Pretty Whiney Warning. Sick, doctor visit, money and meds ;)

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I had Laryngitis last week and completely lost my voice (? never happened

before) and by Sunday I was in bad pain on my left back side.

I finally went to my GP yesterday (uninsured makes me really try to know it's

something he can treat) and have a kidney infection. Never had one of THOSE

before either, but I am miserable. He said I would feel better in 24 hours but

nope not so far. I'm supposed to go with my friend for her birthday to a Bon

Jovi concert tomorrow night so I am PRAYING I feel at least decent enough. Her

husband paid hundreds for these good seats and I want to be good company.

So I get to the doctor, and find out my last visit a few months ago had a

returned check! I never even got anything from my bank. So they would only take

cash to pay for that. I drove to an ATM and got out $110 for the check plus

fees. Then I had to pee in a cup and all that so my doc charged $95 for that

day. Then the pharmacy, $120 and I didn't even FILL everything- and my

Antibiotics were given to me, thank you Lord, as samples, all 10. Those UTA blue

capsules...40 were $140. I kind of decided to fill 12 of them ($44), 3 days

worth. The pharmacist said it was alot like he prescribes for bad infections and

I should get more but at LEAST the rest of them are up there still. I would kind

of hope she would let me just fill another 12 if I find I need to.

Another I didn't fill was my xanax. I'm not sue to fill them for another week

but I didnt wanna go back for the refill script and pay another dr visit, so

I'll fill those when I run out. Of course, the prescription expires like 30 days

on the dot, so if I wait and fill them, then the NEXT refill will expire before

I can get it, right? Which means I'll have to go back anyway. Whatever.

OH! Brightside: I don't remember where we were talking about Wellbutrin and

someone here told me they had generic? Well I asked him, and he wrote me those

plus my Celexa, just in case the cost of the Wellbutrin was too high. I went and

he had written my script (the one AFTER the 7 day script of a different dose you

take first) for like 100 ct with 3 month refills- so that would mean I would

have the meds for that for months and months. The pharmacist broke THAT one into

30 pills for me too so it would be cheaper than buying all 100 at once, and it

was like $36. I know this is FAR more than the Celexa ($4) but I did go for it!

Back before the generic, I took it and it worked SO WELL FOR ME. The Celexa...I

hate the side effects, especially my libido, sorry. Celexa kills me in that

area, and I HATE THAT, so I had quit taking them anyway. Anyway, the Wellb utrin

before was like $150+, so I thought, if it really helps like it did years ago-

if I could really feel that " even " again, $36 is a much better cost, so thank

you to whoever told me that.

Anyway, I ended up spending over $300 to go- and I'm GLAD I did, because a

kidney infection is probably gonna land me in the hospital if untreated, right?

But I needed that money so bad. I am never gonna get the money KEPT and saved to

file bankruptcy. I keep getting served on these bills and I am so scared they'll

garnish us before the hospital ever gets around to paying my judgment.

Anyway there are no real solutions I'm asking for here, I just REALLY wanted to

cry to someone. I don't discuss my finances with people so thanks for listening.