Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler for January 03, 2025

Prescriptive advice

I’m asked this all the time I visit my pharmacy, sheesh !

I think I’ll laminate this and keep it in my wallet.

Hate that question. Makes it difficult to get my memory prescription.

Gets tough to answer when you’re in your 70’s.

It’s the same as it was last time you asked.

When it is close to my Birthday I always say I hope I receive a card from you.

To be fair, it does help verify who or which person you are. I am a junior, my son is the third. There have been some cases where people get the three of us confused. One reason we don’t all bank at the same location.

To make life easier during 2020, I printed my name and date of birth which I show each time I go to the drug store drive thru. I still use it. I don’t get the birthdate thing, it hasn’t changed since I was born.

I have to think a second for do I want husband’s birthday or mine.

This one doesn’t bother me anymore. The system that does is the form I am handed that asks all the medical treatments and meds I have had since I am a kid. Happens every visit. It’s in the digital file. It doesn’t change. Same for the one that asks if I have a dnr and other stuff.

The worst one asks for my social security number, which I never use except for tax purposes. Doc office says the insurance company requires it. Gotta wonder.

There are hundreds out there with the same name. They are doing the job as asked by the corporation. Lighten up just a bit.

I have ticked off many desk-tender by showing them my (original) Social Security card (with my finger over the number) so they could read where it says “For tax purposes only. Not to be used for identification.”

It is illegal for a private company to use Social Security numbers for identification, so the medical industry had to come up with something. It’s not particular good security when you are forced to repeatedly speak your birthdate aloud in a public place, where others, ten feet away, can clearly hear you.

I mean really… she can’t remember everyone’s birthdate she comes in contact with?… not employee of the month in my book!

In Denmark and Sweden (and I suspect several other countries), every legal resident has an ID number which includes their birth date. At least in Denmark, everyone has a “sickness insurance” card (also valid for other benefits, such as preschool for your kids) , which is like a magnetic credit card, which includes that number. At the pharmacy, or a visit to any doctor or hospital, they just scan the card.

When I’m filling out forms online and I get to my birthday and it starts at 2025 (why? lol) I spin that baby like I’m on Wheel of Fortune.

we tried that, but you keeping the answers wrong.