difficult child called and said that she felt really bad and was getting her annual fall sinus infection. She and husband both get them like clockwork (husband had just been to see the doctor this week for the same thing).
I told her to make a doctor's appointment and I would meet her at the doctor's office with a check. I met her, gave her the check, and went shopping and told her to meet me after the appointment with a receipt. She did and we went shopping and had a pleasant evening.
Until . . . it was time to get the prescription filled. difficult child was in the car with me and she called the local discount store to get the comparative prices for the prescriptions so we could get them filled at our usual pharmacy at the discount prices.
Everything was fine until I heard her say Hycodan. I recognized the name and realized it had hydrocodone in it. I told difficult child that I couldn't believe that a doctor to whom she had supposedly told she was right out of rehab would prescribe a narcotic. difficult child claims that she learned in her rehab program that it okay to take things like that when you are ill.
My gut feeling was that I was being played. I told her that I just didn't think that was a good idea and she became argumentative to the point of being frantic. She asked me why I thought I knew more than a doctor. I told her that I might be wrong but the whole thing just wasn't making any sense. I offered to buy her the anti-depressant and antibiotic tonight and the hycodan after I talked to her counselor. She became mad and said that she just wouldn't take any of her medicines and stormed out of the store.
difficult child also claimed that some NA groups say you have to stay away from all narcotics but others say it is okay when you are ill.
So, was I wrong? Or is this a serious red flag?
~Kathy
I told her to make a doctor's appointment and I would meet her at the doctor's office with a check. I met her, gave her the check, and went shopping and told her to meet me after the appointment with a receipt. She did and we went shopping and had a pleasant evening.
Until . . . it was time to get the prescription filled. difficult child was in the car with me and she called the local discount store to get the comparative prices for the prescriptions so we could get them filled at our usual pharmacy at the discount prices.
Everything was fine until I heard her say Hycodan. I recognized the name and realized it had hydrocodone in it. I told difficult child that I couldn't believe that a doctor to whom she had supposedly told she was right out of rehab would prescribe a narcotic. difficult child claims that she learned in her rehab program that it okay to take things like that when you are ill.
My gut feeling was that I was being played. I told her that I just didn't think that was a good idea and she became argumentative to the point of being frantic. She asked me why I thought I knew more than a doctor. I told her that I might be wrong but the whole thing just wasn't making any sense. I offered to buy her the anti-depressant and antibiotic tonight and the hycodan after I talked to her counselor. She became mad and said that she just wouldn't take any of her medicines and stormed out of the store.
difficult child also claimed that some NA groups say you have to stay away from all narcotics but others say it is okay when you are ill.
So, was I wrong? Or is this a serious red flag?
~Kathy