Arghh!! So last weekend I realized I was down to my last 4 Synthroid - so I called Walgreen's for a refil. Oops, I was out of refills so they had to get approval from my doctor. I didn't hear anything AT ALL from either Walgreen's or my doctor.
So today after potluck I stopped at Walgreen's hoping that it was just an oversight that I hadn't gotten a text saying my prescription was ready. Nope. Apparentally when they called my doctor's office, whoever answered told them that my refill request was denied. That the NP who'd prescribed the previous prescription had left (retired) and I needed to see the new person.
Um ... can we say incompetent? Perhaps disorganized? Perhaps some other words that aren't very nice??? I had blood work done in January - because I'd been low on them and rationing, my numbers were really off. So I had to come back and get more done. Which I did, on Ash Wednesday (I remember that because I ended up missing most of the Ash Wednesday Mass at school.) The appt. was only supposed to be for bloodwork, but I was surprised with .. are you ready for it?? .... the new doctor!
So of course they are closed until Monday. I'll be calling them on Monday and raising a fuss, but even if they immediately call in a new prescription for me I will either have to make an extra trip to G ((35 miles one way) or wait til Friday when I'm going to G anyway. I should ask them if they'll take $10 off my bill I just got from them for gas money to make the extra trip! Hah!
I've been out since Thursday (and that was with skipping a dose on Monday) so if I wait til Friday, it would be ten days off of it - which is really not good for keeping the levels stable. 
I thought about asking a co-worker who also takes the same dosage if I could have 4 of hers and then when I get my next scrip replace them, but then I remembered that she takes the generic kind. I won't touch the generic kind with a ten foot pole.
I also thought about asking the clinic if they had any samples at that dosage ... but the likelihood of that is slim to none ...
Seriously though, if the clinic got a call alerting them to the fact that I was trying to get a refill and they denied it -WHY didn't they call me and tell me??? If I had any other place to go here for medical stuff, I would go there in a heartbeat. But they are my only option unless I go 30+ miles away.
It actually is probably good they were closed today - I might have bit somebody's head off.
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In other news ... we had a snowstorm today! About an inch stuck for a few hours - mostly gone already although it is still lightly snowing. Thursday we had a high of 68, and Monday the high is supposed to be in the high 60's/low 70's. Crazy weather.
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My stand fan quit working and our swamp coolers are still covered to prevent them freezing. So Friday when I went grocery shopping I bought a new stand fan. I also bought another $60 worth of groceries. I'm not sure why I bought so much at one time - mostly it was canned soups, veggie baked beans, canned sweet peas (had them at the school cafe last week and got a real hankering for more ...), etc.
No more grocery shopping for me this month, that's for sure!!
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I had 4 new tires put on my car Friday. It came out to $269.xx. Gulp. I can definitely tell a difference in the smoothness of the ride and even the noise level (much quieter.) I was going to only get 3 new tires since one of them was only maybe 2 years old, but my dad talked me into getting them all replaced (and sweetened the pot by insisting on paying for the 4th one even though I told him it wasn't necessary.) I suppose when it finally comes time to let go of my car it will be good to have newer tires on it.
Annoyed with the Medical Clinic!
April 14th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
April 15th, 2012 at 12:53 am 1334451222
I think our storms are heading east. We've had some crazy huge midwest type storms (heavy rain, thunder, tornadoes) and then it just went away and it is supposed to be like 80 degrees next week. It just reminded me of mid-west weather. Not the kind of stuff we get much around here. Anyway, it has headed your way. Have Fun! But I will say it is *gorgeous* now that the storms have passed.
April 15th, 2012 at 02:28 am 1334456936
Your storms have justs arrived here, thank you very much!!!!
April 15th, 2012 at 03:36 am 1334460966
I would ask the new doctor for enough samples to last until you can go pick them up! That's crazy! Of course the office should have called you! I'd make a stink, too!
April 15th, 2012 at 01:34 pm 1334496842
I forget where you live, but SNOW???? Yikes. We're on a warming trend and tomorrow i do believe 84 is forecast in CT.
April 15th, 2012 at 04:27 pm 1334507275
Jerry
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