So yesterday I went to UMDNJ to apply for charity care and go to the Crisis Center to see about depression meds. I planned to go early and I had originally thought I’d be going by myself by cab or bus. But Monday Daddy’s mom told me she’d take me. So I thought…”cool”.
We got there around 9:15 and were in and out in record speed. I think getting there early helped. They need me to fax them a copy of my last bank statement as proof that I don’t have an income but other then that the paper work is in and it’s being considered. They gave me a nice little sheet to show to other drs to route them through charity care as well.
We ended up having to walk over to the Crisis Center after driving over and not finding a parking spot. It’s a long block’s walk and not really that bad but annoying after paying to get out of parking and then having to go back to park only to have to pay later. It was a pretty clean process until I was done seeing the woman who I can only assume was going to give the Dr. a brief synopsis so he could decide what to give me. He was due back at 2pm. I was due home at 3 so Daddy could head to pick up a check.
At 2:45, not only was I dealing with an annoyed Mom (waiting was really bugging her even though I had told her I wasn’t sure how long things would be) and an upset Daddy who let me know he’d told me this would happen and that I needed to find a better way in the future. I believe cab or bus will become my better way. Less guilt all around. If I’m only wasting my time there isn’t much to complain about. The woman who’d seen me got me in to see the on call Dr upstairs who curtly told me she’d give me 10 days worth of Welbutrin XL and that I had to come back to the apt they set up for me next Thursday to see the counselor and get whatever meds they decided to give me. Unfortunately, they would not give me any coupons or samples so I’m out 70 bucks for 10 days’ worth of sanity. Hopefully the process for whatever they give me will not be to painful.
I will have to go back the following week to see the Endocrinologist because they only make apts on Friday and technically they don’t have any available for several weeks. But when I told them I was out of the meds they agreed to try and help me by letting me call next Friday to talk to the Dr. Not sure what she can do since they want to see you before they actually give you anything but we’ll come to that next week.
I was much more frustrated, annoyed, and upset then I sound now. I’m tired and kinda blah. I ended up coming home at 4pm yesterday, getting daddy out of the house, doing a bit of clean up, and then falling asleep at 6pm only to wake up at 4am for a few minutes before going back to sleep until Daddy got home at 10am this morning. I’m still tired. I’m sure it’s stress and wacked out meds but it’s not making me feel very good about myself or my goals. Ah well…eventually this will all get better. I hope. 
More tomorrow and hopefully I’ll get up a gallery. Thanks for being patient and a sounding board.