What’s your “excitement“ lately?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (101661)
United States
August 14, 2025 4:47pm CST
What passes for excitement these days? Getting a doctor and a pharmacist on the phone with each other at the same time. No phone tag or I’ll call tomorrow. All day! I even had to instruct the pharmacist to quit leaving messages. I told her to talk to the person who makes appointments, and she’ll get you to the doctor. This is the doctor who misses my phone appointment two weeks ago because he called the wrong number for two straight days. I am so glad this is not my primary care. My primary care in a nurse practitioner who is so incredibly competent. I’ve actually been blessed with primary care doctors except for the one who got arrested (that was 20 years ago though).
What’s your “excitement” these days?
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@allknowing (151708)
• India
15 Aug
You may know Solitaire is being gifted to a Charitable Trust It is a long winded procedure and yesterday the Nun who co-ordinates with me said one more step is completed. That was surely a cause for my excitement.
Did not know it was that difficult for you to get an appointment with your doctor Hope you finally succeeded
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@AmbiePam (101661)
• United States
15 Aug
@allknowing This is a pain medication, and they make getting pain medication via prescription a little harder. There is plenty of over the counter pain meds you get easy, but these are prescription strength.
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@allknowing (151708)
• India
15 Aug
@AmbiePam Here the Pharmacy lets me buy whatever I want. I just have to mention the name of the doctor
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@snowy22315 (194566)
• United States
14 Aug
Well getting ready to go away Saturday. That's semi exciting Speaking of medical stuff.. I couldn't find the bone scan in my chart although I assumed it had been placed there instead there was a nasty letter from the person who does referrals who said this office (cardio)had called me countless times..I knew that was a lie and when I called them they said they had called once but VM box was full .why no second call..but I digress. I went off on the referral lady..for putting a lie in my chart.I gotta get out of that practice!
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@AmbiePam (101661)
• United States
14 Aug
@snowy22315 Oh, yay! I can’t wait to hear about it!
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@snowy22315 (194566)
• United States
14 Aug
@AmbiePam HS reunion and Mothman stuff in WV. I will stay one night with M and D
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@GardenGerty (165366)
• United States
14 Aug
I am seeing the foot doctor tomorrow--is that exciting. Mostly just routine but I have not seen him in five years. Diabetics should be seen every six months, so I am told.
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@Juliaacv (54360)
• Canada
14 Aug
My excitement for the day was actually 2-fold.
And it relates to work.
I realized that I only have 5 days left to work this month, and I received an award at work.
And yes.....one has to do with the other.
It is frustrating with dealing with doctors and pharmacists, here they do it differently.
When you have your doctor's appointment, they fax refills to the pharmacy to last you until your next appointment.
When you use up your container of 1 month of pills, you call in for a refill, which there is a label on your bottle.
It is easy and swift.
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You got an award, yay! I know it was well deserved!@Juliaacv (54360)
• Canada
15 Aug
@AmbiePam Here you have to sign for your narcotics, but I am not sure how far in advance they will offer refills. It is a shame, and really is it a form of discrimination.
Right now we are chatting and planning places to go and see when we go away at the end of the month.
I am looking forward to it. We usually go away in early July, so I am over due but trying to be patient.
Next summer we will try to push it back until September.
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@RasmaSandra (87994)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Aug
Thank God nothing so my anxiety level is low, You know because I stopped going to doctors back in Latvia I had a thought, If for some reason I had to see a doctore I could just hear the conversation now. Not seen a doctor is so many years lady, I can tell you now you have three unexpected diseases and you need ten prescriptions and that does not mean you'll love, Just my way of thinking 
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@Deepizzaguy (113086)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Aug
My excitement these days is working with my mini bike stationary bike to lose weight and lower my blood pressure.
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@Deepizzaguy (113086)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Aug
@AmbiePam It is the best idea since my doctor told me to get some exercise.
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@FourWalls (77874)
• United States
15 Aug
I’m trying to get some information to the federal court to be excused from jury duty. I have a permanent medical exemption (since 2009) from the local court and state court, but I don’t know if that applies to them.
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@AmbiePam (101661)
• United States
15 Aug
Surely it does - at least I hope so for your sake. I didn’t know you could get a permanent medical exemption. I should look into that. I went last time, and I was in so much pain at the end of the day I could barely stand. I knew at the time I could have gotten an exemption, but dopey me wanted to see what it was like.
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@Tampa_girl7 (53171)
• United States
15 Aug
I’m excited to be heading back to West Virginia in the Fall.
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@DaddyEvil (156681)
• United States
15 Aug
I hope you got things going in the right direction.
Nothing exciting happening here.
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@AmbiePam (101661)
• United States
15 Aug
@DaddyEvil I’m willing to bet yours tastes better. Restaurant food doesn’t much impress me unless it’s like really up there in quality.
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@DaddyEvil (156681)
• United States
15 Aug
@AmbiePam You're welcome.
I cook most nights. That isn't exciting to me anymore. Getting to buy restaurant food would be exciting! 
I cook most nights. That isn't exciting to me anymore. Getting to buy restaurant food would be exciting! 1 person likes this
@Traceyjayne (4360)
• United Kingdom
16h
My excitement is that I am going to the caravan tomorrow….just for a week but I have missed going due to my broken arm.
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@LindaOHio (197924)
• United States
15 Aug
I'm going to Red Lobster next week. For me that's exciting.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (85415)
• Rupert, Idaho
15 Aug
That sounds very complicated and messy with dealing with the doctors and pharmacists....I know I have had troubles with that kind of stuff in the past.
Excitement? Here it is Eli starting middle school...had orientation today. Also taking a test myself on Sunday or Monday might be exciting; depends on the result.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (85415)
• Rupert, Idaho
15 Aug
@AmbiePam Well some of it is lol. Though of the results aren't what I want it will no longer be exciting for that part.
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@Marilynda1225 (85848)
• United States
23h
I had an unexpected visit from my grandson yesterday. He's heading back to college today and won't be home again until Thanksgiving. I was thrilled that he made the time to say good-bye and give me a few bear hugs.
