For anyone who watched the programme about Jeremy Paxman having Parkinson's, my PD nurse said today to take it with a pinch of salt as not entirely accurate . . .
The Jacobean pulpit survived.
As for the moan: Yet again the Surgery didn't put a request for repeat prescription on automatic repeat, thus when I went to collect it from Boots, they didn't know about it. So on Monday I had to put in a request for a repeat prescription, which takes 3 days. Keith had two pills left. I collected it yesterday, and noticed that the prescription was for the non-brand name medication. It wasn't a controlled release one - my fault for not putting CR after the name of the medicine when I requested it as I didn't realize the significance. Boots didn't have either in stock, and pointed out I needed to get a prescription for CR capsules. I returned to the GP and saw a Dr who made me out what she thought was a script for the correct medication, upon reading the letter from the Parkinsons' nurse. She gave me a copy of the letter. Boots had told me that their shop in Llandod could supply the meds. But no - got there and they refused to fill the prescription because it didn't correspond with the original named drug. I was unable to speak to the Parkinsons' nurse yesterday afternoon - she didn't return my call, so must have been out of her office.
Result - Keith had no medication for last night and spent half of it shaking and in a bad way. I have been up since 5.30 when I noticed Keith gone from our bed (he was downstairs as wide awake) and I daren't go back to bed/sleep as I need to be on the phone to the PD nurse at 9 a.m. A prime example of the Butterfly Effect in Chaos Theory . . . UPDATE: Have seen PD nurse, and have it all sorted. Brain still whirling from all that though - should have read Medicine instead of Archaeology!
Awful to read about the medication fiasco. Just seems no one cares about getting things right.
ReplyDeleteLove your close up photos of the old pieces of glass that were rescued and reused.
It was just total mayhem, and poor Keith was the one to suffer for it. I have left a message with the PD nurse, and am waiting for a phone call. Meanwhile I have sourced the medication originally prescribed by the PD Nurse, so that is something! Just need the script for it now.
DeleteWasn't that glass special? I was appalled to hear of that awful self-appointed thug who went round destroying our heritage.
Oh heck - so sorry about the problems with the prescription. You must be so angry and worried. I hope you can get it sorted today I really do.
ReplyDeleteThe church is superb and what beautiful stained glass. I will have to make a note and add it to my list of churches to visit. There are so many wonderful churches in the Herefordshire area.
I didn't have this church on my wavelength at all and so it was a serendipitious finding. That glass was so special.
DeleteWaiting to hear back from the PD nurse. I have sourced the correct medication - just need the correct prescription.
Such magnificent workmanship creating beauty.
ReplyDeleteA justified moan.
I feel so lucky to have come across it - not a church I'd have put on my list.
DeleteJustified moan now descended into unsurprising tension headache!
And Keith has you and Simon has me to do all the chasing up and running around to sort these prescriptions. We had a similar fiasco when S’s prescription was increased from three tabs to four daily. And please don’t ask how many phone calls it took to sort his driving licence. (Thankful he has been cleared by consultant neurologist to continue driving as he needed to renew his driving licence since reaching 70 last month.) There was a problem with the consultant’s signature which the DVLA could not read (too feint apparently) and the renewal had to go back to the hospital. What a waste of everyone’s time. And we are still waiting for new licence. Moving on … thank you for church tour. Mayerling was wonderful last night and a beautiful moon to guide me on the 7 minute drive home. I love the contrast between the bright lights of Petworth and our quiet dark country lane. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteAlthough I knew about ET from my love of WWI poetry it was you who made me want to explore his prose and I keep “The South Country” (the Little Toller edition) by my bed and have a 1911 Duckworth edition of “Light and Twilight” (beautiful endpapers of a gate leading into woodland) which I bought from my bookshop soon after starting work there.
Keith doesn't drive now. I've seen the PD Nurse and she managed to unravel it all, but the "I'll keep this (former medication bottle) and phone Boots" response seems to me that something went amiss - which is why I had a different generic medicine on the prescription. That was what I queried initially and everything went pear-shaped after that! Now we are sorted.
DeleteSo glad that I encouraged you to explore ET's prose (which is just as beautiful). I could do with sitting down with one of his books today to help me unwind.
Glad you enjoyed Mayerling and it was on your doorstep.
