BASES LOADED?
So...I had what I thought would be my final appt at the White Russian's office with the nurse-practitioner. And guess what? It actually went pretty well.

She asked how I was doing. I said basically ok. (Which was true, aside from the hell I went thru trying to find another p-doc, which I wasn't going to tell her about.) I then said that I needed some prescriptions. I had actually dropped off a list at the office the day before so that the n-p could go over it with the White Russian in case she had any problems or concerns. But--surprise, surprise--the clerical staff had failed to give it to the n-p.

I told the n-p exactly what I wanted & she gave it to me. Without question. She even went into the p-doc's office & brought me some Namenda samples. (Last visit the n-p told me she didn't have any Namenda.) And there were no lectures. No attitude. Nothing about me being a bad girl.

I know that some of you reading are going to pull your hair out when I say this, but...I'm actually thinking of staying. It would certainly be easier than switching, and trying to convince a new p-doc to go with my current drug regimen. And there would be less paperwork involved.

The n-p gave me the card of a t-doc who's affiliated with the practice. She also gave me 2 refills on most of the prescriptions she gave me (except xanax--she can't give refills on that). And just before the visit concluded she said, "See [t-doc], and you decide when you want to see me again."

So I think that's what I'm going to do. While I don't relish the idea of going to a t-doc (no offense to those of you who have benefitted from "talk therapy", it's just not my thing), it is a good idea for me to see someone at least once a month. And if I don't need meds, there's not much point in wasting the time of whoever it is that's writing out my prescriptions. So maybe I'll just check in with the t-doc once a month & see the n-p when I need meds.

And I guess I've kind of settled on the White Russian as the p-doc's official nickname. Thanks to those of you who contributed, but your ideas didn't really grab me, and I can't come up with anything better. Actually I did come up with something better, but I can't use it in the blog because it involves using her first name.

It's 2:30am. Grrr...stupid fucking insomnia...
- posted by Pat @ 2:17 AM