Sometimes you just gotta love living in a small town

[Horse with no Name]

My daughter is very sick with this flu we have all had. Took her to the doc on Thursday for some IV medicine and fluids.
Today, because this flu has decimated her immune system, she has what is called exudative pharyngitis.
But basically she has mouth ulcers everywhere--her teeth are even loose.
So I get her back from the doctor again this evening--every pharmacy in the town her doc is in 45 miles away was closed and of course they were closed here.
So now I am looking at having to drive another 60 miles to get a prescription filled to relieve her severe pain.
Just for kicks I called the local pharmacist at home.
15 minutes later he opened his pharmacy and filled my daughter's script for me. You simply gotta love it.
:toast:

[benddem]

1. This is great

hope you send a letter to the local paper. I hope your daughter gets better real soon. That is a terrible problem. Make sure she drinks some gator aid or pedia care so she gets enough of the electrolytes she needs.

[Horse with no Name]

4. She is hurting bad

He gave her some of what they call Miracle Mouthwash.
It numbs everything. For the first time in two days she was able to eat some soup.
I'll definitely write the paper. Sometimes I really hate this town but tonight I am totally loving it!

[NMDemDist2]

9. i'm thinking in a small town it would be better to do something personal

for him like a cake or something and not to broadcast his kind action all over town

first of all, every selfish nut in town will want him to open up so they can get their aspirin/hairspray/Preparation H any old time and second lotsa small towners hate the spotlight

hope your girl feels better real soon!

[roguevalley]

14. poor baby. Is that her by the tree? Lovely child.

[Hope springs eternal]

2. I'm sorry for your daugthers sickness

However, being a big-city fan, having 24-hr Walgreens right downstairs doesn't hurt either. ;)

[FreedomAngel82]

3. LOL, right

:) I hope she gets better soon.

[proud patriot]

5. I hope she feels better soon

I'm thankful to your small town .

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. What?????? No 24 hour Wal-Mart near you??????? How cruel !!!

Seriously, touching story. I hope your daughter is doing OK....

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. I do miss little things like that. However...

It's really nice that my neighbors here in the city don't know what I had for breakfast, and they don't care if I "wasn't eating breakfast alone". :P

[Horse with no Name]

12. Oh you gave me a flashback

I had my gallbladder out about 16 years ago.
It was terrible. I was in the hospital a month and very sick.
When I came home, my next door neighbor (who was about 60 and had a heck of an addiction to prescription pain meds) came over.
She jumped right in and did my dishes, etc.
Before she left, she asked if I minded if she took one of my pain pills.:)
So of course I gave her one.
Our houses were fairly close together and I had sheers (don't laugh, they were fashionable then) on my living room window.
I swear that every time I turned the TV on in the morning, 2 minutes later the doorbell rang. The woman was watching through her window so she could come to my house when I was up and around.
Oh and of course, wanted me to spare "one more pain pill".:)
Gotta love it.

[Sal Minella]

19. I was on a party line (four households) in Oregon when I went

into labor and tried to call the doctor again and again, always to hear the same woman's voices talking. Finally I broke in and said "Could you let me use the phone to call my doctor please, I've gone into labor." And the older woman's voice said, "How far apart are your pains?"

[Auntie Bush]

8. I love living in a small town too. Last year when my husband was

very ill and in the hospital...the garbage man came in the house and grabbed the garbage from under the sink and then went in the garage and wheeled the garbage cans through the snow...then emptied them and returned them to the garage. I was so thankful! Here's to our small towns. :toast:

PS I hope your new medicine works and your precious little daughter gets well soon.

[Horse with no Name]

13. Thanks

:toast:
But this is my 17-yr old daughter. They lose a little of their "preciousness" at this point.:evilgrin:

[roguevalley]

15. our doctors do house calls. the garbage men take my father's

can to the road and empty it, putting it back by the house. Our neighbors snow blow the path to the
neighbor's drive way where we park our car to off load. People know your name and they chat you up in the dangedest places. our veterinarian comes at night and phones days later to see how the boys are.
Small towns rule. :)

[seabeyond]

10. i am sorry about your daughter. and that was so

nice of him. yes i do like when people are the better of who we are. i hope your daughter gets better soon.

