Medical

Or, "My love-hate relationship with Zyrtec-D, Part 58".

Today I had my quarterly visit to the allergist. He is a real patient advocate and makes it a point to remember all kinds of things. For example, he actually has Jacob's birthdate memorized! And once when I was having trouble getting into another specialist, he called up a friend and got me in the next day! Because of all this, he is a stickler for detail and I think that he would be very difficult to work for. But, I'm sure glad he's my doctor!

He started me on a new nose spray. I noticed it working about 30 minutes after the first use! And I learned that I'm using the wrong type of OTC eye drops. I am NOT supposed to be using the eye drops for allergies or redness. (I am supposed to use a plain, lubricating eye drop.) Who woulda thunk it?

I shared a condensed version of all my issues with Zyrtec-D. Then he shared a little rant about the evils of insurance companies. THEN he personally called my pharmacy while I was there and fixed one of my largest issues. He gave me a script for Zyrtec-D and the pharmacy promised to give me a 30 day supply at one time, assuming they actually had Zyrtec-D in stock.

(My pharmacy says either the demand is much higher than anyone forecasted or Zyrtec-D is being purposefully undersupplied by the manufacturer. Either way, pharmacies aren't guaranteed to receive the quantity of Zyrtec-D that they order. What a nightmare!)

Yea to the doctor and the pharmacy! Now, if only he could fix the supply problem and the horrid packaging!