JenP, I ran into something similar with my Cymbalta prescription(s) until I asked my doctor if we couldn't get the prescription dose with multiples of the smaller pill and stick to one size for a lower total cost. Who could have guessed that psychiatrists aren't intuitive with math and accounting?

If you turn out to need the medication after all, it looks like that approach would have saved you $25/month with UHC, and might at least simplify things with your new insurer.

a couple of panels where Seanan McGuire tried to overload the autocaption by chanting "butts, butts, butts".

“butt” why? What’s in it for overloading the auto caption?

Who could have guessed that psychiatrists aren't intuitive with math and accounting?

Ha, right? That's a great idea, Matt, thanks. If I do continue it, I will definitely ask her to prescribe it that way to see whether it'll fly. In fact, I'll just ask her to do that first thing out of the gate with Cigna which starts next month.

Poor Tim, I hope the yogurt and percocet is soothing.

He had me stop for ice cream (rainbow sherbet and peach) on the way back from physical therapy this morning.

Which: OUCH. The physical therapist added new exercises today and my leg currently hates her, me, and the whole world. I am eagerly looking forward to my next dose of ibuprofen at 3.