I happened to come across this pharmacy over a year ago while shopping in the area. I suffer from multiple autoimmune diseases and other disorders that many people don't know about. I walked into the store with my very curious 4 year old at the time and I was greeted by a very pleasant gentleman whom I came to learn was the owner of the store. He and I started talking about the vitamins I was looking at and he stared asking me questions why I was choosing the vitamins/supplements I was looking at. To my surprise, he KNEW. No one knows much about Interstitial Cystitis, PCOS, Endometriosis and Hashimoto's (to name a few!!) I showed him the prices I was paying for the current vitamins I was purchasing from Amazon and he not only matched the price, but gave us 15% off our bill on top of that. I also purchased essential oils and he was able to tell me which ones would benefit us the most because I have fibromyalgia and also a very weak immune system, so these oils worked on those two conditions along with my anxiety. Back to my rambunctious boy, he gave him some food to keep him happy and a drink so we could continue talking and enjoy our visit! I loved them from the get go.
Now back to today! I just had major abdominal surgery. If you have Interstitial Cystitis or Endometriosis, you'll know how horrible painful and debilitating these conditions are. The surgeries are hard and just knock you off your feet. Sure you can take narcotics, anti inflammatories, muscle relaxers etc but there is nothing that actually gets TO your pelvic region. They gave this to me while I was admitted in the hospital and it was a miracle. The pain was almost non existent.
My amazing Gynecologist who is a lifesaver gave me a prescription for B&O Suppositories. These are incredibly hard to find and when you do find them, insurance doesn't want to cover them or you have to fight them to cover them. While still in the hospital I was calling everyone I could to find these. Either pharmacies said no, or they told me I can't sell you 12 of them for $400. not a single one of them offered to help or suggested an alternative.
I had remembered about Wholesome Health and decided to give them a call, and to be honest with out much hope. Immediately I was told, let us work on this for you and figure it out. We can get it for you and order it but we want to get the best price for you. I told them I couldn't afford the $800 for a 30 day supply, they were willing to help me appeal my insurance and work with my dr! I don't think you realize what this means to someone like me who is a chronic pain sufferer who constantly has to fight for medication or services for my health.
So Wholesome Health took it even further, I got an email saying they found an alternative to the B&O Suppositories that they can make for me. A $30 day supply would be $45 that they would compound themselves, contact my dr personally and work on it to get it done. The pharmacist was worried about my pain and asked me if I had pain control to get me by while I was waiting. They made sure to stay on top of my needs. I don't know any pharmacy that does that. The other ones I called were rude, and didn't care about my business. They wanted the money.
They even offered to deliver the medication but I do live in Mchenry so I told them we have NO problem picking the medication up. I will be switching most of my medications to them because of this alone. Would Walgreens, CVS, Meijer, Target or whomever go out of their way to make sure you aren't in pain? Would they try to figure out an alternative medication for your rare condition to make you comfortable? No, they wouldn't. Please support businesses like Wholesome Health. People like this are few and far between. You have made a VERY loyal customer. read more