Little late today with my daily blog. Sorry. Two subjects that should be of interest to PD patients, are Velphoro, our go-to phosphorus binder, and COVID.
Recently I posted the news that after the first of the year, Velphoro would be covered by CMS/Medicare and thus provided to those of us using it and qualifying for no charge. To get ahead of the perceived rush, my dialysis team suggested with get in the FreseniusRx queue ASAP so yesterday, a script was sent in for me. I received a phone call this morning from FreseniusRx stating that the Rx was ready to ship, and it would be $118.00. This is because the system had not nor should it be shifted over to CMS pay. I declined the shipment since I have plenty on hand to due me until after the first of the year. So take this as a heads-up.
Several days ago a gentleman here in Pecan Plantation advertised a 10″ radial arm saw for free. I jumped on the deal for our son who is building an ICF home nearby. The guy nicely provided the trailer to get it to our house and of course, I helped him load and unload it. Yesterday morning I received a text from him stating that he had tested positive and had a mild case of COVID. Since I was in rather proximity to him it was of concern.
Turns out that on the way home from my monthly dialysis team visit yesterday I stopped by CVS and received both the fall flu shot and the new COVID shot. You can ascertain this complicates things because is any reaction I have due to these injections or am I coming down with COVID. For the record, I have had every and all COVID shots offered.
I notified both my dialysis nurse and my GP and in both cases the guidance I received was to sit tight, and if I started to exhibit any symptoms, the dialysis side suggested going to a doc in the box while my GP said let him know under the same circumstance. I feel great and I riding it out – other than a somewhat sore arm from the injections.
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