North Port, here I come.
In about an hour, I am heading all the way down to the city of North Port because one single pharmacy in this state has my medication in stock.
The generic version of the pain medication that is no longer being made because of the Purdue lawsuit I blogged about yesterday.
So at some point later today, my pain will be somewhat under control, I won't have to stay curled up in a ball like sitting in an egg chair anymore.
It really is amazing what removing just one medication from my usual medication regiment does to me.
The other 2 medicines just are not controlling the pain the way that all 3 of them combined do, it's really astounding me.
And it looks like rain, so that may be an indicator of why I am in so much pain without it, the rain bothers me anyway, but without that 3rd med, it's unreal how swollen my ankles and knees are, they look like I have balloons buried under the skin.
Two of my friends are giving me a ride to North Port.
I can't believe that they are the only pharmacy that has them, it's crazy.
I have called over 60 pharmacies since Tuesday, and finally found one this morning that has them.
Comments
I'm glad you were able to find someplace that still has the meds in stock. Hopefully they'll be able to keep you supplied until you can possibly get assistance elsewhere.
Posted by: Christine | October 16, 2009 4:36 PM
I wonder if this really has more to do with the crack down on Oxy in general because it's so abused. My doctor told me something about insurance not paying because of the Feds. It totally pisses me off. How have you gone without? You must feel like total crap-especially after what the highschool put you through.
They've always kept my scripts separate but the last few times I've gone to pick them up, the clerk has to show the pharmacist who literally looks me up and down. I am so tired of being treated like a criminal. I swear I am going to start carrying around xerox copies of my X-rays to shove in their face. I figure that would be better than lifting my shirt and showing them my scars which have been tempted to do more than once. Sorry for the rant...
Posted by: Ann | October 16, 2009 11:32 PM
I always wondered how genuine requests for drugs were handled, given the various attempts by people that have to be defended against these days...
Posted by: Jonathan | October 21, 2009 4:54 PM