Today, I had to have major oral surgery. Needless to say I am in need of some heavy pain medication. My pharmacist insists that my surgeon never called in my medicine, and my surgeon insists otherwise. This has been going back and forth for hours. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I'm sitting in agonizing pain following a scoliosis surgery. I have a bunch of painkillers that I need to suppress the incredible back pain, but looks like I can't take any, because my mom has hidden them from me because she thinks I need to be taken off them. I wish my doctor was here. FML
Today, my mother-in-law flushed my pain medicine because she believes I’ve been using it too long and I’m addicted. I had surgery four days ago. FML
Today, after having surgery, I called my family to tell them I was out, safe, and on my way home. The first thing they asked was if they could "borrow" some of my pain meds. FML
Today, I got my wisdom teeth removed and took the pain medicine that the oral surgeon prescribed for me before bed. The pain actually did go away for the most part, until my stomach decided to betray me and make me throw up, forcing my jaw to open more than it could after surgery. FML
Today, my asshole uncle stole the painkillers I was prescribed after my surgery. To top it all off, the pharmacy called CPS on my mom when she attempted to replace them because they thought she was lying, so they're going to be investigating. FML
Today, I found that I have a rare side effect to the hydrocodone prescribed after surgery. One pill keeps me up for almost 24 hours. Either I'm in tremendous pain and try to sleep, or I'm not in much pain and stay awake. I can't win. FML
Today, I went to the dentist after 24 hours of severe tooth pain. They did an emergency root canal. After the anesthesia wore off, within minutes, the pain returned only worse than before. Called the dentist, I had to return, only to find they had done the root canal on the wrong tooth. FML
Today, my dentist called and told me that the surgery to remove my wisdom teeth - which I desperately need and saved for a year to be able to afford - will actually cost nearly $2000 more than originally stated. The surgery is supposed to be in three days. FML
Today, after over a week of trying to get a hold of my doctor for a much-needed medication refill, he finally called back. Too bad my phone got unplugged and died in the middle of the night. FML
Today, after I had my wisdom teeth cut out yesterday, so of course I’m in pain. To top it off, I threw my back out today and can’t bend over. So in the end, I’m loopy from pain meds and my back hurts twice as bad as my mouth. Go figure. FML
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Top comments
rhysfucker 24
You had me at "oral".
Pleonasm 36
Well then you missed the part where someone had been going "back and forth for hours"
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Comments (89)
anonymouss21_fml 4
ouch! Sorry OP. Hope it gets figuered out soon.
browneyedgirl52 13
Can't they just agree to fill your prescription? They both are acting very unprofessional.
stevenJB 25
I'd just go to the hospital and start whining about it. Lol
Sputnikspak 13
12- In some places, they won't release narcotics over a fax (or photocopy). I had this problem after I had emergency surgery. Goddamn discharging doctor (who wasn't my surgeon) gave me a photocopy, and the pharmacy wouldn't take it. It took four hours to sort out, because that doctor had left, and somehow DIDN'T FILE the stupid original, so they had to get a whole new doctor down from Gynecology (where they were delivering a baby, so they were extra fast...) to check to see that YES, I was post op, and YES, I was supposed to have narcotics. The doctor is being unprofessional - pharmacies can't release the drugs without a prescription. Maybe the fax failed, or got misplaced.
sens3sfailing 25
My doctor calls in the prescription, but if it fails I still get prescription notes that have his signature so even if something gets misplaced, they still have the ability to fill my script as it is enough proof that I am supposed to have them, but it takes a considerable amount of time longer for them to sort out the pills for some reason
missamberrose 17
Any time I've had major surgery that need strong pain medication I got the prescription filled ahead of time. That way I avoided such headaches, and I could go home to bed.
diagnosed 15
let the war between the surgeon in the pharmacist go on. hopefully resolve it soon because I know how it is to be in pain
onlychildFTW 34
Get the dentist guy too call again and say "here's the prescription!!!"
rhysfucker 24
You had me at "oral".
