdays this week, but I really don't want to be there and potentially get infected. I'm going to limit my time over there and use LOTS AND LOTS of hand sanitizer.

Looks like we are headed toward #45 here soon....

Moose, #45 what? Sorry I don't understand

I think its best you call, When the person comes just ask them to please go wash there hands or use Purell if you have any, go change the bulb and then you can go clean anything he was near.

New thread. I started it but can't post links

new thread: Bipolar check in #45