Bloody Government

I am not a very happy camper at the moment. To start off, went for a 5 p.m. appointment with the doctor to discuss the ultra sound I had. Apparently there are blockages which is why I am going for a CT Angiogram. Fine. But - we both wanted some Tylenol 3 for our aches and pains. You should see all the hoo ha we have to go through. The government, in its wisdom, seem to have decided that anyone taking Tylenol 3 must be addicted and therefore has to be weaned off. We have both been given decreased scrips decreasing the amount we are given over a period of time. Bugger whether we are in major pain or not. If  we are still in pain (you think) we will be sent to a methadone clinic where we will be given some other medication which is non addictive. Tylenol 3 is an opioid apparently and people are dying, in Canada, at the rate of 11 a day because of opioids. This means the rest of us have to be punished by withdrawing our pain meds. This is bad enough for Matt and I, but for people in major pain all the time will also have to go through this process. I don't understand the thinking. In our case, there is no way Matt and I are addicted, but we are in pain. I am seriously thinking I had better start making some noise. We both had to answer masses of questions then complete a form and do a urine test. We have now got prescriptions which get less every time you need a refill and if you run out before the specified date, tough bananas. Hurt you oldster, hurt.

In my case, I have been given a scrip for Lyrica but she is holding off on Matt for now because he has two new meds from the Geriatric Clinic. I guess she will put him on Lyrica later. But, if Lyrica was any good, surely they would have recommended it before!!!

So, sorry, I am somewhat annoyed and not really in the mood to say anything else nor to look for a suitable recipe.

Have a great day