First, I want to say HI and tell you all that I have really missed writing on here. It has been hard for me to get into the mindset of writing when I am dealing with a lot which is why I have been trying to stick to other ways of advocating and staying connected […]
Tag Archives: medications
Manage Your Medications, Regardless of How Long You Have Known Your Doctor
When I was getting ready for bed the other night, I looked down at my ambien bottle and the dose was 5mg. I had to put the bottle directly into the light and look again because I figured there was no way that was right. It was. I had just picked up a new prescription […]
Using Doctors?
I received this comment on my post about my experiences with pharmacists: “The more I hear about the medical profession the more I am convinced that patients and their caregivers need to be their own advocates and take charge of their healthcare needs and then USE the dr’s for their rx pads…..yeesh….” I hate to […]
Pharmacists and Chronic Illness
I have been having a ridiculous time getting my doctor on the phone for weeks. I still have not spoken to him but received a call from his secretary today (probably in response to me saying I would have my dad stalk the office again if things did not change.) She told me she spoke […]
Why Am I Doing Work For a Company Whose Drug Failed Me?
I went into my first surgery at the age of 15, at 125 pounds and other than ulcerative colitis, I was generally healthy. This wasn’t done when I had been sick for months and months, was severely underweight, or anything like that. I went into this surgery as healthy as a person who needs to […]