Now that my Prolifrax (my name for the fractures related to Prolia and its mismanagement by the University of Chicago) have rendered me largely disabled, I see that they are actually saving me some money!
For starters, driving was so dangerously painful because of the Prolifrax that I got rid of my car. This saves me a great deal of money on lease payments for the car, licenses, upkeep, fuel, maintenance, the indoor garage required in my dense high-rise neighborhood, and especially insurance (which even with a great driving record was astronomical at my age).
This saves me LOTS of money that I could spend on fabulous vacations!
(The cab rides for doctor visits do not come close to the expenses of owning a car in the city!)
But OH, I FORGOT -- Prolifrax (fractures associated with the mismanagement of this drug) renders getting to airports, getting on and off planes, sitting upright or standing and walking for long periods of time, handling luggage and all the rest of it -- much too painful. So that's off the table too.
But how about using the money I save by not having a car on great season tickets to cultural events and expensive memberships in museums and galleries?
Yes the money is certainly there now since I no longer have a car, but again, the pain from the Prolifrax pretty well strips the enjoyment from these activities.
Right now everyone else is getting a taste of this medicine because of COVID-19. Hopefully that epidemic will be over in due course. But I'll likely be dealing with my Prolifrax for the rest of my life.
But think of the money I'll save!
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