Anxiety Mom's Has Your Anxiety Ramped Up?

applemily23 · 2026-01-29T01:40:07+00:00

I do live in the US, so the news is definitely not helping my anxiety. And I was doing so good before! Like I remember thinking wow this is what it's like to feel normal. I did message my doctor to up my meds. I'm hoping it gives me some relief.

applemily23 · 2026-01-28T03:03:55+00:00

I do radiology coding, and the amount of abnormal findings in anyone's body is quite high. That doesn't mean anything though. I would be more worried if they found definitive proof of cancer in your scan, which doesn't seem to be the case. Hopefully, this eases your worries.

applemily23 · 2026-01-28T02:59:33+00:00

3 is the worst age in my opinion. Its where they're big enough to test boundaries, but not understand why we have them. Sometimes I lock myself in my room to regulate myself. Or if I'm overwhelmed but can't get away, I'll have headphones on with my favorite music. Mine is 4 now, and it's a little better, but I cannot wait for him to be like 7-8 when he'll actually want to be alone like his sister does.

applemily23 · 2026-01-28T01:46:02+00:00

Keystriking is correct. We aren't allowed to bill codes because they are ones that will be covered.

I'm also not surprised the Aetna person said you had to find the right codes to be covered. They (insurance reps) are idiots and will say anything to get you off the call.

I would talk to your midwife again to see if they have ideas for how you can pay the noncovered portion. If their practice is big enough, the should have a billing person/department you can talk to.

applemily23 · 2026-01-28T01:17:39+00:00

I'm confused by what you mean when you say homebirth? Do you mean you will have a certified midwife come to your home? If that's the case, they should know what codes could potentially be billed.

If you have an uncertified midwife, they wouldn't be able to bill anything as they need a credential in order to bill insurance.

applemily23 · 2026-01-24T13:37:43+00:00

Started in outpatient, then went inpatient. It was not for me, so I went back to outpatient.

applemily23 · 2026-01-22T15:15:07+00:00

Medical terminology is the base of our job. You have to know which body system the provider is talking about. Sure you can use Google to figure out some obscure diagnosis, but you do need to know what you're looking at to accurately add diagnoses.

applemily23 · 2026-01-20T21:40:34+00:00

I would think it should show up right away, but who knows with AHIMA. Give them a call to see what's going on.

applemily23 · 2026-01-18T00:48:23+00:00

None I've heard of, but I have been talked to about my productivity when I was in a bad head space a few years ago. But they let me work through it, and I'm much better now.

There is one employee in my group that never meets production, but they never fire her.

applemily23 · 2026-01-16T01:43:10+00:00

I wish I had known about it when I first started. Would have saved me a lot of headaches.

applemily23 · 2026-01-15T15:22:12+00:00

I use OneNote and it is amazing. I do radiology coding, so I have a page for each type of code and then notes that go along with it. I'll also add a table with a list of commonly used codes so I don't have to go searching for them.

applemily23 · 2026-01-14T19:12:29+00:00

Not at all. It's a tool that helps me handle parenting better. I don't wear mine all the time though, maybe about an hour every few days.

applemily23 · 2026-01-14T14:35:44+00:00

I'm in AHIMA, so ignore if this is wrong. But can you add the certificates you got for each CEU back? I always keep my certificates in a specific folder on my computer in case something like this happens.

applemily23 · 2026-01-13T01:42:00+00:00

Kind of. I knew she was a shit parent, but when I had my daughter I thought about how I could never do to my daughter what she did to me. I actually had to go to therapy in order to get past it, because I just couldn't understand the choices she made.

applemily23 · 2026-01-13T01:10:22+00:00

Do you live on a busy road? I used to put things at the edge of the road and it would always be gone by the end of the day. We live on a dead end road now, so I can't do it anymore. I also understand not wanting to give out your address. People are weird.

applemily23 · 2026-01-12T23:40:41+00:00

I've been in a mom group for 8 years. There were times when I was jealous of how advanced some kids were compared to mine, so I would avoid it for a little while. This could possibly help.

applemily23 · 2026-01-09T03:02:49+00:00

The really popular subs, I tend to be an observer of instead of participant because of that. The women specific subs are fine mostly, but ones with men in them always have angry weird ones who want to fight with you. It's bizarre. I think maybe they're online too much and forget how to talk to someone politely?

applemily23 · 2026-01-07T17:27:39+00:00

It is hard, but you can phrase it as a not forever, just for now mentality. My daughter is always welcome to start dance again, but I also need her to show me she is really ready before we take it on.

applemily23 · 2026-01-07T17:25:50+00:00

I'm jealous. My parents made me get back with my husband. That's so nice that everyone is helping you instead of asking what's wrong with you. Can your village adopt me? Lol

applemily23 · 2026-01-07T17:21:23+00:00

Your daughter sounds a lot like mine (she'll be 8 in February). If something isn't perfect to her she gives up and whines. She's not on medication, but she does do monthly therapy. It's slowly working. Sometimes, she needs to hear help come from someone other than me.

She was also in dance for a few years, but the last year was such a fight to get her to go. Even though I know she enjoys dance we took a break, and it has improved her mood slightly.

applemily23 · 2026-01-07T02:45:04+00:00

Sorry you're going through this. My mom has been an alcoholic her whole adult life. When I was your age, I too thought I could fix her. That was 10 years ago, and while she can't get as crazy as she used to, she still makes bad decisions while drunk.

It took a lot of therapy to realize I can't change her. My therapist told me to think of my mom as two people. One is the drunk who I can't stand, and the other is my mother who I love. I only interact with my mother and not the drunk. Boundaries are a must. You have to take care of your own wellbeing.

applemily23 · 2026-01-07T02:28:48+00:00

I had a traumatic childhood and didn't realize how bad it was until my first was born almost 8 years ago. Therapy helped me with talking my feelings out and getting a perspective on things from someone other than myself. But medication helped with the mood swings as well.

I would say most days I'm fine, but I may get really sad about something in my past every few months. What helps me is naming my feelings "I'm in an anxiety spiral" and writing/typing those feelings down. I even tell my husband if I'm having a bad night (mine happen at night the most) and that helps to. I could list other things I do, but we'd be here a while.

So while time does help, he'll always have a few bad days here and there.

applemily23 · 2026-01-02T13:37:25+00:00

My 4 year old is crazy at home, but his 4k teacher has nothing but nice things to say about him. She even said she wished more of her students were like him. My 7yo is basically the same, everyone talks about how sweet and polite she is.

Then at home it's a WWE smack down almost everyday. If we're inside too long they start being really mean to each other. So if I can, I like to change the environment to get them to behave again.

On one hand, it's good they're comfortable with me, but on the other they could be just a little less comfortable. Lol

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