Two emails and three phone calls later . . .

Bureaucratic crapola, that's what it is. Okay . . . here's the story. I shall endeavor to be succinct. The day I left Yale New Haven the doctor gave me two prescriptions for Effient, important because of the new little bit of body armor. One was a script for 30 days to be filled immediately and one for 90 days to be filled by mail. CVS special ordered the Effient and I had it the next day. I sent out the 90 day supply to CVS Caremark. Caremark informed me by email that they will not process it until March 1. Since it comes by USPS it may not arrive by the day I absolutely need it, March 9. I called Caremark and they will not process it earlier because I have not used 75% of my thirty day supply and they won't get paid until March 1. Thems the rules! I was irate. After hanging up and not getting my way I thought about it some more. 75% of 30 days only gives me 8 days to get the Effient but 75% of the 90 day prescription gives me about 22 days for the prescription to be filled and sent out. I called Caremark in Pennsylvania again and spoke with a young man who agreed with me and said he would put in an override so that the Effient will be sent out earlier based on the 90 day prescription so I would be certain the USPS will get it to me on time. I also emailed the lady in charge of insurances for the state of Connecticut. There is a lack of common sense floating over the bureaucratic ocean that is Connecticut. I did speak with the CVS store and they will be able to provide a "bridge" for me should the pills not arrive on time but . . . they will need at least two days to handle that possibility! The doctor's office doesn't have any on hand either. I guess it's a very new medicine. Okay. That's it I'm done spewing. It will have to work out okay.

Went to play cribbage with cousin S. this morning and was embarrassed because I had so many double doubles it was incredible. I won all three games. I told her she has to get a new deck of cards! So next week we'll play with a new deck. She has been working on quilting a scene with a house, trees, fence, cat and some esoteric designs. It is such outstanding work. She is so very clever and patient. I enjoy seeing her creations. Everything she does is beautiful.

Quote: Epicureanism is human nature drunk, cynicism is human nature mad, and stoicism is human nature in despair. ___S.J. Wilson