I thought I'd put the prescription in my back pocket - that way I would remember where I'd put it rather than frantically rummaging through my purse like I usually do. I was especially motivated as one of the drugs is Naproxen – an analgesic/anti-inflammatory prescribed not only for acute gout, but also for menstrual cramps, which I’M suffering from.
Anyway, I got to Boots and reached into my back pocket and good goddamn - the prescription wasn’t there. I frantically rummaged through my bag. The irony was not lost on me.
The problem of the lost prescription remained… I resigned myself to retracing my steps – the chances of finding it were slim, but I had to try. It’s always windy here, I’d walked for about 20 minutes already, there’s tons of people everywhere – shouldn’t be a problem!
The gods must have had empathy for girls with cramps today because I found it about a block away. Unbelievable.
You’d think that would conclude this little tale, but no. They didn’t have Naproxen at Boots and the clerk mentioned there seemed to be a supply problem with it and suggested I try another pharmacy… I decided to work my way back to our neighbourhood by way of the beach. The pebble beach is quite wonderful. I hadn’t actually walked along the water line yet, so I did – the sound of the water sucking back over the rocks is really amazing. I dipped my hand in and tasted the water – yup, it’s salty! Now I’ve experienced the Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Arctic, the Caribbean and the English Channel.
I went into Day Lewis Pharmacy and they filled it in a couple of minutes. And a mere three blocks from the flat. Could have saved myself a lot of time, but wouldn’t have this charming anecdote to relate to you!
Xoxo sue
PS the Naproxen works!
9 comments:
I'm perusing blogs (next blog, next blog, next blog) and when I hit yours I ended up reading every single post! Very interesting and enjoyable to read, sounds like a neat place to be. I've been to England twice but not where you are. I'll have to check back for updates. Thanks for sharing your experience!
karen -
thank you so much for your comment. my good friend, heather, who encouraged me to do this blog told me that getting comments from people you don't know is huge validation. i have to concur! where do you live?
sue
Better living through pharmaceuticals--I'm fer it. Glad the naproxen is working 'cause the step after Crampy Sue is Stampy Sue, and then no-one's happy. ;)
elizabeth - yes, you know me well.
I can't believe you drank water from the English Channel. That water is so polluted it should have a crust on it.
Hope that drug can treat acute poopiness. Acute case of the runs. Not much is cute about it eh?
I didn't really drink the water - I just wanted to taste it. So far so good on the cutesy poopsy front. I'll let you know if anything changes...
The sea water there isn't that bad! You're right at the south end of the British Isles and the Atlantic is quite clean there. I've been on the beaches in France right across the channel and all the way down to Biarrits (just north of Spain) and the water is lovely, cold and clean! And being a Pacific coast boy, when I got to the Atlantic I did the same as you and both tasted the water and put my foot in there to check the temperature. It's frikkin' cold, colder than the Pacific of British Columbia, but I couldn't tell one salt water from the other. Both taste kinda like the inside of my mouth after a nights libation!
Bah, you used to be able to walk from Spain to Africa on the tampon land bridge until the plastic bags dislodged it.
"tampon land bridge" - now there's a nice visual...
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