I got a sore throat Mon night and had zero appetite, felt sick to my stomach, but temp was my normal 97.8 - I haven't been sick from cold or flu for 25 yrs (although plenty of other crap!), so I knew something was not right - prayed I wouldn't wake up on Tues feeling really sick, but never even fell asleep Mon nite - symptoms got worse overnight, just tossed and turned until I gave up and got up at 10:00 am Tues. First thing I did was check my temp (101.7), my O2 level (93%, bad low) - both are signs I had COVID, so I got a rapid test from my kitchen cabinet and 10 mins later confirmed I was infected. I pretty much knew what the test result was going to be, just had to confirm it so I could cancel and reschedule the next 2 wks of PT - I was already < 24 hrs from one scheduled for Wed morning, and would have been charged $150 for canceling so late if I didn't have COVID. Emailed my two friends who organized the HH so they could spread the word amongst their groups that I got infected at HH so they should get tested - although from the sounds of their replies I doubt they were going to advise anyone to take a home test, which I don't get - we're all late 50's early 60's, some with existing health problems, not kids that wouldn't worry if they got it or not. I BCC'd my Dad and sis on the email, first thing out of my Dad's mouth in his reply was I look into Paxlovid, I think because of my breathing problems - funny you both thought of that, because I'd pretty much forgotten it even existed - I don't even remember what it does. Part of me knows the odds were extremely high that eventually pretty much everyone will get infected, just like all adults will test positive for HHV-6 (mono), but another part said "I made it past the worst safely, I might never get it" - the second part probably would have been accurate if I hadn't gone to that HH - I have avoided indoor gatherings like the plague for 3 yrs - wouldn't have gone if I'd known what kind of zoo that place was going to be by 6:30.
So do you get your V from CVS or Walgreens? It's impossible neither of them could order you V, they buy from big distributors that carry every drug known to man, except expensive ones Medicare won't cover, like BIIB's first AZ drug - the one that showed zero positive results but did kill people from brain bleeds.
Per timing a 3 mo refill for Dec, that's just a function of what month you started and you can't change when you're eligible for refills unless you skip a month or two then restart. This CVS "it costs so much!" crap happens every year when I get my first 3 mo refill - this year was just a case of compounding errors and a failure of the pharmacy staff to contact me - they really don't have the time to follow up with every patient like me, so nothing gets done until you show up and discover the scrip you refilled online isn't actually ready. It's never a problem the rest of the year, but after the utter BS I went thru this year I may switch my V scrip to a small independent pharmacy 1/4 mile from the CVS where I get one specialty scrip filled - my next door neighbor works there, and they always call me pronto when my doc sends in a scrip for that drug but they have none in stock - small businesses DO provide much better customer service than chains.
Yeah, I voted two of my 3 accounts two days ago - the ones at TDA - didn't get a proxy vote email from the other broker where my 3rd position is held - but it's a very small # of shrs, really doesn't matter if I vote those or not.
The Thought Police: To censor and protect. Craig Bruce
