So as you know, I put my offer in on that house yesterday. 

Today I spoke with my realtor and found out that there are going to be 2 other offers submitted this week.

Seriously?

My head is awhirl with conflicting thoughts and emotions.  On the one hand, I fully expected to have a little competition.  After all, the house is perfect, in a prime location, and has a jaw-droppingly low price given the features and condition and neighborhood.  That's why I'd been so anxious since I saw it on Sunday (and, let's be honest, I was anxious before I saw it in person.  The moment it came on the market last Monday, I pounced on it.  It was just a feeling that I had about the place).  So yes, I was bracing myself for a touch of competition.  But TWO?  And they came out of NOWHERE.  Feh.

( Lots of babble. It's not like I've been examining various angles of this situation all day or anything. . . )

I'm not getting into a bidding war because I can't afford to for reasons explained above.  But I am bracing myself for a skirmish at the very least.  I'm not about to just throw my hands up and panic.  I want this house.  Don't make me throw a tantrum about how I saw it first.  

I'm trying to be pragmatic about it, too.  It is what it is, and my offer is in, my offer is solid, and I'm not changing my offer one bit.  It's got to be a much better offer than the bank was expecting.  And again, I'm really fucking qualified, I'm preapproved, and my earnest money is double the normal amount.  BUT, if the worst comes to pass and I lose this bid, then I have to look at it this way: it will just give me more time to save more money and look for a house that offers seller's assist.  Now, what are the odds of finding another perfect house with a garage and central air and built in bookcases, etc, in a wonderful neighborhood within my price range?  Not very high.  But if I found one, I may be able to find another.  But then again, I'll probably feel pressured since a preapproval is only good for 30 days, and every time I get approved, my credit score takes a hit.  But again again, March and April are when the most houses come on the market, so my selection might improve dramatically over what I've been looking at the last 2 months.  But then yet again again again, who's really going to put their houses up in this kind of market?  Grrr.   I have to be mature about this.  

::whine::  But I want THIS one!  I SAW IT FIRST!  >: P

Yeah, time to break out the voudou dolls and chicken blood. 

Happy thoughts, folks.  Happy thoughts.  These other two bidders ain't got nothing on me. 

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I'm so pissed off that I'm actually taking a coffee break so I can vent on LJ while I'm at work.

I'm incredibly frustrated right now. When I called on Monday to set up my appointment, I specifically told the receptionist that I needed to see an orthopedist about an old compression fracture in the L3 vertebra that was causing me a lot of pain. I arrive this morning and was shocked (and confused) to discover that instead of sending me to the orthopedic center, they set me up with a chiropractor.

I was there for over 2 hours. Of course, the fracture area is far too tender and inflammed and sore for the chiropractor to do anything, by his own admission. So he wants me to see a physical doctor (?! As opposed to what? Do they have witch doctors at Coordinated Health? Though after today, I'm more willing to trust folk remedy to the frigging American medical establishment. Just tell me how often I have to drink the powdered snake blood and I'll comply. . .) to be put on medication and possibly do some "injections," whatever that means, and then I have to see the chiro 2x a week indefinately. He said my condition is going to require a "team effort" to reduce my pain and get me back to a fully mobile and functional state.

I didn't throw my back out. I don't have a slipped disc. I'm dealing with pain from an old compression fracture, which means I need an orthopedist, not a chiropractor. The chiro even admitted there's nothing he can do and yet he scheduled me for another session this week and 2 next week. WTF?! I'm just so furious right now and so frustrated. When I called Coordinated Health on Monday, I told them it was an old compression fracture and I wanted to see an orthopedist. WTH did they schedule me for a chiropractor who ADMITS there's nothing he can do for me, that he can't even try until the pain is brought down to a managable level?

The "physical" doctor is probably an orthopedist, and the "injections" are probably steroid injections, which are good for this kind of pain. Since that's a known effective treatment for the kind of pain I have, I should just be seeing that doc, getting the injections, and being done with it. What's the point of 2x a week with a chiropractor who can't do anything for me?!

RAGERAGERAGERAGERAGE

This is why I've been so reluctant to call a new doc and re-open this can of worms.  Seriously, I can't freaking take this kind of time off of work 2x a week indefinitely.  I ESPECIALLY can't take that kind of time off of work just to WASTE it with a chiropractor who ADMITS he can't do anything for my back.