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who else has had a hectic terrible day, with sick kids and stupid pharmacies?

This is going to be a big ranting, but it has a question at the end. Promise. Yeah, 4 out of 5 of my kids have something of the sort, Emma has whooping cough, Ryan and Sarah have the flu (like aches and pains and fever), and Hannah has whooping cough and the flu! I am the ONLY one besides my 17 year old and husband who is not sick, and i am playing nurse now since he got called away to New York for a week. And I hate the insurance i have, or maybe its just the pharmacies where i live because today the doctors office called to say that Hannah's test for whooping cough came back postitive and the meds were being called in, so i go to the store with my crying sick 4 year olds (can't leave them at home) and emma, jack and ryan are at school. and tell them that i need the medicine and all that jazz and they say, "sorry we dont have that medicine today" so i call the doctor and she says that she called another pharmacy so i go drive to this other walmart and they tell me, "you cant get the whole bottle of liquid today, you have to come back every day to get it filled" and supposedly its my insurance, and it takes an hour and 40 minutes to get a z pac, well while i'm walking around walmart with my two sick kids, how stupid i know of getting them out, the elementary school calls and tells me Ryan has a 101.8 fever and i need to come get him, so i tell them i'll come at 2:30. So finally i get the medicine and pick up Ryan, but then i realize i need medicine for Ryan if he has the flu and i probably need to take him the doctor, so i call and i'm on hold ofr an hour and a half and they got him in, so i take him to the doctor with my cranky twins, and wait with all the sick kids not knowing what the hell i am catching and what my twins and son are also getting, and finally we get in and they order him meds. and i have to pick that up tonight..and i'm finally ready to go home, my son calls and says that he can't take Emma home because he is going to his friends right after school for the soccer game, but he doesn't tell Emma to get on the bus when he said he would, so Emma calls me in a scared fit that she has been left at school for the rest of her life, so i have to go pick her up, and then we get in traffic just going across the street, and FINALLY....i get home. Wow. What a day. I am just so fed up and tired, and i hate that my kids are sick and i'm pregnant and wow. Its been a hectic day. So anyways, that probably makes no sense and it probably sounds like a big mess, and oh, believe me, IT IS! And now the twins are napping finally, and Emma is watching tv, and Ryan is playing games and almost asleep...and its just so QUIET! Finally! But anyways, anyone else having these problems? Any tips? What did you do today? i hopeyour day was a better day than mine! kitkat- your bad day beats my bad day. I hope that gets better! Mo~Ma- my husband works so we can have food to eat, and money to take care of my sick kids, he doesn't owe me nothing. but yeah i agree with the whole medicine thing, i am going find another doctor and pharmacy...agh! Love_beinMOMMY, i feel you pain.

Public Comments

1. I spent the last 5 hours helping a woman who is regularly beat by her husband. I took her to the ER for stitches, calmed her children, and helped her find a motel for tonight. I took her shopping and bought her clothing and diapers she will need for the next few days. While dealing with her I received 4 phone calls from my oldest daughter whining that she wanted to play on the computer (home sick and 12 yrs old) and her Dad wouldnt allow her because she is grounded. I got home about 25 mins ago to dirty dishes, laundry, and a house that looks like a tornado hit it. So Im relaxing and the kids and husband are cleaning. I didn't make this mess and they need to learn im not here to clean up after laziness.
2. I am past those days, but I remember them so clearly. When they are all settled down, take a look good at them and see how wonderful they are, and remember that it's because you willingly and freely go through days like today, as often as you have to, so that they can grow up healthy and loved. Had you known in advance what kind of a day it would be, you would have done it anyway. That's what parenthood is. You're doing the most important job in the world.
3. I'm so sorry you're having a horrible day. This happens though, just think how much better tomorrow will be.Insurance companies do suck and as far as Wal-Mart goes, I' switch to a pharmacy that has meds on hand all the time. Wal-Mart should've told your Dr. office they were out of that med or called you to tell you of the delay.Mine does.I hate giving my money to people that don't care about my time. Your husband owes you big time when he gets home.
4. I hope that things get better for you. I hate to hear that kids are sick...You are having a hard time and I feel your pain my kids are due for health check ups and their peditrican can not get them in until the end of February. That pisses me off!
5. wow, kitkat. that's the kind of day that might feel bad, but you get to the end of it thinking you actually did something truly useful for another person. i'll take a bad day like that (minus the mess!). sorry, was just struck by kitkat's answer. my day was fine but might have been better had i gotten more than four hours of sleep last night and had my 3-year-old not had the biggest meltdown any of my kids have ever had. which makes me suspect that i probably now have a sick kid, too.