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Certified Healthy

So, I needed to go and get a physical for driving a truck for Caldera. Best I can tell, it is precaution the Department of Transportation has issued to make court cases go smoother. Why else would the DOT care if I had "ever been sick?" None the less, this was not the point here.

On a recommendation, I tried to go to a "First Care" facility as they take walk-in's and might be more affordable than my doctor here in Chicago. I had cancelled an appointment for the next day. Well after 2 trains and a bus to the south side, I found out the earliest I could get seen was next week. I called my doctor's office again only to find out the appointment was already booked. I could get squeezed in later in the day at the far north office. I hopped on my second bus of the day to Roger's Park.

It was great to see my doc again without a terrible problem like Iritis or a plastic seagull in the eye. Awww... good times. The doc gave me a clean bill of health. Here's the fun catch. The DOT paperwork had a drug test of the urine variety needed. They include a sticker label. My doctor's office was unable to handle such a request and I was sent to their regular facility... in Evanston. For those not as familiar with Chicago geography that would be now 15 miles, from the first attempt. I now even have a $14 cab ride under the belt trying to get to the test facility by closing time. That I missed by 2 minutes.

Before jumping to the fun next day, I need to reiterate that I took a cab to the facility and had no idea where I was. It took 30 minutes walking through Evanston, to find my train. That added 2 more trains to my list for the day.

When all was said and done I still have yet to offer a sample to document I am not on drugs. That step will have to wait. The next day after two runs from Roger's Park to Evanston and back I was not able get the proper paper work. This was my latest adventure in the world of health care.

By the by, I am off the patches now and well past 9 weeks without a smoke.

Actual Link

Thanks to Beki, this link will actually take you to my fundraising page.

Run, Troy, Run!

Time to run!

Signed up for and 8K on my 8th Week. I am now officially 8 weeks off the cancer bullets. According to CVS' patch system, I am now officially on my own, "good luck!" So far so good though. Caldera and the doll house have had me working my ass off lately. I barely had time to see Adam whn he was in town recently. I am excited to get a vacation this weekend to be sure! This will be one of my first trips to Colorado without some sort of work to be done. Tiff and I take off tonight, so I am wrapping up some work online, then running to the gym, and coming home to pack.

On the subject of running, I am going to attempt my first K sort of run. It is an 8K run to raise money for PAWS. A friend of Tiff and I's started a team for her Havanese, Coco. I am running and would be grateful for any pledges.

Here's my donations page!

It's my first run, but the procedes go to a great cause. Thanks!