[Dinger]

11. Awww, That's Nice

I live in a small town, and I know what you mean.:)

[benny05]

16. I'm sorry about your daughter

How long will it take for the meds to enable her to feel better?

[Breeze54]

17. I've found kind people in both small towns and...

big cities!
I lived in a town small when my 1st child was born
and the local pharmacist opened up his store
and filled a prescription for me at 2:30 AM!
He met my husband at the pharmacy! ;-)
BUT!
Five yrs later I moved to the 'big city' and
was hit by a drunk driver and the apt. mgrs
came over next day and wanted to know if I was ok
and then took out my trash cans for me and said
to "just call" if I needed any help!
AND the snowplow guys kept my car cleared of snow!
They actually jumped off the truck and shoveled my car out for me!
.....without being asked!
:thumbsup:

There are good people all over this country!
:-)

Hope your daughter gets over that nasty flu!
Yikes!
Her teeth are even loose?? Is it because
she's six yrs. old or is that due to the flu?
What FLU IS that? Name?
:wow:
scary!

[Auntie Bush]

18. "There are good people all over this country!" Bet they're all Dems

No Rethug could be that nice. Nastiness in ingrained in them.

[Horse with no Name]

22. I don't know what flu strain this is

But it is absolutely the worst I have seen in awhile.
She is 17 btw (the little girl in my pic is my granddaughter. She is only 2).
We got this flu when we were out in Arizona in December.
It causes high fever, severe joint pain, sore throat, shaking chills.
I have not had a voice for 3 weeks. I have blisters all over my epiglottis.
My earddrums perforated and oozed blood. I have taken two rounds of antibiotics.
My oldest daughter had the main symptoms but she also had a severe bladder infection and required 2 rounds of antibiotics and an injection.
My granddaughter had a nasty croup that required 3 rounds of steroids and antibiotics--along with other symptoms.
But my 17 year old daughter had all the above symptoms and it knocked her down so far she got this ulcerative pharyngitis. The ulcers are all over her mouth and down her throat. They are on her gums which causes her gums to be swollen which loosens her teeth. They are on her lips.
They are severely ulcerated. She has had IV antibiotics and 2 rounds of oral antibiotics. She is in severe pain.
The doc said yesterday that these ulcers are HIGHLY contagious. He won't even let her return to school until Thursday, and that is hoping this stuff goes away.
I don't know what strain of flu this is, but it produces extreme illness.

[Lars39]

23. Sounds like a job for "miracle mouthwash".

I would have gladly handed over my untouched bottle if I lived nearby.
Hope you and yours get over this quickly with no lasting effects. :hug:

[Horse with no Name]

24. Thanks!

Doc gave her some of that last night. She is loving it,lol.:hug:

[murielm99]

20. I know what you mean about small towns.

I will never forget all the neighbors who fed my family when I had a hysterectomy. We never locked our back door, so sometimes I would find food in the fridge or on the table left by thoughtful neighbors.

I remember one funny story from when my kids were teenagers. The youth group at our church was making Easter breakfast. Everyone had to bring some of the food. My son had to bring a couple of loaves of bread for toast. He and my husband went to the store and bought two loaves of white bread. The clerk said to them, "Your mom doesn't buy this kind of bread. Are you sure this is what you want?"

They explained why they were buying the bread. She said that she just didn't want them to get in trouble, or have to make an extra trip to the store. It was funny, but thoughtful. That would never happen in a big city.

[Ilsa]

21. Yeah, our small town pharmacist gave my dad a couple of

sedatives for my sister on her wedding day when we found out the minister had just been hospitalized for a stroke. My sis was pretty high-strung already and then nervous about the wedding. Town was about 2,500 in pop.

On Christmas day, I needed some contact lens solution and a toothbrush because my husband had left my suitcase in the house instead of taking it to the car when we went to see my family out of town. A pharmacist was in his shop as we were driving around and he let me in to get a few sundries. Town has about 20,000 people.

These are people who can't enjoy anonymity, so they usually oblige, and even want to help others when they are already in a helping profession.

BTW, I hope your little feels better really quickly.

[Boredtodeath]

25. Actually, most pharmacies have a 24 hour emergency number

For just this purpose. Even the large chains will get badly needed meds for folks in the middle of the night.