No Meds where I live!!

Around a month ago I went to the hospital to pick up some Meds and they didn't have any. I kicked up a fuss and they managed to find three small boxes of Pentasa Mesalamine, but NO suppositories, I figured it was a one off occurrence, but today I went back and they have run out of everything, I am so tired of this place!!!! I actually need some suppositories like NOW, today!!! Its just so frustrating living in a place that can run out of important Meds, I am so upset and frustrated. I have written to my GI asking him for suggestions. My friend whose Spanish is better than mine rang a major pharmaceutical company that supplies all the pharmacies and apparently they are out of Mesalamine, and it wasn't clear when they will have them, its difficult to get all the facts, no one really knows what they are doing here..and so I have about thirty days of Pentasa and no suppositories.

Tomorrow I will try again, I felt quite ill today from the stress of it all, and to top it all I have had constipation over the weekend, which quite honestly was hellish!! and the second time recently, so I need some suppositories.

I may have to try ordering online, but even that is a nightmare, because the trouble I had just getting permission for my vitamins and special vitamins was beyond hard, and so I don't think they will permit these Meds, although I may be wrong, I am just going to have to try again tomorrow...

That sucks. Hope you get it figured out soon. How did you wind up living there?

I'm sorry. I wish I could just send you some stuff :)

according to her profile DM, she resides in costa rica -

Thanks you NSSG that's a kind thought.

Yeah I am in Costa Rica..

I'm using the new suppositories today, and I have upped my Meds to 3g because I still have stomach ache for the second day running, and it woke me up in the night, it could be the start of a flare, or just be stress, as yesterday was a bad day and I cried a lot....even in the car on the way to the pharmaceutical company....

Thanks, you would think so..I ordered two months supply of the oral Mesalamine, which I am due to collect on the 5th December, but I have just had a phone call with with the owner of the pharmaceutical company and they will only be able to give me one months supply next week because there is some sort of shortage (not sure what she said at that point as the line was bad and her English not great). I am feeling horribly depressed today. I think its the uncertainty of everything, I just don't need the added stress of having problems getting my Meds.

I will do that, truth is that I should have asked for more when I went, but I was all stressed out, we couldn't find the Pharmacy, it was hot, I had stomach ache, San Jose is a very dangerous place to be wandering around lost, and by the time I got in there I couldn't think straight, plus I am having to juggle our finances, which is always tight and they are charging more instead of less at this place, which is ridiculous really when you think about it, but when I go in on the 5th I will talk to this woman face to face...Something is wrong with me though, I know it, its linked to my stomach ache, I am very emotional and I think I am going to go into a flare, I still have stomach ache now, so that's two full days, and its the first time I have experienced constant stomach ache.

So yes, living on a Mountain doesn't exclude you from life's trials and tribulations that is for sure!!

Actually I should never have spoken with this woman on the phone today, I don't like talking on the phone, its a bit of a phobia, especially when I am not feeling great, I should have got my daughter to speak with her, I felt quite wretched after the call, not clear on much, but I will go in and talk with her on the 5th.