I just need to vent to people who will understand (at least those of us in the United States!). I'm leaving on the 22nd for Australia. I was told I could get a vacation override for copaxone, to get 1 extra box of injections, since I will be gone for nearly a month and I don't have enough to take with me. I was told it should take about a week to get approved, and they ship the shots overnight. So I call to get the approval. It was denied, said "you're too close to your next regular refill." OK. They said to get the refill, then call again. I got the refill, and I called to order the vacation override. This was on Wednesday. Pharmacy says to call Thursday to make sure it was approved & to schedule delivery. I was busy, but figured I have a little time. So I call this morning. NOW I'm being told insurance is still "reviewing my request" and should have a decision in 10 business days. WTF. I will be gone by then. Or maybe not, I don't know - I can't just stop taking the medicine, but I don't have enough to last me on my vacation, and they obviously don't ship to Australia. I'm going to call my insurance company now to get them to put a rush on this. NOTHING in the last few months has gone easy for me. When I went to get a passport (I'm a Canadian, living in the US), I was told because my mother did not legally change my name when I was FOUR YEARS OLD, I had to go back 40 years in time and have my name legally changed on my birth certificate. Never mind that my last passport did not have this requirement -- it was "new rules." I managed to get that done. And now this? This vacation had better be worth it because I'm on my very last nerve (which is probably shedding its myelin as we speak....). GGGGRRRRRRRRRR. Thanks for letting me vent. Michelle xoxo