Surely there's a good explanation, but at this point I'm completely boggled. Sooooooooooooooooooooooo confused. Has anyone had this happen before? I took my methadone prescription to the pharmacy today for my refill (actually, three pharmacies... the first two didn't have it in stock), and after waiting for the LONGEST TIME without any explanation (they had the rx a good 45 minutes or more), the pharmacist finally called me up to the counter to tell me the doctor doesn't exist. Huh??? The medical license number doesn't exist in the state of Florida. There is no record of his name. The pharmacy even called the hospital to ask... but they didn't recognize the doctor either.

This is one of those big rehab clinics where the doctor I see... well... I really don't see her. I saw her once, and only because I demanded; but then, because she is so important and special and in so much demand and doing research, you see an underling of sorts (nurse practitioner or another dr) and she supposedly oversees your case from afar. I end up seeing someone different almost every time. Whatever, as long as I get my prescriptions. But , how can an unlicensed "doctor" be working at a big rehab clinic at a major hospital in a large, metropolitan area?! I don't get it. It's not like he put on a white coat and snuck in off the street... he interacted with all the other nurses and doctors I'm familiar with. Surely there's some good explanation, right? Anyone???

In short, my prescription is invalid, null and void, useless. Even if I call first thing Monday morning, there is no way a new prescription can be sent to me by the time I run out on Tuesday afternoon. It's a two hour trip each way to go get it on the bus--I don't have that kind of time in the final days of trying to wrap up my thesis. Wednesday morning I have my Masters Thesis defense. ( It's gonna happen! I'm gonna graduate!!! ). I'm scared to death of the defense WITH pain meds. A thesis defense WITHOUT my drugs? I don't think so... Oh dear.

'Erie-the-brain-fried-going-insane-almost-done-with-the-thesis-but-short-on-drugs-and-very-confused-about-it-violinist (-:

<--me in five days