#like. obviously I wouldn't be one of those people who cancels the appointment because you would only be filling a four day prescription

[hotchocolateandpillowforts]

I understand that your doctor wants to see you before renewing prescriptions, but I put in a request for a refill on Monday and it was denied on Tuesday. I talked to a nurse this morning who set up an appointment for next Thursday. When I told her my nightly medication that I take to prevent migraines will run out before then and asked for a few days worth of meds to be filled to get me to the appointment, they just said 'nope.' Apparently, people are asking for one month to hold them over until their appointments and then after filling the prescription canceling the appointment. So, my neurologist's new policy is to just have her patients go without until she sees them. I really wish I had known that two weeks ago when I probably could have been squeezed in before I run out of meds.

I know that making an appointment was just one of the many balls that got dropped this Fall thanks to buying a house and moving and transferring my job. But it really feels shitty that I'm going to be without my preventative meds for four days just because some people go against the office policy. I'm already so stressed about possibly having a migraine for four days straight and possibly having to call out of work (where I've only been for about a month at this point).

#rant #medical rant #I fucking hate it here #U.S. medical system fucking sucks #like. obviously I wouldn't be one of those people who cancels the appointment because you would only be filling a four day prescription #that would only get me TO the appointment day #obviously I need more than that before I just brush off my appointment #shit #chronic illness problems #chronic migraines #migraines #personal #spoonie