would be beautiful from my last post. HA! I got a new RX for the buprenorphine. When I went to the pharmacy to pick it up, the pharmacist said that insurance would not pay for it for another week. So....how was I supposed to titer my dosage? I had to drop back to 2 mg bid for a month. Today was my appt and I found out that my Rx was screwed up. Both the nurse and the doc were very apologetic. So now my RX is written for 4-6 tabs 2-3 times a day....or something like that. So what it boils down to is that I now have 270 per month rather than 60. What a difference! I already started taking 4 mg. So I'll try it for at least 5 days and see how I feel. Then I might increase....or not. I'm so happy that this is worked out. I was feeling terrible with lots of hip pain. Some days it really hurt to just move. And sometimes my back would be at least a 5 (on a scale of 1-10) for a day or so and then ease up. Then it would be another body area. But the hip was constant. And my right shoulder and arm would beginning to bother me when I would knit. Can't have that! Maybe I'll get over my knitting slump now. I guess that just having the Rx problem fixed has made me feel better.
I'm now the lead microbiologist for Multnomah County, Oregon! OMG! I didn't think of it that way at all until a few days ago. I started ~Feb 1 and I didn't get hardly any training. I'm learning so much and making a few changes as I go. I thought it would be a struggle to get things changed, but my boss seems happy that I'm making things better. I have a couple of co-workers who are very supportive, but one is leaving at the end of the month. I started training a new person this week. I've had him doing some reading, but tomorrow we will start on 24 hr urine cultures. That's the easiest and most consistent culture we do.
There are lots of things to say, but my pea brain is hungry and I need to eat. It's having trouble remembering things. Note time!
I'm now the lead microbiologist for Multnomah County, Oregon! OMG! I didn't think of it that way at all until a few days ago. I started ~Feb 1 and I didn't get hardly any training. I'm learning so much and making a few changes as I go. I thought it would be a struggle to get things changed, but my boss seems happy that I'm making things better. I have a couple of co-workers who are very supportive, but one is leaving at the end of the month. I started training a new person this week. I've had him doing some reading, but tomorrow we will start on 24 hr urine cultures. That's the easiest and most consistent culture we do.
There are lots of things to say, but my pea brain is hungry and I need to eat. It's having trouble remembering things. Note time!
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I came over from Ravelry to see your blog, and this post just makes me want to give you a big hug and a bowl of yummy noodles or something and take the frakking hurt away. But the doctor has straightened out your medicine and GOD do I know how that feels. I'm empathizing with you. I hope things get better but your post in Rav doesn't sound like it. Do not give up! It takes forever to get the right meds and levels but it does happen!
You have a very sweet blog. Don't give it up. People read without ever commenting, you know.
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