OT: Hubby's meds finally
Finally the meds arrived for my hubby. The new VA doctor in MA wasn't going to refill his pain meds which he has taken for 20 years. She wanted labs and stuff, since we are in FL that wasn't going to work. Hubby went to big VA hospital last Friday here and I CALLED THE DIRECTOR OF THE MA VA where I worked and he has been a patient since 1993. Doctor refilled meds, but did not overnight them, so they weren't mailed until Monday...a holiday. He went 2 times to the resort mail room, but no meds in mail. He called MA VA pharmacy, got the tracking number finally. I called local post office and they WENT out of their way to find the medication and called us to come and get it. Needless to say we are VERY stressed and upset. He is in horrid pain, his artifical hip giving him so much trouble and that throws off is stance and gait. I have been besides myself in fear and anger with this situation. My prayers were answered today. I thank you all for your prayers and support. I AM SOBER 114 days and so proud of me.
Again thank you all for listening and caring so. Many of us have various strife and problems beyond mine, but you took the time to care. Monica
Again thank you all for listening and caring so. Many of us have various strife and problems beyond mine, but you took the time to care. Monica
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That was so unusual that the post office helped so much! It sounds like you finally got what you needed! These snafus with pain medications are really hard on people and usually the doctors who cause the problems are way off base. You can't be without pain meds... some actually cause a person to go into withdrawal. I have a good friend who has these problems with Workman's Comp. It's heartbreaking to watch.
Annette 
I can understand what it's like to live in terrible pain. My artificial knee gives me a lot of grief, as does my back and the rest of my body. If I didn't have my drugs, I couldn't function. So yes, I know what he's going through, and I know what he's put you through. I get awfully cranky when I'm in pain and have to apologize to people for my foul moods later on. You just have to remember it's the pain talking (I have told my mother that a couple of times when I yelled at her in the car after driving when I was in so much pain and she gave me the wrong directions because she didn't hear).
I'm proud of you for staying sober through this. That's extremely difficult. And the post office deserves a
for customer service beyond the call. Don't see that much nowadays.
I'm proud of you for staying sober through this. That's extremely difficult. And the post office deserves a
for customer service beyond the call. Don't see that much nowadays. 
Monica,
You're doing so well and under such tough conditions! Please know that I think there is such courage in all that you are doing these days and the fact that you are coming here for support is you taking a right action, instead of turning to the bottom of a bottle in isolation. Way to go, wishing you and your husband some much needed relief and peace.
Hugs, Laureen
You're doing so well and under such tough conditions! Please know that I think there is such courage in all that you are doing these days and the fact that you are coming here for support is you taking a right action, instead of turning to the bottom of a bottle in isolation. Way to go, wishing you and your husband some much needed relief and peace.
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
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