Appointments
Apr. 29th, 2026 07:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
embracingcalmMy husband has an appointment with HR in the afternoon. I have an appointment with my doctor later in the day.
His HR appointment is surely over him reporting being unfairly salaried to the DOL. He is deserved several thousands of dollars worth of overtime as he’s not management. I’m worried that he might get fired for it. He thinks that because he does the job of a management position and makes just under the cut off for a salaried worker he’ll get offered a raise. Apparently reporting this sort of thing is protected. I don’t know, I think that might be a bit optimistic, I’ve been fired for reporting that a manager touched my ass. Then again, he is in a professional field, has a specialized skill set and is extremely good at what he does. Part of the reason he has worked so many hours is because he’s needed. We’ll see.
If he does get fired we have a nest egg and will weather things okay.
My appointment is to get my thyroid checked. There is some chance that my autoimmune diagnosis of MCAS was incorrect or I may have both as I have a family history of thyroid dysfunction (Graves) and seem to also have thyroid symptoms. Oddly, mine seem to be hypo not hyper but I’ve been told the genetic is more for autoimmune thyroid dysfunction than the specific type of dysfunction. Either way she’s going to touch at my thyroid, look at my nails, skin and feet and we’ll chat about the family history element and so a blood draw.
Medical care in this state is much better than it had been at my old one. I called and went in with symptoms for years and was only put on psyche meds which made me worse. Here, the two times I have had an appointment for something it been moved up months and my care has been much more compassionate.
I’m hopeful. We have excellent insurance (for now at least) and this state really has a culture that prioritizes health. I would really like to feel decent again. It’s been years. I’m going to be so upset if this appointment comes and goes with a confirmed realization that all this time it was something as common as thyroid dysfunction messing me up.
His HR appointment is surely over him reporting being unfairly salaried to the DOL. He is deserved several thousands of dollars worth of overtime as he’s not management. I’m worried that he might get fired for it. He thinks that because he does the job of a management position and makes just under the cut off for a salaried worker he’ll get offered a raise. Apparently reporting this sort of thing is protected. I don’t know, I think that might be a bit optimistic, I’ve been fired for reporting that a manager touched my ass. Then again, he is in a professional field, has a specialized skill set and is extremely good at what he does. Part of the reason he has worked so many hours is because he’s needed. We’ll see.
If he does get fired we have a nest egg and will weather things okay.
My appointment is to get my thyroid checked. There is some chance that my autoimmune diagnosis of MCAS was incorrect or I may have both as I have a family history of thyroid dysfunction (Graves) and seem to also have thyroid symptoms. Oddly, mine seem to be hypo not hyper but I’ve been told the genetic is more for autoimmune thyroid dysfunction than the specific type of dysfunction. Either way she’s going to touch at my thyroid, look at my nails, skin and feet and we’ll chat about the family history element and so a blood draw.
Medical care in this state is much better than it had been at my old one. I called and went in with symptoms for years and was only put on psyche meds which made me worse. Here, the two times I have had an appointment for something it been moved up months and my care has been much more compassionate.
I’m hopeful. We have excellent insurance (for now at least) and this state really has a culture that prioritizes health. I would really like to feel decent again. It’s been years. I’m going to be so upset if this appointment comes and goes with a confirmed realization that all this time it was something as common as thyroid dysfunction messing me up.
