having a rant

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I need some feedback here...especially from any nurses or RT's out there.

I was at my doc's office and to be honest with you I really feel as if I was

treated like a total moron by his " administrative assistant " . (This is not the

first, nor the last doctor's office who has treated me for Asthma & Allergies.)

I have had asthma for almost 35 years now. I've used a rescue inhaler ever

since. Started taking Xolair in 2005 and I've been a Xolair Patient Speaker

since 2007. Lately I've had a hell of a time trying to get my shots, because th

doc only has limited hours, only open two days per week, and his office has been

closed A LOT due to the crazy weather we've had here in the North East. I am

literally a month behind in my doses!

Since going on Xolair I have been lucky enough to get off the oral evil candy,

as well as everything else used to control my Asthma. Well except for the Advair

150/50,which I'm still on, too. I do have Xoponex and Albuterol solutions for

my nebulizer, but I use that as a last resort. I use Pro Air HFA as a rescue

inhaler, as the Proventil HFA has something in the propellant that I am

" hypersensitive " towards. I got a lecture from the " admin. assistant " when I

asked her if she could send in a refil request to my mail order pharmacy for the

Pro Air. She told me that she would have to do a " daw " script. I was like

" uh..NO!,because I CAN NOT use the Provenil.. " Well needless to say she didn't

let me finish and proceeded to give me a 10 minute lecture on how she'd have to

spend more time trying to get the name brand, because I didn't want the " daw "

script. I was like really! So I then said to her that she needed to make sure

that she put in a request for the correct number of inhalers as 1 inhaler IS

NOT a full months supply for me, as it comes up at least 46 inhalations short!

My script is written 2 inhalations every 4 to 6 hours as needed and as per

" Athletic Induced Asthma " recommendations ( 2 puffs done in 10 min intervals 30

min before exercising) from the 200 meter dose inhaler. ( which is the standard

and FDA approved dosage for all Albuterol based HFA inhalers.)

I have also been using a spacer for the last 25 odd years. I thought I knew

the right way to use my meds, but I was pretty much told, in front of that same

waiting room full of other patients that I don't. Guess I've been doing it all

wrong the last 34 years.

Yep...totally unprofessional, to say the least. AND I'm shopping around for a

new AAI Doc as we speak!!!!