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I am fortunate to have a great pharmacist that has always taken the time to speak with me over the phone or in person.
If they have a new manufacturing company making their meds, they inform me that is why my pills look different.
Nacy,
I am like your mom and check everything before I take it.
Llama,
Many pharmacists do work very long hours. Not as many drugstores are open 24 hours a day now.
But rite aid , mix up my mom's meds, the they doubled her heart rhythm meds , that slows her heart rate. Luckily mom realized the pills looked a little different than usual, or it could of ended very bad,
In my experience, pharmacists will even bring up important issues with their customers. They keep a record of meds that are prescribed.
Years ago, I went to buy an over the counter medicine and my pharmacist warned against me taking it, because it would interfere with a prescription medication that I was taking.
I also find that overall doctors know very little about the prescriptions they give for any medications having to do with anxiety, depression and so on. They are sold a bill of goods on the latest darling of the pharmaceuticals all unaware that getting off some of these things takes almost years of tritrating down in miniscule amounts. Doctors have replaced psychiatrists and when a patient goes in with a complaint they reach for a prescription pad with little knowledge of the drugs and what's happening out there in the world with them.
Just my humble opinion.
I'm having an extremely hard time. It's out of my control. There's a lot to deal with.
Anyways the moral of this story is it ended up being a UTI . Which is ironic because you girls are always saying, maybe it's a UTI, check for a UTI. It was a UTI!
Just thank God no one else was hurt!
My sisters , niece by marriage and boy friend and 1 year old was just killed by a drunk driver in Maryland, traveling. So we have all had enough sad news for a while!
It’s true that some doctors are diligent about keeping up with new treatments. Others aren’t.
My older doctor didn’t even want to switch over to using the computer and keeping required medical records. He was also against using a portal.
I absolutely love the existence of a portal. I can check everything on my portal as well as making my appointments. It’s really convenient.
Yes, it’s hard to change when you’re satisfied with your current doctor.
I am surprised at how quickly new doctors fill their patient load. My new doctor isn’t taking any new patients because she is already at her quota.
I chose a woman in the practice in her early 40’s .
My DH took the young male doctor that replaced our previous one . He looks like he’s 12. Right off the bat he told my husband he get his Doogie Howser jokes out first if he wanted !!
When my older primary care doctor announced his retirement, I was happy! I was so ready to find a younger more up to date doctor.
At my first visit with my new PCP, I felt like I was speaking to my oldest daughter. Well, guess what? I absolutely love her! She is attentive, compassionate and up to date with newer treatments.
I steer clear of older doctors who are near retirement age.
I found that when my older PCP was nearing retirement he wasn’t as thorough as he was when he was younger. He became annoyed if I asked questions.
One time he even said to me, “You know, there was a time when patients didn’t question their doctors.”
What??? We have a right to ask questions. My new doctor is never bothered about answering questions and she will always ask me if I have any further questions.
Gone are the days when people treat their doctors like gods. People nowadays are strong advocates for their own health care.
Some dogs are super smart!
The ice cream man loved my dog when I was a kid. Mom gave us 7 cents each to buy a popsicle. Our dog got a small vanilla cup of ice cream free!
My dog got so excited whenever he heard the music from the ice cream truck playing. He knew that he was going to get his ice cream treat!
Yes, you can assemble a pretty trellis with lovely vines growing on it. I love columbine. Does that grow there?
I love honeysuckle vines too. There are lots of beautiful vines. Some are highly fragrant too!
Vertical gardens are beautiful!!
Our botanical garden in City Park has a lovely vertical garden located near the entrance area.
cw,
Forgive my facetiousness and sarcasm. 😝
It’s too bad that you can’t make your neighbors wear a shock collar and you could install an electronic fence in case they try to cross over their line. LOL 😂
I am thinking about my friend who installed an electronic fence to stop his dog from escaping.
His dog outsmarted him! He figured out a way to tilt his head a certain way to cross over without being shocked.
He would roam around the neighborhood on a daily basis.
I swear that dogs have an internal clock, because he would go home just before my friend got home from work so he could eat his dinner.
The neighbors were still complaining about his dog running free in the streets and he couldn’t figure it out for quite some time until he caught the dog in the act of escaping.
My friend couldn’t put up a fence because he lived near the golf course. His HOA only allowed invisible fences.