Well, I seem to have lost another week of my life to kidney stones. I want to thank everyone who drove me to the doctor, brought me juice, and called or texted to check on me. Hopefully you remember who you are because I, sadly, do not.
I want to apologize to the Urgent Care nurse who took it personally when I interrupted her introduction. She was saying she was a nurse and not some person off the street and I may have responded, "I don't care who you are if you have Toridol." Just a little kidney stone humor, but I could tell it didn't play well.
I do NOT want to apologize to the three pharmacy techs at the IHC Clinic in Bountiful who clearly don't know how to do their jobs. A couple of training issues. 1) The purpose of the "prescription drop off" process is that sick, angry people should not have to wait in line with other sick, angry people for 45 minutes. 2) Sometimes ER doctors will prescribe a higher dose of a medication than what has previously been prescribed by a primary care doctor. This is called an "override." Learn how to enter it into the computer. 3) Do not even consider telling someone with multiple kidney stones that you will be unable to fill their prescription for pain meds for another 10 days. The patient will be dead in 10 days - and so will you.
I'm grateful to be back among the land of the living today. I also am probably going to need a new pharmacy, if anyone has any recommendations.
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