I think I have mentioned before that I get sick tummy and anxious when it is time to get my prescription refilled. It involves lab tests and a visit to the doctor. And then for whatever reason, like I have said before as well, doctors are like mechanics. It is like they don't earn their right to be in that profession unless they find some surprise ailment to treat. I hate it!!!
I thought I had another one month refill. One of a short three months prescription. (shovel list). I have been on the same pills, same dosage same everything for twenty years. Give me an effing year prescription with no refills. In this day and age it is simply ridiculous to try to see a phantom doctor every three months. And I was wrong. No refills left.
I went to the pharmacist and begged him for an emergency week of extra pills. He very kindly delivered it to me the next day. He is the nicest person on the planet. So far.
So yesterday was the day to get to the clinic and get the doc to send in a refill prescription, hopefully a longer one. The doc I have been seeing for the last two years is gone now. Did her time in Butt F**k BC and headed off to Vancouver to work, of course. Got her debt half paid for the two year penance. So clinic line up it is.
Our hours are 9 to 11am or 5 to 7 pm. I went at four to make sure I got into the accepted line up. The line of chairs in the hall was full with one chair at the very end still empty. I asked the peeps sitting there what time did they all get there to make sure they got seen. Three o'clock. THREE!!!! Dang it!!!! But I sat down hopefully. At ten after five the MO came out and told everybody the doctor got called away and there would be no clinic today. Are you kidding? Sigh.
I talked with her before I left. She said when you are down to the last month of pills you have to start coming to the clinic, two hours before clinic time and try to see the dr. And many many days the clinic is closed. She said the clinic was closing now til the end of the month and start trying in Feb. Don't go to the hospital...unless it is life or death, they will kick you to the curb. There was a woman there who had an extreme sinus infection and was so sick she could barely sit up. She went to the hospital and they booted her. Told her to go to the clinic.
I asked the MO about prescription renewals. She said to talk to the pharmacist and see if he will give me a month of pills. And starting in Feb. start coming into the clinic and trying again. But be sure to phone first to find out if they are open. I think when I go see the pharmacist I am going to open with asking for his educated opinion on what would happen if I just stopped taking all those pills? Then after he tells me I would be dead in two weeks he will be in more of a mind to give me a month's worth.
On a happier crazy note...I got on the scale yesterday expecting to have gained some weight. I wasn't overly careful through the season and trip so guess my immense surprise to find I have lost twenty pounds. How I don't know.
Possibly I am dying and haven't had it discovered and confirmed yet. I do get tired easily and I have a spot in the middle of my right back, lung level, that hurts. You never know. But losing that weight should help my blood pressure.
I really would like to know what my blood pressure is but...well I need to see the doctor. I think our medical system right now is purposely made this way by the powers that be to kill a bunch of us off. Then it would be cheaper to run the massive business of health care.
Monte, bless him, texted me a rather hurtful (to me but he was puzzled by my reaction) text yesterday. By the time I had finished reacting, all by text, I think he was finally getting it and he felt bad, which actually wasn't my intention. I just wanted him to be aware.
Anyway when he came home a little later he had two bunches of star gazers...absolutely beautiful! They are one of my most fave flowers. I love getting flowers and that just made everything better. I will put a pic of them at the bottom.
Well I am actually hungry. Scrambled eggs time. Have a great week or few days til next time. TFL and TTYL
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