At the end of today's staff meeting, as I tried to stand, my hip "gave
out" and I was not able to weight bear for several minutes on that
side. Most of the people left but my good friend and colleague had to
help me until I was able to walk.  This is not a great thing to happen
to someone who does not like people to see her in pain.

I am still having pain in the area, and am not sure how well i will be
able to walk in the morning.  This is my prosthesis, that is now 22
years old, and is loosening. I do have an appointment with the surgeon
again next month, and no there is nothing I can do to bring that
appointment forward.

After I got things going again, I went to the pharmacy to see how
things were progressing with my remicade. It was not in. There was
some sort of a garbled story about there being two Roses both on
remicade, and because of the holiday none of the refrigerated items
came in. I ordered my remicade a week ago, checked on Friday, and was
told it would be in Monday at the latest.  It should not take a week,
The story about two Roses is not plausible. The nurses at the hospital
have told me on several occasions that I am the only remicade infusion
that they do.

These pharmacists don't seem to care that I am in a great deal of pain
as a result of their inefficiency.

My methotrexate prescription was written as once every two weeks. When
I questioned the pharmacist, he said he would have to find the
original script. He could not. He then said he would call the Rd. That
was Friday. When I asked him whether he had or had not called, I was
informed that he had not. I spoke with my Rd's office yesterday, and
was assured that my prescription had not changed. Hmmm

The last two times I have gone to pick up a prescription they have
had difficulty finding them and once told me that the reason they
could not was that they had to contact my Rd. A lie. My prescrription
allowed for refills, and if they had contacted the Rd, they would have
found out the mtx was  logged in incorrectly. Hmm. Another lie.

This is the same pharmacy that I have had difficulty with all along. I
have not changed for a variety of reasons,  but after this round, I
will change. Going to a different pharmacy will be a lot less
convenient, but at least I will have peace of mind. Parking is one
problem that I will have to face at the smaller pharmacy. It is on the
main street, and there just isn't a great deal of parking. Hours of
operation are another problem.

On a happier note, My friend's daughter that is in Thailand is fine.
She had been in Phu Ket up til two days before the tsunami. Then
someone convinced her to go further inland, and she took their advice.
She was two hours away when the tsunami hit. The other young fellow
was fortunately in Toronto over the holidays visiting with his mother.
It seems that there are several folks from this area in Thailand and
they are all fine. That is great news and is a huge weight that has
been lifted.

Our intermediate teachers were concerned that only about half of our
students knew about the tsunami. It seems they don't watch the news or
read the print media. It is sad really. Although so much of the news
is bad and not really appropriate for young children, this has global
implications and they should be aware. We will raise funds as a school
and the students will decide which organization these funds will be
sent to. We are allowing them to take charege of the whole operation
to develop global citizenship.

So that is my whine for the day.
    Rose   @}>->--
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