Pleonasm 36
Well then you missed the part where someone had been going "back and forth for hours"
ICastillo 25
Yeah, those oral B products really do work.
j_cat187 20
Damn it #20, I was having a perfectly good boner and your comment ruined it.
capslockisgood 19
52 Your picture ruined it for me.
j_cat187 20
Meh just crank up "sunshine of your love" any you'll be in the mood again.
spekledworf 18
Is your boyfriend still mad over the BJ situation?
goodoldave 17
99 problems but a bitch ain't one.
BjgUsername 12
I see what your saying op has another problem, but luckily it isn't about romance... So you decided to summ this up with a quote from a great poet of the twenty first century....hmm All in all it's a pretty ******* stupid comment
Crystal55621 19
Wow. Just tell your surgeon to call in the order for the meds again.
MidnaLink 35
I was literally going to say that exact same thing! Great minds I guess...
free2speak 14
The doc can't just write another prescription for a narcotic (assuming it is a narcotic and not a NSAID) like it's no big deal because all scheduled drugs are strictly controlled and monitored... Which is also why it's such a huge damn pain in the butt to get another one if you lose yours.
ddukes4 2
Exactly, but you can't call in narcs in america either....
thrAsHeRr9081 16
Yes, you can call in CIIIs and CIVs. Can't call in CIIs. A pharmacy cannot fill a prescription they do not have. Call the doctor yourself.
supportcommand 17
Do you have any "buddies" that can help in the meantime?
skoob1 12
I got you! The deal of the day is life! High on life!.. No? Well, there's always codeine.
ThriceWritten 21
Why can't one of them just be mature and concede their mistake and actually get you the medicine you need? I'm sorry you have to go through that, OP.
ThriceWritten 21
And I hope you feel better soon.
Joe9024 20
Some people just can't admit when they're wrong. I'm sure they'll later blame it on a secretary and be buddy buddies again real soon
RedPillSucks 33
The most expedient thing would be for the doctor to just call in another prescription. Arguing whether the pharmacy lost it or not is pointless. If they lost it, they're not going to find it anytime soon.
Catkam623 27
So it really is impossible for them to just redo the order since their both talking to each other. This explains A. Why Humans won't last much longer according to Charles Darwin, and B. what's wrong with today's medical system.
BostonBear 33
If only natural selection worked a little faster we wouldn't have so many problems...
free2speak 14
If only natural selection applied to human beings... We are the only species that defy natural selection (though not entirely) due to our ability to manipulate our surrounding. We care for the handicapped in our society, we treat those with illnesses, etc so natural selection, to a great extent, doesn't apply to us.
Migole 36
Completely unrelated but why does the doctor call the pharmacy? Over here you get a sheet of paper with the prescribed medicine and show it to the pharmacist, end of story.
MrsPegg 45
Its not just where you are. Im guessing that when OP left the surgeons office, the receptionist said they would call in the medication or told OP to call if there were issues. Now OP is stuck in between a rock and a hard place, but at this point, I think OP needs to find a ride to go pick up a physical prescription (unless its after hours). Its horrible regardless! Feel better OP!
Senseless_487 29
A lot of offices and pharmacies tend to prefer to have the doctor fax over the prescriptions now, save for certain drugs.
fdupagain 11
Depends on where you are and what the med is. My hydrocodone is faxed in, when I had to take oxycodone, I had to bring a hard copy, and I believe it was also faxed or called in. Its to prevent addicts from scamming for narcotics. Makes it very difficult for those who actually need it.
anythingmustbe 18
8 years of medical school and they cant solve a thing like that. Just sit back and watch them act like idiots, laughter is the best medicine. But seriously I hope they sort it out soon.
RedPillSucks 33
Unfortunately, laughter would be more hurtful after oral surgery.
missamberrose 17
Oh gosh, I'm cringing at the thought of laughing after oral surgery. I had top and bottom jaw surgery once. Talking was out of the question, let alone laughing. *shudder*