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I've Got The Donald Trumped!

humor, vitamins, doctors visits AARP

While driving to pick up a prescription this morning, it occured to me that I do this quite a bit.

It used to be that when I went out it was for fun, a party, shopping lunch with the gals. I don't know another person besides myself on a first name basis with the pharmacist, but a few times a month Dave will say to me, "How's it going Beth?You're looking better, that pill now comes in generic."

And to boot, he hands me a token for the coffee machine. After 13 paid prescriptions I am elegible for 20% off of a grocery order. It doesn't get much better than this!

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Hey AARP, take some lessons here, I don't need your hotel discount, I need a prescription discount!

Dave asked me last week when I would be able to start working out again, I replied with "I am going to add handles to my medical files because they are heavy enough to be used as hand weights!"

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Those of you that follow me know that I had surgery (again) three weeks ago. Prior to the surgery, I had an extensive blood work up.

This is where it gets tricky.

I was told I'm low in vitamin D and I need to take fish oil. I asked my doctor if I just take a vitam D, she said no, you need D-3. I asked if I just take fish oil vitamins, she said no, you need Omega 3.

What's with all of the 3's here? Can I eat fish? No Beth, too much mercury! Can I just take a multi vitamin with everything already in it? Well of course Beth, One A Day, makes one for "Mature Women."

YAY. Finally someone thinks I'm mature! My kids tell me daily that I act like I'm 12. 

Hey Dave, got any Mature Women vitamins back there?

Everyday it seems there is something else going on with me, I feel like they are going to soon add "syndrome" after my name!

The Beth Syndrome.

Look out The Donald, I've got you Trumped on this one!

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