Looking Back

I'm so glad to see you have the comfort and wisdom of your friends across the pond. I was rather worried when I read the swear word NHS - I didn't know it was in your vocabulary Brooke. Ah well - you now have something in common with The Mother -in-Law. Mari is correct - why not stock pile - The Toasted Muffin and myself always keep a month in advance. In fact we don't have to have contact with the surgery we just order on line. Can you do this too? Also do you have another Pharmacy you could use - I had to change mine a couple of years ago. I remember when THE GRANDPARENTS passed away and I found enough haemorhoid cream to treat all the backsides in their village. Together with about 2 tons of laxatives! At the time I considered donating it to the wrinklies' coffe morning as a regular raffle prize. But Toasted Muffin and I did the decent thing and hired a dumper truck to take it all away. By the way have you tried SCRABULOUS on line? - I'm hooked. Didn't get to bed until 3.30am this morning. Love you - keep calm............

Hahahaha, I like the raffle prize idea, myself.. ;)

I want you to know, I didn't post that rant without thinking about it an awful lot; the two people I was worried about reading it are you and The Mother (and obviously she's not read it, yet, as I've not had any feedback from her about my extremely unladylike language). I posted it anyway, though, because that's how I was feeling at the time, and I decided maybe it would be better to let it all out, so people would know why I was a bit unruffled, instead of just packing it in, and compounding a bunch of anger. I hope I made the right choice.

I think you're right about possibly changing pharmacies, E.M. and I did talk about that Thursday night, when I'd discovered I didn't have what I needed. This time it wasn't Lloyd's fault, but I DO wonder if there's a pharmacy that might have it more on hand than the one we use now? I had to do that back home for this medicine, because even over there, it wasn't an extremely prevalent medication, and I was frequently waiting for it there, too, but I was usually a few days ahead of the game (like I try to be here) and that would be enough to hold me over until it came in at the pharmacy. I DO remember having to race to the other side of town, once, for it, when I needed it back home, because I didn't have any for my next dose.

I really AM trying to get used to how things work here, and I'm getting used to seeing a different Dr. each time; I've figured out that as long as I make sure they understand what meds I'm on, and what info they have in their system about my medical history, and ask them lots of questions, and make sure they understand MY concerns and needs, it's not so bad. I DO miss that familiarity, though, of being able to see the same Dr. from one visit to the next.

Thanks for being so understanding. :)

And no, I've not tried scrabulous, but that's funny you mention it, because I had asked E.M. the other day what game it is you play, because I was fancying giving it a shot. ;) Now I'll have to try it out! :D

Oh, yes I read it! You will have your mouth washed out with soap when you get home, Young Lady. THE MOTHER!

D'OH!!!!

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Yes, Ma'am.....