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To reiterate: of course I don't have a problem with seeing a doctor to get a prescription. :confused1: It's just that when the doctor decides that I need to come in at a shorter interval than I have for the past few years to get a refill, but I never get the message and so run out completely, and can't get any to last until the next appointment because I already got a "grace refill," again, with no notice that this was the case, I get annoyed. More than annoyed. I'm rather pissed off. And feeling sick because I've already missed several days of medication and have a few more days to go.
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Disclaimer - I am on long-term meds and see the doctor twice a year.
I check the prescription bottle when I pick up my prescription. If it says "zero refills remaining", I call in to the doctors office and set up an appointment if I don't have one already. I tell the office when I call in that this appointment is because my Rx is out of refills. Sometimes, I will get a call back later from the nurse telling me that I don't need to come in and they will refill the Rx, but usually I need blood work or something.
I used to do the "wait, call, wait, call, refax, wait, call" routine too, but it got stupid. I find I waste less of my time and money by just going in for an appointment even if I have to pay out of pocket.
This is a good idea. That way I don't have the "Surprise! I want to see you at sooner intervals but didn't tell you and now you're out! Ha ha!" problem.
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Our physicians tells us exactly how many refills are authorized & the pharmacy where we fill our rx keeps track.
When we are picking up our last refill, the pharmacist will tell us that was the last & that we need to see the dr for more. Usually they're dispensing 1-3 months of meds at a time so if that's the last, you have 1-3 months to make your appointment to see the doctor and get a new rx.
The # of refills available is also printed on the packaging label so you can see if there are any left.
in the past my script was written for twelve months. This time it was for two months at a time, with the pharmacy faxing an authorization each time. If I call the doctor's office for a refill, they tell me to call the pharmacy to fax an authorization request. It might be more efficient for the office, but it means that I don't get notice if the doctor decides he wants me to come in sooner than usual. It's been about nine months since my last visit.
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Yes, it is very common for doctors to require that you see them regularly if you expect them to prescribe for you, even if it is a long term prescription. How else are they supposed to determine if the prescription is working as it is intended to work? Ask your doctor at your next appointment how often you need to come in. If you aren't happy with the answer then ask if there are alternatives to that frequency of appointment. Most doctors will work with you within certain parameters. No doctor would be able to get insurance if they continuously provided prescriptions without evaluating the patient for whom they are prescribing.
I'm not upset about having to go to the doctor. I am upset that they did not TELL me that I needed to come in, leaving me in the lurch with no remaining medication between my script running out and when I could get in.
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This seems like such a silly reason to change providers, but I have constant problems having prescriptions refilled. The most recent time I needed a refill, they said that my doctor wouldn't authorize my prescription. I called my doctor's office, and the office informed me that I needed to have an office visit to have any more refills, and that my last authorization was a "grace" refill. That would have been nice to know. I received no call from the drs office, no message on the patient system ("Better Connected" is the slogan of the network--what a bunch of bunk!) and no indication from the pharmacy that I needed to call for an appointment before another prescription would be authorized. So now I'm out of my prescription until after my office visit on Thursday. And I am steamed.
Is this the way it always happens, or are you notified if you need an office visit to have a refill authorized?
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We like Letters from Father Christmas by Tolkien. The letters and illustrations are charming, and the bits about the polar bear keep the interest of my littles. :)
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The pizza stones are absolute junk IMO.
Cracked 3 of them (with no good reason) and trying to deal with customer service for PC is a nightmare if you're dealing with a gift (sans receipt).
Big Green Egg and Sassafras pizza stones had endured far greater stress than the junky PC and have lasted for decades at my house.
I'd give the lowest possible rating to both the stone and the customer service. Junk!
Bill
My PC pizza stone cracked too. I haven't replaced it yet, but I will check out the brands you mentioned.
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I would keep the cheese, yogurt, sour cream, and cottage cheese. I would toss the mayo, eggs, bacon, and almond milk. No logic to it, just gut feelings. :) I might keep the eggs too. I don't know.
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I bought a Costco membership recently after reading here how awesome it is.
I went once. It was a nightmare - the store is huge and because we eat a mostly vegan diet I couldn't buy much of anything. I hadn't realized how few options there were in terms of brands/types of different things. The produce was un-buyable, it was so bad (either rotten or not ripe yet or overpriced, and very little of it organic).
