Move to a country with national health care and emergency health centres.
....... or vote for those who wish to establish it where you live.

I hope the situation is less dire today and you were able to get some pain relief. I don't know much about kidney stones other than their reputation as one of the most painful disorders to experience, but a friend swore by high doses of apple cider vinegar as something that helped him ease some of the pain. Good luck.

Unfuckingbelievable! I feel your pain ... er, maybe not ... LOL But seriously, I had a similar experience over the holidays that I was going to post about, but you beat me to it. I went to the ER on Tuesday, Dec. 27th with leg pain and stiffness. I feared blood clots, and that's what it was--multiple blood clots in my right leg. I was given some blood thinners and a prescription for a blood-thinning starter pack. I was also told to make an appointment to see my PCP by December 30th. First thing that happened was no local pharmacy had the starter pack, that I would have to wait for it to be ordered -- and it was on backorder. I don't know what I would have done if one of the Walgreens pharmacists hadn't taken it upon herself to find out what the dosages are in the starter pack and then assemble her own pack for me. So by the evening of the 28th, I at least had some meds.

So then I set about trying to get an appointment with my PCP. And I learned that since it was "the holidays," and nobody ever gets sick then, he was out of the country for two weeks. So I ask if he has a backup covering for him. "If it's an emergency, call 911 or go to the ER." Finally, after I asked the question, "Is this even legal???" an appointment with his nurse practitioner magically appeared. I see her tomorrow (a week later than I was told the appointment should have taken place). I will get to see his highness, the PCP, on the 11th.

Bear in mind that blood clots are a potentially fatal condition and that the ER doctor said that "this will have to be monitored very closely for the next six months." I know the healthcare system in this country is criminally dysfunctional, but this whole experience showed me closeup how bad it is. So I concur, FvckY0u: Fuck the American healthcare "system!"

Better do whatever it takes to get the meds before you run out. Don’t worry what others think.