All that is utterly dreadful news over the prescriptions. I've had similar happen here too. I ordered a repeat prescription. Went to pick it up a week later and they still haven't had it in. Thankfully, I order when I'm down to only a fortnight left, not the seven days they recommend, otherwise I would have been without. I know they couldn't do this in Boots, but I live in a small village where they know their patients and they know their requirements for regular repeat prescriptions. There are four of us in the village on the same medication, so they ought to keep it in stock. I'm sure in future you're going to order well, well, well in advance. In fact, my tip is order a couple days earlier each month. Then you do build up a bit of a stock. I know they don't want us to do it, but we've got to look out for ourselves now. No wonder you are livid.
ReplyDeleteThe church is beautiful, I think, and the stained glass stunning.
Well, something went wrong somewhere, although the chap in Llandod was right to refuse to fill the prescription as it was not the same as in the bottle of capsules. Difference between Controlled Release and Dispersible? Anyway, Keith's meds are all (or should be) on automatic repeat prescription so all we do is go along when next lot due - though they won't issue them early, it's literally on the day which I think is poor practice, for whatever reason. We have plenty of the Sinemet, which is something.
DeleteGlad you liked the church.
Have just looked at Petersfield Museum website and the ET Literary Festival starts today and continues til Sunday. Some of the events can be accessed digitally. Sasha Dugdale is one of my favourite contemporary poets (she is also a translator of Chekhov - it was listening to one of Chekhov’s plays translated by Sasha on the radio that introduced me to her work) and I have a couple of her anthologies. I didn’t know she also loved Edward Thomas’ work. I am working Friday afternoon and Saturday morning so I am thinking I should seize the moment and go today. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteOh, I had an email about it but have been a bit distracted with Tam here and then all the meds problems. Enjoy the ET Literary Festival today and I will try and link in on-line, though we have Flu jabs this afternoon so another call on our time.
DeleteThis sort of ineptitude is so annoying isn't it - not enough proper communication between surgery and pharmacy and the poor patient is the one who suffers. Commiserations.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
I think someone somewhere made a booboo. Poor Keith doesn't want to have a night like that again though.
DeleteI am so sorry you had to go through this stressful issue with Keith's medication. I think it is utterly irresponsible of a pharmacy to only release medication on the date the prescription runs out (as you mention in one of your comment replies). That allows for no situations such as illness, transportation problems, weather woes, other appointments or commitments--among just a few things that make it impossible to get a refill--or, as in your situation, being given the wrong medication due to carelessness and then being unable to reach those who could properly correct it. Keith having to go without his meds for just one night shows just how stupid it is. At the very least, one should be able to access needed prescription refills with a seven day margin. Certainly hope you don't have to go through this again.
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly not ideal. We have plenty of his usual meds in as they did a 2 mth supply, and then as I had ticked the back of a further prescription for another medication, ended up getting double dose of the rest again. That WAS down to me, but I will tell them when I have rested up and can face a Pharmacy again!
DeleteIt does seem to be a badly balanced set up between GP Surgery and Pharmacy as people are always not having repeats done, and forever having to go back to the GP for a that-day prescription. Yeesh.
Right, flu jabs done, so I am going to SIT DOWN now for the rest of the afternoon!
How annoying and your poor husband suffered. I had a RX mix up yesterday too, with very needed refills refused bec I had to go in [even tho they had authorized refills which the pharmacy ''lost''?], but no appointments free for three weeks. Both meds say "do not discontinue" etc. I have a headache too.
ReplyDeleteHow is Tam, so worrisome about her being exposed.
My previous comment, are the squash decorative only or edible?
Oh no- about your medications. I hope you can get them sooner than 3 weeks - surely that counts as need for an emergency appointment?
DeleteTam seems to have escaped Covid this time, but I think she was going to do another test today anyway.
The squash are all edible, though the big one might be a bit of an ask as her partner doesn't like squash in any form!!
The carvings both in stone and wood are wonderful
ReplyDeleteAren't they Simon? So much skill. Good to see that some things remained although horrifying to think what was destroyed in the past.
DeleteOh, I am so sorry to read about the prescription problem. Glad to read in the replies that all is sorted.
ReplyDeleteLovely stained glass, carvings and painted tiles in that church.
God bless.
I am planning a quiet day today! That church was so lovely and I'm glad I found it.
DeleteThe destruction of those treasures is heartbreaking. I'm glad they could piece some of it back together. God save us from the right-fighters. No other opinions matter but their own, because, of course, they are right.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful church to visit and stunning stained glass which has been displayed well. I have an app I order my meds on; they text me when it is ready. You seem to be having a hard time of it at the moment. Hope Keath is better nob
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