So it was just $55, no big deal, but for me Amazon is a much better deal. Hell, a membership to *Walmart* would be a better deal than Cosco.
This must vary by area. Our Costco carries a bunch of different grain mixes, many varieties of rice, vegan soups, seedy breads, several kinds of non-dairy milk, and lots of organic produce. We live in the PNW, Costco-land, and our stores are awesome.
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Amazon is cheaper when your nearest Costco is 441 miles away.
My son asked about you yesterday. "How is the lady who has to drive two hours to get to a Walmart?" He is very concerned that you have to live on pretzels and red bulls from the convenience store if you can't get to a grocery store often enough. :laugh:
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:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
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Blind taste testing baby food and guessing the flavor?
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My son is a struggling reader (dyslexia) and he resisted independent reading for a long time. What finally got him going was a set of high interest low level mysteries from High Noon. He realized that reading wasn't just something that mom makes him do in order to do something more fun. Now he's enjoying Magic Treehouse books, and I sometimes find him choosing to read instead of another activity.
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I'm with you, OP. When someone brings out the everything in moderation line, I usually respond with "Yes, I find that crack cocaine in moderation is a fine treat." or something equally silly. Although I do like the way my uncle who is a pastor uses it--to avoid confrontation when a family member is engaging is something with which said uncle does not agree. "What do you think about premarital sex, Uncle?" "Everything in moderation." :lol:
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We love apples here. We eat them year round, even though they're best in the fall. Our homeschool group had a field trip to a cider mill last week and we've been savoring the fresh cider and apples for the last few days.
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I've seen this mentioned a few times, and I am unfamiliar with the term--what are fairy lights?
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I liked going to the polls, but our state is vote-by-mail now.
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CM's writings are not a holy text, and one should feel free to adapt as it suits you/your child :)
You mean the ghost of CM is not going to lurk around my house and smack the Magic Treehouse book out of my son's hands? :laugh:
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:leaving: I think it's cute. But only for young women about 25 and under.
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Possibly that is what it is - I had, in many ways, a very cushy childhood. I could not relate to the violence and negativity and pain with anything but fear/revulsion, as I experienced pretty much none of that as a kid. Santas were always nice, my parents didn't fight (in front of me, anyway), no one beat me up or wanted to, I didn't fight with my only sibling (who was much younger), no one ever had a BB gun around me and I was not afraid of having my eye shot out, my parents never insisted that I wear anything I didn't want to, I didn't have relatives who gave me weird unwanted presents, and I never saw or heard of anyone getting their tongue stuck to a pole. So for me, the movie was sort of a window into a kind of childhood I didn't have and didn't want to have, I guess.
My feelings about this movie are stronger than I thought! I did really resent having to watch it in school or after school care every year.
I'm sitting here cracking up, because I also had a pretty cushy childhood, but I sat on mean Santa's lap, my parents fought, I got in a few fights at school, my brother and I fought constantly, my dad taught us to shoot his bb gun and .22 as soon as we were strong enough to hold them steady, my mother made me wear red corduroy pants and a homemade "M is for Mickey" sweatshirt when I was 11, etc. FTR, I think the movie is hilarious. :lol:
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Add basil and sub tortellini for regular noodles?
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J.K. Rowling
I think the Harry Potter story, as a series, is fantastic, but Deathly Hallows and Order of the Phoenix were too long. I might include the Half Blood Prince, but that's nearly blasphemous with the plot involving Dumbledore and Snape. Tighter focus and better editing would have improved these books and ultimately the series. I think Rowling was under immense pressure to finish.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I could barely finish Deathly Hallows, and I still haven't finished the movie. Camping just isn't that exciting to watch, even if it's wizard camping.
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How do I get this FB purity?? I was asking this same question earlier this week.
Take it to a ball and put a ring on it? :smash:
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Potato.
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How does your physician's office handle medication refills?
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Yeah, I tried but was informed that I had already used up my "grace prescription" and I'm out of luck. Never mind that the "grace prescription" went directly to the pharmacy as a regular authorization and I thought I still had a few months until I was due for my annual where we usually talk about it. I guess I should have JAWMd this thread.
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