Nothing wanted to go right today. Chris and I had a ton to get done today. We started off going to see our accountant and sign everything to file our taxes. The e-system went down so she's not sure when exactly she can get them filed or when we'll get our refund. Next we went over to Wyomissing. I needed to pick up my oxy script and get some Rasuvo samples. I haven't re-met my out-of-pocket max yet on my health insurance policy, and a number of my meds are really expensive. Rasuvo's one of the most effective meds I take, but it's also not cheap. A month's supply clocks in at $200 despite insurance.
When I realized how pricey it was going to be to refill I contacted my rheumie to see if he had any sample pens left. He did, and put a months supply aside for me to pickup. Last week when I went to get my labwork done, the labs from my rheumatologist were still in my maiden name so the lab wouldn't run them. They had to call and get a new lab order, and I followed up when I got home. I had to request medical records for Jefferson and asked them to make sure my name was switched properly in their system. She got my oxy script for me, and it was in my maiden name. There's no way the pharmacy would fill it, especially considering my insurance is in my married name and the laws on narcotics are super strict. I was annoyed, because I took care of this, and here it was still screwed up, but at least we hadn't left before I noticed it. I asked them to fix the script, but it turns out my doctor was out on vacation for the next two weeks. He goes on vacation a lot. There's so many rules for narcotic prescriptions now to discourage abuse and drug-seekers. But it really hurts real patients that have a legit need. You're only really supposed to get narcotics from one doctor. The pharmacy's weird about filling narcotics from more than one doctor, other doctors are weird about writing them. It's a pretty big deal. A pretty big deal that was about to become a pretty big problem for me. While I did nothing wrong, crossed all my t's and dotted all my i's, the doctors office dropped the ball. While I'm not addicted to oxy, I am physically dependent on it by this point (Yes, there is a huge difference. I am physically dependent on my depression medicine as well for example). If I suddenly stop taking it I will get really sick. I'm sick and in pain enough right now from my steroid taper. I started to panic, and get really pissed. After the situation was explained to the on-call they agreed to rewrite the script in my married name, but I'd have to come back Friday for it. Annoying, but it could have been much worse.
