[Medical Rant]
So, Last month I should have gotten a notice that my 3 month supply of birth control was refilled. Sunday when I went to open a new pack I relaized it hadn't been and that also meant I had to refil my anxiety meds. So I went to the CVS website to click the refill but for some reason all my meds were not listed. So I go on my laptop. Birth control is there
but anxiety meds are not. Okay fine. Order refill on birth control message doctor about anxiety meds. Doctor sends over anxiety meds. Perfect. I go to pick them up after work. Pharmasist tells me that because of the change in insurance when we got married they rejected the refill.
I have now been without my two mood regulators for a week. I already have another cyst on my ovary and I'm in pain and this pharmasist sits there huffing and rolling his eyes at me while I'm holding back tears in front of the three people there to get COVID shots because I can't get my meds.
I FINALLY fixed the issues to put in these refills this morning. Why wasn't I called so I could put in for a differant pharmacy before they closed? So now I'm another day without meds. Josie figured out that CVS is the ONLY major brand our insurance isn't contracted with. And that's the thing he kept saying "CVS isn't contracted with them" I was prepared to
pay the full amount for my perscriptions without insurance at this point but he refused to fill them BECAUSE CVS DOESN'T GET A FUCKING PERCENTAGE OF MY PAYMENT IF HE DOES THAT. And I know what he was thinking becasue pharmasists have said it to my face before "It's just birth control" I HATE that it's called birth control. I'm sitting there telling him I
switched to my WIFE'S insurance I obviously don't need it to prevent pregnancy. If I don't take it (and even sometimes when I do take it) I have cysts that burst and try to ADHER MY FUCKING OVARY TO MY BOWEL. It's painful, it's life threatening, and even if i was on it to prevent pregnancy and not for life saving hormone regulation, contraception is still a
life saving drug to a lot of AFAB people.
I will be fine, Josie called the insurance and figured out where we can go and they were very nice, and I will call my doctor in the morning to get it switched over and be back on them tomorrow afternoon. I just now have unstable hormones and am not on my anxiety meds so I'm very very emotional. And I'm also just sick of healthcare in this country.
I don't want to be crying in Target because I'm panicing because my anxiety is "all in my head" and my birth control is "a woman's problem" Fuck. That.
And all of this could have been solved before it got to this point on TWO seperate occations. A month ago when they couldn't do my auto refill, and today when they rejected it. But know i had to drag my butt down there only to be turned away when I could have been on the phone with my doctor at noon and then on the phone with Walgreen's at 12:20 and have
had a refil waiting for me there.
I'm just... done and tired of medical shit. Please send hugs and pet pics and rage for me. Thanks <3
I’m so sorry <3
Here is a pic my mum sent of me of Khaleesi so I would feel better while in hospital 
ProudGustinator: awwww <3 thank you
I realize Pharmacist was spelt wrong throughout this whole thing but in my sadness and rage i did not remember that a C also makes an S sound sometimes and I couldn't remember the right letter
I know it wouldn't fix everything, but I do think maybe we as a society shouldn't let men be in medical or medical-adjacent professions. (/sarcasm, but only kind of)
thehypocriticalcritic: 😂 At least you made me laugh. But yeah he was awful. We used to have an awsome Pharmacist who was really helpful but he left shortly after the pandemic started (hopefully to something better) and now there's been high turnover. I've also had female pharmacists and nurses not take my PCOS seriously too. but yeah this guy was
definately an ass.
Totally not exclusive to men, but the way patriarchy governs "women problems" is so gross. I'm glad you could work it out for now, your frustration is 100% warranted.
thehypocriticalcritic: Yup. Yup. My first cyst that landed me in the ER they sent me home for "stress pains" My second one I went in for a follow-up and they said "Well it burst what's the problem? My third a female nurse told me "you're not giving birth it can't hurt that much. After that I asked them to take the ovary out and got told "YOu're only 23 you
might want kids" Yeah I do want kids but not at the expanse of my health. I've also been having flare ups again since March and my OBGYN said there's nothing they can do unless they catch one on a CT scan again... So this is the WORST time to not have my BC
Like I know PCOS is common, but misunderstood (because no one will research it as it's a "wmoen's disease" and I have a rare agressive form of it but like when I say I'm in pain and I need XYZ I would hope medical professionals would care enough to help me.
Like I've had surgery for this. It's not just a stomach cramp
Come live with me and we can share my doctor 
Thankfully here a pharmacy will dispense a medication (most of the time there is some they can’t) without a script if you have been taking it long term. You just have to bring the script in at a later time
ProudGustinator: God I wish. This isn't the first time I've had trouble getting my meds. When I was back and forth in college even though it was the same chain they were pains about it. That's how I started getting the extreme cysts in the first place.
I’m sorry. It sucks so much when you get dismissed by medical professionals or made to feel like your overreacting
ProudGustinator: I'm just so frustrated because if they had just picked up the phone it wouldn't have even been an issue
Luckily I had to go to target to get vitamins anyway so it wasn't a complete waste of time and gas
It sucks that it’s 2021 and women still aren’t being listened to
ProudGustinator: yup!
Women’s health is absolutely horrid. I am so sorry you’re going through this.
Update: Woke up for work and Dr. had already sent it to new pharmacy before I even woke up! 🙌