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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / June 2006Emergency
Hi All....A brief run down. First of all...I've been reading comments in this group since starting treatment (lots of good advice...thanks) but have been too foggy/confused/tired to start posting. Anyways, started with over 3,000,000 before treatment and went undetectable at 14 weeks (yeah). Tomorrow is week 35/48 for me. Anyways, I've been doing 180 mcg of interferon once a week and 1000 mg of ribavirin a day. Well, I've been getting the run around on trying to get the interferon refilled for the the past three weeks. Supposed to do my shot tomorrow and I still don't have my medication! Thanks a lot to Prescription "Solutions" Anyways, I would really appreciate any advice/suggestions on what I should do. Oh, I do have 1/2 vial of the interferon but don't know if it would do more harm than good to do half a dose. Thanks for listening ..let me know what y'all think. Thanks, TLC BTW...I'm in Santa Monica >Hi All....A brief run down. First of all...I've been reading comments in >this group since starting treatment (lots of good advice...thanks) but [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Thanks, TLC >BTW...I'm in Santa Monica Don't ya hate that when it happens? I never missed a Friday Nite Shot but came within a few hours of it when the FedEx delivery finally arrived - over a week late because of supplier eff-ups. Bottom line: If you can't get your 'script refilled before your shot day, half a dose is better than none at all... Cheers /greyhackles > Hi All....A brief run down. First of all...I've been reading comments in > this group since starting treatment (lots of good advice...thanks) but [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Thanks, TLC > BTW...I'm in Santa Monica I would call the doc, cause he/she should be able to get you some through a local pharmacy...I know that I needed meds when I was away from home during treatment and the office got it all worked out so that I could get them where I was cause I lost them. But I agree with greyhackles half a dose is better than none. Mary Ann >> Hi All....A brief run down. First of all...I've been reading comments in >> this group since starting treatment (lots of good advice...thanks) but [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Mary Ann You could be right that he could fetch one from a local pharmacy if he can ring up a doc to write the 'script, but I have my doubts. The stuff is so expensive and has shelf-life issues, isn't often prescribed to anyone but heppers, and then you'd have to get lucky that they had Roche's brand or Schering's brand to match whatever s(he) has been using... I dunno....Sounds like a Hail Mary to me. Wait! Ah HAH! I get it! You have insider knowledge! :-) Cheers ;-) /greyhackles >>>Hi All....A brief run down. First of all...I've been reading comments in >>>this group since starting treatment (lots of good advice...thanks) but [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > /greyhackles Being in Santa Monica there should be at least a few places that would have the interferon in stock. Call your doc, they'll be able to tell you which pharmacy will have it. I went through it a few times my last round of tx. I had to pay an extra co-pay for a month's supply once and had to settle for a half dose once while visiting the in-laws in a small Kansas town. If I had any left I would overnight it to you. The first thing I would do is call you doc, he might have some on hand if nothing else. Good luck Dwight Thanks so much to all who responded. My meds finally arrived at 5;00 p.m. tonight. Now I'm told that my doctor is going to have to write an appeal to the provider for my next batch. You can bet that they'll be tired of hearing from me til I get satisfactory results! Thanks Dwight for offering (if you had any extra) to overnight a dose. Well...emergency averted. I think I'll smoke a doobie and relax now. Thanks...TLC styxnst...@webtv.net wrote: > Thanks so much to all who responded. My meds finally arrived at 5;00 > p.m. tonight. Now I'm told that my doctor is going to have to write an [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Well...emergency averted. I think I'll smoke a doobie and relax now. > Thanks...TLC Cool! Mary Ann > Thanks so much to all who responded. My meds finally arrived at 5;00 > p.m. tonight. Now I'm told that my doctor is going to have to write an [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Well...emergency averted. I think I'll smoke a doobie and relax now. > Thanks...TLC Glad it worked out for you. Dwight > >> Hi All....A brief run down. First of all...I've been reading comments in > >> this group since starting treatment (lots of good advice...thanks) but [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > /greyhackles Ahh yes, insider knowledge....Santa Monica would be a good shot for it. ..But i see it has arrived at the 11th hour! :) mye |
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