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so I'm getting my teeth out. Dr. Fiese didn't seem to understand why I was even there - I don't really need to get them out. But he was really nice about it and he says there is a possiblility that somewhere down the road they might bother me. So he says it's okay to get them taken out now while I'm young and will heal faster. So whatever, to make my mom happy, we'll take them out. She keeps saying 'you could have said no, it's completely up to you, we could have just left right there.' and I'm thinking... yeah but then we would have fought all summer long because you'd be pissed at me for not getting them done. And as my dad said, at least it's only about a week for me - jeff had 2 years worth of braces he didn't need cuz she decided he should have them...
And Dr. Fiese was really fabulous. He explained all the drugs they were using to induce anesthesia, what they would do, and everything, just cuz I'm pharmaceutically inclined. It was awesome. And he wrote me my scripts already (you have no idea how many times I've seen people come in with packs of cotton in their mouth, unable to talk, with scripts for amoxicillin and vicodin. I was glad to get them filled. I got 7 days worth of amox, 20 800 mg ibuprofen with a refill (!) and 20 hydrocodone/APAP 5/500 (VICODIN!!!!!!!!) with a refill (!). That's a really friggin lot of pain medication. I'm not planning on having to take the vicodin... I really don't wanna be knocked the freak out. Plus, cuz I don't normally take medication, I'm expecting the 800 mgs of Motrin to just about kill me. haha. He told me I probably would only need motrin, anyway. But why a refill? He told me I'd only really hurt for 3 days or so... and that's a 5 day supply on the motrin, 3 on the hydrocodone. I'm not willing to be knocked out for longer than that. haha. oh well. If I get bad pain within the next year, I can get the refills. Oh, law, 6 months on the hydrocodone. :-P
Alex, I totally thought of you when I saw the 800 mg ibuprofen. haha.
But when I went to pick the stuff up at the pharmacy I got really pissed off. Ravesi's daughter was the pharmacist. She took the scripts from me and said 'have any questions about taking them?' and I said no. Then when i came to pick them up, she didn't offer to counsel, nor did her tech ask if I needed to be counseled, or offer me anything at all. Plus, this is exactly how the label reads for the hydrocodone -
"take 1 tab by mouth every 4 hours as needed
for pain n ot relieved by motrin-may caus
e drowsiness,constipation,N/V- max6/day"
Okay, so I understand what N/V means, but does the normal person? I'm not so sure. If you're going to use abbreviations, or let me know that it's gonna make me tired, take away my ability to shit, and make me puke, EXPLAIN IT TO ME. If I'm a regular person, maybe I don't even know what hydrocodone is. Maybe I don't know it's for pain and maybe I don't realize that it'll help me at all, or at least in a way that's better than those side effects. whatever. Or just counsel, cuz that's what you're required by law to do. They did such a crappy job it kinda solidified my reasoning for not wanting to work there. Crappy pharmacists. I hate you. And really, you just make it seem like we don't actually need pharmacists, and that Drs can just take care of all the problems. That's not the case and you're making my profession look stupid.
ANGER.
And now, I've got a rather large problem. I can't bite down. I cannot physically bite down. My bottom teeth on the left side... something is seriously wrong with them. I don't understand why at all, because Dr Fiese didn't even touch them. He stuck his finger in my mouth to look back there but didn't touch anything but the sides of my cheek. But it hurts so bad, and now it's gotten to the point where I cant shut it. I really wanna get this surgery overwith... he says I can't work for 3 days. So i set it up to start work next monday... teeth out on thurs, and then all set for mon. what happens if there's something seriously wrong that needs to be sorted out before I can do it? bah humbug. there better not be.
PS - normal people don't have their exams with the dentist on tuesday and get a surgery scheduled for thursday. It's a much longer period of waiting than that. However, when my mom made the exam appointment, she went ahead and made a surgery appointment as well. Which is another thing that weirded Dr Fiese out a little. And she says I could say no? yeah... right.
reading on my bed... hoping my mouth returns to normal overnight!!!
(PS someone ask Marshall Fiese to ask his dad whether or not I'm okay. haha)
And Dr. Fiese was really fabulous. He explained all the drugs they were using to induce anesthesia, what they would do, and everything, just cuz I'm pharmaceutically inclined. It was awesome. And he wrote me my scripts already (you have no idea how many times I've seen people come in with packs of cotton in their mouth, unable to talk, with scripts for amoxicillin and vicodin. I was glad to get them filled. I got 7 days worth of amox, 20 800 mg ibuprofen with a refill (!) and 20 hydrocodone/APAP 5/500 (VICODIN!!!!!!!!) with a refill (!). That's a really friggin lot of pain medication. I'm not planning on having to take the vicodin... I really don't wanna be knocked the freak out. Plus, cuz I don't normally take medication, I'm expecting the 800 mgs of Motrin to just about kill me. haha. He told me I probably would only need motrin, anyway. But why a refill? He told me I'd only really hurt for 3 days or so... and that's a 5 day supply on the motrin, 3 on the hydrocodone. I'm not willing to be knocked out for longer than that. haha. oh well. If I get bad pain within the next year, I can get the refills. Oh, law, 6 months on the hydrocodone. :-P
Alex, I totally thought of you when I saw the 800 mg ibuprofen. haha.
But when I went to pick the stuff up at the pharmacy I got really pissed off. Ravesi's daughter was the pharmacist. She took the scripts from me and said 'have any questions about taking them?' and I said no. Then when i came to pick them up, she didn't offer to counsel, nor did her tech ask if I needed to be counseled, or offer me anything at all. Plus, this is exactly how the label reads for the hydrocodone -
"take 1 tab by mouth every 4 hours as needed
for pain n ot relieved by motrin-may caus
e drowsiness,constipation,N/V- max6/day"
Okay, so I understand what N/V means, but does the normal person? I'm not so sure. If you're going to use abbreviations, or let me know that it's gonna make me tired, take away my ability to shit, and make me puke, EXPLAIN IT TO ME. If I'm a regular person, maybe I don't even know what hydrocodone is. Maybe I don't know it's for pain and maybe I don't realize that it'll help me at all, or at least in a way that's better than those side effects. whatever. Or just counsel, cuz that's what you're required by law to do. They did such a crappy job it kinda solidified my reasoning for not wanting to work there. Crappy pharmacists. I hate you. And really, you just make it seem like we don't actually need pharmacists, and that Drs can just take care of all the problems. That's not the case and you're making my profession look stupid.
ANGER.
And now, I've got a rather large problem. I can't bite down. I cannot physically bite down. My bottom teeth on the left side... something is seriously wrong with them. I don't understand why at all, because Dr Fiese didn't even touch them. He stuck his finger in my mouth to look back there but didn't touch anything but the sides of my cheek. But it hurts so bad, and now it's gotten to the point where I cant shut it. I really wanna get this surgery overwith... he says I can't work for 3 days. So i set it up to start work next monday... teeth out on thurs, and then all set for mon. what happens if there's something seriously wrong that needs to be sorted out before I can do it? bah humbug. there better not be.
PS - normal people don't have their exams with the dentist on tuesday and get a surgery scheduled for thursday. It's a much longer period of waiting than that. However, when my mom made the exam appointment, she went ahead and made a surgery appointment as well. Which is another thing that weirded Dr Fiese out a little. And she says I could say no? yeah... right.
reading on my bed... hoping my mouth returns to normal overnight!!!
(PS someone ask Marshall Fiese to ask his dad whether or not I'm okay. haha)