My Back
I’ve been contemplating for about a week now to go to the spa. Not to get my nails done or get a facial or anything like that. But to get a massage. A full back/body massage from an RMT (registered massage therapist).
Actually, I don’t even think RMTs work at spas. Anyway, the post is, I want to get a massage. Hell an appointment with a chiropractor will do.
Why?
Because at the ripe old age of 20 my back is deteriorating. Sort of. Sitting in a very uncomfortable chair for 10+ hours a day isn’t really good for my back or neck.
It’d be great if I had medical because then work/whatever would cover a good 40% of a trip to the RMT or Chiropractor! Thank you Canada and work medical coverage.
But I don’t. I need to work at this place for a year before I get medical. And I don’t think I’ll be here for too long. Contracts only last so long. And it’s pretty rare in the VFX industry to find a place that will cover your medical stuff. Which is super lame.
So in which case I may just look into what other options the province has so that I don’t have to pay a grotesque amount of money to get my teeth cleaned. Right now I’ve got basic medical which is $55 a month. Every BC resident pays this and it covers all hospital costs and what not. So if I blow my knee out again, and need to get it chopped off, and reattached with a super snazzy cyborg leg that even has little missiles attached to the ankles, it wouldn’t cost me a dime. (Though I bet reloading the missiles would add up fast)
Annnnnyway.
So I’ve been deciding between Chiropacticness or Massage-ness… Chiro will cost $50ish per treatment. Massages can cost anywhere from $60-$90 for a one hour pounding of the muslces in your back. And at this rate I’ll need both.
And a hair apt. I always take my sweet fucking time when it comes to booking hair apts. I’m kind of lazy.
But I need to book a massage for myself and Jess. And apparently a hair apt for myself and Jess.
The good news is, $400 came out of my chequeing account today and into my Tax Free Savings Account! I’m on my way to saving for France in May 2010. 
Okay, I’m done.
<3sc
I feel your pain. I had my doctor (a holistic doc) giving me massages every two weeks for three months because it just hurt so bad. I guess they weren’t really “massages” but it helped. Since they stopped I’ve been dying to get back to the spa to get a heated one. Ughh.
Lorelei
July 1, 2009 at 7:03 pm