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To say I hate them would be a comical understatement. There is no word to express my feelings. My experience is admittedly limited to the lowest rung I'm sure, because I am poor. That means you get a doctor that doesn't even remember you at visits, yet wants you to trust them to keep your best health interests in mind. It means that any problem you have is met with the suspicion that you are just after prescriptions to abuse or sell.

My opinion has been reinforced by an incredibly traumatizing stay in the hospital (with pnemonia) a few years ago. My chief health concern is high blood pressure. I have a prescription for it, and it helps, until I am in the doctors office. Then it skyrockets to higher levels than I have ever experienced even without medication.

I have been trying since right after my birthday (December 12th) to get a refill for my blood pressure meds. My pharmacy and my doctor dropped the ball at every conceivable step and have ping ponged my back and forth for... well they still are, actually. To give some context for how far in advance I requested a refill, I will not run out until tonight. Last week I called both of them every day, multiple times. Every time I called, I got a new explanation. The thing that is killing me and has got me seriously shaking mad is that they told me they sent the ok to my pharmacy wednesday. They didn't. I called thursday, and was told that they couldn't possibly ok it, as my particular doctor (who never even remembers me) wasn't in, and that despite what they said yesterday, she wasn't in then either. She wouldn't be back in until next Monday (today). I called this morning and learned the pharmacy still hadn't heard anything, and called the doctor. "Oh, she won't be back in till the 29th".

That's when I flipped my shit and related all the conflicting things I have been told for 2 weeks now, saying this was some ridiculous bullshit. Now they are going to try to get another doctor to ok the refill, and call me back by this afternoon one way or another. YEAH FUCKING RIGHT. So now I'm wondering what's worse for bad hypertension, no medication or doing this every fucking day until my doctor's appointment (I'm having to wait weeks for that, too). I'm voting no meds at the moment, because I can't take much more of this rage.

*Sorry for those people who watch me for cute pokemon and get this. I don't have anyone I can talk to about it and I need to vent before I explode.
  • Mood: Rage
  • Watching: Star Trek
  • Eating: Homemade chicken noodle soup, YUM!
  • Drinking: Dr. Pepper
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~crochetamommy Dec 27, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
i understand completely! doctors are more stressful than life sometimes, everytime i go in for a app. my blood pressure goes through the roof. and the pharmacys arent much better. they got a cushy job, and can take their time and dont give two cents on rushing to get things done. IMO not all doctors and pharmacies are like this, but lets just say, the ones i use are. you can rant anytime to me!! just send a note!!
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:iconlass-samantha:
Hehe, thanks! It's just so frustrating :( You expect doctors to give a shit and have their crap together better than most (at least in their jobs) since what they do is so important. It's both alarming and enraging. I'm officially giving up and just going to go without the meds for a week and will do my best not to get myself thrown out of the doctor's office when I go in for my appointment (I promise nothing). I'm thinking of just finding a new doctor and telling this one to fuck right off. Also, right after writing that journal entry I dumped a full glass of Dr. Pepper onto my keyboard and yarn. Ugh.
On a more positive note, I'm close to completing a pair of slippers for myself actually! I'm about done with a sweet crochet hook case I'm making out of duck and geese fabric too :) So not QUITE everything is making me homicidal. Thanks for listening and feel free to rant right back!
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~crochetamommy Dec 27, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
change doctors, you have more paperwork to fill out, but if you find an office that is nice and actually take care of your needs, its worth it.

i dont set drinks near computer anymore, hubby banned it, i am a clutz and spill everything!!

i have to make me a new pair!! a pair i can wear outside on the porch and a pair for when my xmas ones are in the washer.!!. cant wait to see your slippers, also cant wait to see your hook case, i need a new one myself, the one i have cant hold all my hooks and some of the holders are ripped. i keep all my knitting needles in a huge tinkerbell tin the hubby bought me years ago that had an art set in it. i try not to rant too much, but if i need an ear to listen and an eye to see, i'll come to ya!!
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:iconlass-samantha:
The only time I EVER spill anything is when I am having an already horrible day. I seriously spilled 3 glasses of tea in one day a while back. I believe that was the same day I stained the white shirt I had just made too :( Bah! I don't mean to rant or whine. I need to go play some rune factory or something. Are you a Harvest Moon fan by any chance? :D
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~crochetamommy Dec 27, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Harvest Moon fan? explain.. please.. awesome job on your slippers.
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:iconlass-samantha:
Oh man, harvest moon is a series of videogames. It is technically a farming simulation, but more importantly, it is insanely cute and addictive.

You get to romance guys and ladies, depending on the game and your gender and eventually have some kids too. You can fish, cook, mine, explore, and even forge weapons and armor in some of the games.

My favorite game in the series (and there are a LOT) is the new DS one, rune factory 3. The ones titled rune factory are also RPGs where you battle in dungeons and there are monsters you can tame and fight with. They are probably my favorites, though I lost interest in the second one without finishing it.

I highly recommend giving some harvest moon title a try. There is at least one harvest moon game for every nintendo system back to the super nintendo and even one for the original playstation. My favorites are the first one I played on the gamecube, A Wonderful Life, the one on the gameboy advance, Friends of Mineral Town, and the first and third Rune Factory games.

All right. I think I'm done advertising now.

No wait, also play plants vs. zombies if you never have. It is fun and hilarious :D
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~crochetamommy Dec 28, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
truefully, im not a huge game person... ive only played and completed about 3-5 games in my life. i hit it hard in the beginning, but i have so many interest, they just dont get played for long... if i see any, i will check them out!! :) everyone around me is a game person... :poke:
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:iconlass-samantha:
I understand that. I play mostly very low commitment things. But I have a special fondness for cute farm animals and giant vegetables :D
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