Info: Pinworms are actually one of my biggest fears! I haven't slept since Friday, because ✨️Anxiety✨️.
Not only was it too late to go to the doctor in town (closes at 12pm on Friday), but when I did manage to get ahold of the pharmacy, before they closed, they were all sold out of Pinworm treatment. Had to drive 35 miles to get the treatment, because (YOU GUESSED IT!) every pharamacy within a 20 mile radius was sold out until Monday. Now I will spend the next 2.5 weeks waking up, showering 3 boys, doing the linens for 4 bedrooms, checking buttholes for worms, and sanitizing my entire home until my blood becomes Lysol. All this because someone sent their kid to school with itchy butt worms [: Yay!
EDIT: It is getting overwhelming trying to respond to all the comments, because this post blew up more than the butt-worm epidemic, so I am going to add some more info here.
I DID get the treatment on Friday from Walmart Pharmacy and we have all taken it (hence driving the 35 miles to get the treatment). Yes, the pharmacy in town closest to me closes at 4 because I live in a small rural town with only one pharmacist, so if he wants to leave at 4pm on Fridays, the pharmacy closes.
No, I was not looking for a prescription, I was asking for the OTC medicine when I called all the pharmacies, there just isnt a Walgreens, CVS, etc within the 20 mile radius. The closest Walgreens is the same distance as Walmart Pharmacy, so I just went to Walmart out of convenience.
The reason this is mildly infuriating is because I was told so late that I was not able to contact my doctor to have them explain this to me and tell me the plan of action, so I just did what the paper said. Additionally, the school was informed on Wendesday morning about the kid in 2nd grade who was diagnosed with Pinworms. I know this because I spoke to the mother of the child who was diagnosed & found out when I called her to warn her about the outbreak. Additionally, the school has several communication methods: 3 apps we were told to download during orientation/open house, an all-call system that they have previous used for other outbreaks/emergencies, and directly calling the parents. I recieve at MINIMUM 3 notifications from the school DAILY in the main app they use. Furthermore, the school went paperless years ago, so the paper note was strange to me. This also is not the first time the Nurse has done something questionable in regard to student health & safety. I am honestly not sure how she is still working there.
For those of you calling me a drama queen: YAAAAS BABYYYY I am super dramatic!!! But in this case, l my response is the right amount of "what the fuck."
Be safe out there & fight the good fight against anal worms. Wash. Your. Hands. Teach your kids how to wash their hands!!