Apparently, you’re not supposed to try to book your own airfare unless you’re a trained flight agent. The reason I missed both of my connecting flights today? Not because of TSA, ATC or United Airlines. It was because I flew through San Francisco without allowing a “minimum of three hours overlay.” The intelligent being behind the ticket counter kept saying, “you’re the one who booked the flight.” I guess they ought to shut down united.com, so us nonsensical mortals won’t make the mistake of buying flights there.Apparently, you’re not supposed to try to book your own airfare unless you’re a trained flight agent. The reason I missed both of my connecting flights today? Not because of TSA, ATC or United Airlines. It was because I flew through San Francisco without allowing a “minimum of three hours overlay.” The intelligent being behind the ticket counter kept saying, “you’re the one who booked the flight.” I guess they ought to shut down united.com, so us nonsensical mortals won’t make the mistake of buying flights there.

All this is despite the fact that not only was the trip I chose the first listed for my departure and destination, but there were no warnings telling me that I had a dangerously close connection.” Shame on me.

So, instead of arriving right in Puebla airport the night before treatment begins, I now arrive at Mexico City at 5:45 am (3:45 am Pacific Time), only to be rushed off in a three hour car ride to make it in time for my 9 am day of tests and consultations.

While that might be only just inconvenient for the average Joe, I’m on lots of pain medications which make it easy to fall asleep and difficult to awaken without at least 8 hours of sleep. Well, at least the trip hasn’t been postponed until tomorrow as was suggested by Superagent.

Oh, and take that stupid face mask off while you’re talking to Superagent; she comes first! Who cares if the guy ten feet away is hacking up a lung and coughing into his hands.

Thank god after arrival at SFO, it only took another 2.5 hours to get things straightened out. (Thanks, Mom, from rescuing me as I almost completely lost my sh@&.)

UPDATE: We're here in Puebla. 21 hours of traveling and a single hour of sleep, and the perseverance paid off. Doing blood tests, X-rays, consultations with neurologists, cardiologists, etc. let the treatment begin!

The way Clínica Ruiz does this procedure is by dividing the 12 of us here into three groups. It’s a little like camp. Each group does each procedure together.