“She said she has had enough. She opened her window and yelled out “I’m sick and tired and I will not take any more of the crap you people, who think you are God, want to throw at me!” and then she sat down and calmly cried. Well folks I think she has finally lost it. That is the Minion Breaking News for the day! Have a good day!”
I am about at my wits end. So, what has pushed me over the edge? Pain of course. What else could do me in so fast? Since my last posting I’ve had all the usual stuff {fibro, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, gout, kidney stones,internal shingles and still on O2} and been to the doctor, ER, tests and more tests. I’ve jumped through every hoop I’ve been told to jump through and without a single complaint out of me. I’m dealing with all the extra medical bills that come with it and the super high power bills so far this summer {$400 to $500! normal $120 to $160} even though my SSD check is the same amount year around. The extra bill money must come from cutting back on some meds and food. Bet you are thinking I’ve lost my train of thought and rambling. Yeah, admit it. You know it’s true and most of the time you would be right, but not today! There is a point to my rambling. It helps to set the stage for my mind blowing, pissed off, anger and frustration. Trying to get my pain meds filled is like getting Congress to pass an act of legislation. Some Pharmacists now think they are God and have become power drunk! It’s bad enough that the new DEA regulations make it extremely hard for people with chronic pain to get relief, but now CVS pharmacists tell me that even though the DEA says there is a 2 day window in which you can fill a prescription {before your last one runs out} that they can refuse to fill the new one until the day that you run out of the old one! Excuse me but WTF? I asked “…and just how do you go about making that judgment call? Do you know the person? Do you know what is wrong with the person? Do you know anything about that person’s life or home situation?” NO! I was told they just look back to see if the med has been filled within that 2 day window anytime in the last few months or maybe if they think you might be abusing the meds {please let me note here that I have not asked for or been given an increase/change in my pain meds in several years, I use only one doctor to write my prescriptions and have used this one pharmacy for ten years but they are all new pharmacists}. So they know better than the doctor, the person and the DEA. Like I said power drunk.
So, CVS pharmacists have been making my life hell. You see, I’ve tried getting my pain meds at other pharmacies but they cost twice as much and I really can not afford to pay that right now or for the next few months. Some months do have 31 days and a 30 day supply then runs out 1 day early {they do not account for that either I have asked}. I am home bound and the only place I go is to the doctor or the hospital. I have one son and his fiancé to drop off and pick up my meds which happens twice a month as I have two types and they run out at different times. They both work and go to college full time, so it is hard to find time for them to go when the pharmacy is open. Oh the pharmacy will not let them drop off the prescription on one day and pick it up the next they say it must be done all in the same day since it is a controlled substance. I try to wait until the day the med runs out but have then found that sometimes the store is out of stock and I can’t afford to pay more at some other place. So I have to go without or use more of the other pain med, but then that one runs out early and the pharmacy doesn’t care. Every time there is a problem it means extra trips for my son and that costs him time and gas money that he doesn’t have. So, I catch hell both ways. This leaves me feeling depressed, frustrated and crying in more pain.
I am so very tired of feeling like I am some type of low life criminal. The drug addicts and dealers abusing prescription meds are not the ones being hurt or stopped…… it’s us, the people, the human beings with chronic pain that are being hurt…… the very ones who should be helped.
I am thinking of writing to CVS both local and corporate with a link to this post. Maybe public views and opinions might help. Maybe it will just be a waste of my time but at least it will be my choice!
Well, I feel a little better now that I’ve blown off some steam. I guess I’ll ask my little minion to take me by the hand and walk with me for a spell, tell me a few of his jokes and odd humor that I like so much….. and hope you can do the same until our paths cross again……… Lila
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