I'm taking a lot of deep breaths. I had labs drawn last Wednesday. Usually they reach my pdoc on Thursday or Friday. This time they didn't get there until Monday and my pdoc (fairly) didn't sign off until Tuesday at which time they were faxed (I think on Wednesday). This is fine because I have plenty but annoying because my pharmacy is so short staffed they aren't answering the phone sometimes. One night they didn't answer at all and I called 3 times and was on hold for 10-15 minutes each time and nobody answered. Today I called again and was told "if we received your labs we would have filled your prescription. bang" in a snotty tone. A while later I talked to my pdoc's secretary who assured me it was sent and she has the fax receipt. I called CVS yet again and specially asked they check their fax pile. Someone who sounded very tired but polite looked and couldn't find it. So that means tomorrow I have to get up earlier than usual long enough to call my pdoc's office and have them send it again. So now I'm at 10 days from the blood draw and I still have to go to town to get the med once it is filled.

I know I am much better off than a lot of people on clozapine. My pdoc does send in the fax quickly and I do work things out with the pharmacy eventually every month. Some months I don't even have to fight with them. But the months that it is difficult I wish that they didn't require so many hurdles to get the stuff.


It works so well I shouldn't complain. But some months it really hits me what a delicate balance getting the stuff is. I really hope it goes through tomorrow and doesn't carry over into another week.