So frustrating!

I just wanted to say hi to another Meat Loaf fan :-)

So far -- I just bite the bullet and stay local. But we
can afford it still. When John stops having active
income, that will have to change.
Duckie

Hi Rose,

Check your modem software to see if your modem will send a fax.
Windows 95 on up comes with Win-Fax. Then you can cuss them out in
fax's all you want. ^_^

GramPaHugs,
Alex,

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I'm not having hissy fits about that, but my sister had the horror story from
hell about dealing with Merck Medco's mail order last winter.  I forget all
the details, but it was a maze of screwups, mostly by them.  It's was kinda
like your complaints, but in triplicate and with her ultimately being off her
anti-depressant for almost 2 weeks thanks to their screw-ups.  Luckily her
depressive problems are mild, but she was feeling it!

I just about flipped when I got my first mail-order and found they charged me
2 months co-pay for 3 months of Premarin, whereas the local pharmacy gives me
the 90 day supply for one month's co-pay.  BCBS says it has to do with it
being on some FDA maintenance med list so the pharmacy can do that.  Couldn't
tell me WHY Medco couldn't do it too!  Oh well, it gives me a good reason to
keep one more script local and give our little pharmacy my business.  I'd
rather keep everything local, but going mail order saves us about $700/yr.  
We could save another $160/yr, but I insist on keeping my Enbrel local so I
know it'll be handled correctly.

Try this site if you want to send a message to (almost) any doctor in
the US.

http://www.mdhub.com/

The site is run by a medical publishing company, and they have links to
most doctors. You enter the phone number in the appropriate box (or the
doctor's name and state) and click on the icon for whichever type of
message you want to send. You fill in the form and when you click
"submit" they fax it to your doctor. It's not for emergency
communication, but, depending on the doctor, they have forms for change
in appointment, prescription refills, referrals, etc.

I use it all the time for med refills, and sometimes when I want to send
a note to my doc.

Hope this helps...
Norman

Your story and others like it are why I refuse to use the mail in option on
our RX coverage.

Charlie gives me a hard time about it once in a while, but I'm just not up
for the hassle I know it would cause.  I have enough trouble with pharmacies
where I can go and yell at them in person.  (Honest its usually plaintive
begging.  It works better)

Last time I went to pick up an RX the clerk at the drive through recognized
me and went to get my refills before I even asked.  I'm not sure if that's a
good thing or a bad thing.

Jo