Hi everyone,

        I'm not one to let a little HMO with their little (but powerful)
pencil pushers get me down.  I called Pfizer to see whether the drug
company would help me with ammunition for the HMO.  They did me one
better:  they're going to have their local drug rep. drop off the
necessary medication to my client's doctor's office. That's 2 weeks of
Diflucan for free for my client!

        Thank you Pat, Sylvia, Jeanne and others for help in dealing with
this situation, and the additional information on yeast.

        The mom (Debby) and I have been going over all the possible
sources for yeast in her environment, and discovered that several of the
vitamins (including a calcium suppliment!) that she has been taking  contain
yeast in one form or another.  She will be returning them to the
Sh------y rep for her money back (all natural, indeed!).

        Thanks again, everyone.


Margie Forrest, RN, BSN, IBCLC in WPB, FL