Being My Own Advocate

I have learned that I can't rely on anyone else to be my advocate.  I cannot wait for someone else to get me what I need and fight for me.  I know there are people in my life that are willing to fight for me, but I know that I will never totally get what I need unless I'm fighting for it.
Today, I ran out of one of the medications I take for pain.  It actually is the one that works the best for me and helps decrease the pain the most.  I called my doctor office and they were closed.  I reached the call center and they had a nurse call me.  The nurse told me she couldn't call in the specific medication that I needed and so I hung up, bummed.  Later, I decided that the answer I received wasn't good enough and I was going to call back.  I asked them to try to make an exception or have the physician on call call me back.  The doctor on call called me and was willing to send in a prescription for me.  I was so happy!  I got what I needed. This is just one example.  I'm quickly learning that I need to be my own advocate and fight for myself so I can get what I need and get it quickly.