Jo, What kind of reaction did you have from the injection? I had one over a week ago and had a sore arm for a few days and then it was itchy for a day or so, but that's all. Was it supposed to do more than that? Ann
> Jo, > What kind of reaction did you have from the injection? I had one > over a > week ago and had a sore arm for a few days and then it was itchy > for a > day or so, but that's all. Was it supposed to do more than that? > Ann
I don't know that it was supposed to do anything at all, but I had a large red welt (nearly 2 inches across) at the injection site for nearly a week.
I just figure any reaction to a vaccine means your body is responding to it.
yep, that makes sense to me. I'm still waiting to see how much the injection will cost. Doctor says its covered, but cust. service at insurance gave me two different prices.
> yep, that makes sense to me. I'm still waiting to see how much > the > injection will cost. Doctor says its covered, but cust. service > at > insurance gave me two different prices.
> Ann
Its crazy. Its covered by Medicare part D, but how much they pay is affected by your other expenses for the year. If you have Medicare and something else it gets even more complicated.
They are giving the shots at a lot of pharmacies in Sacramento. Don't know how they deal with insurance.
But everyone I know that has ever had shingles would happily have paid the entire cost out of pocket to avoid what they've been through.
> "ANN M" <ann1...@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:25883-4A4D6950-1301@baytvnwsxa001.msntv.msn.com... >> yep, that makes sense to me. I'm still waiting to see how much the >> injection will cost. Doctor says its covered, but cust. service at >> insurance gave me two different prices.
>> Ann
> Its crazy. Its covered by Medicare part D, but how much they pay is > affected by your other expenses for the year. If you have Medicare and > something else it gets even more complicated.
> They are giving the shots at a lot of pharmacies in Sacramento. Don't know > how they deal with insurance.
> But everyone I know that has ever had shingles would happily have paid the > entire cost out of pocket to avoid what they've been through.
> Twice over I would pay. They lasted so long even having had the antiviral > and my large doses of gabapentin.
> Kelly
Ya know,,,, I have never had that shot and/or the gabawhatever.... Believe me when I say that I would of paid allot not to have had that year of shingles which is still going on a little today. So it goes. Harv
I had to pay for mine, since at that time, it had to be done in a doctor's office or an official medical clinic. The stop and see type of clinic they have at the pharmacy does not count. Also, I could not pick up the serum at my pharmacy, as it has to be kept cold until it is to be used and then it is to be mixed just before it is administered. It was complicated. The cost wasn't too awfully bad. I don't remember what it was. Having seen my dad suffer so badly from the shingles meant I would have paid anyhow.
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> "ANN M" <ann1...@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:25883-4A4D6950-1301@baytvnwsxa001.msntv.msn.com... >> yep, that makes sense to me. I'm still waiting to see how much the >> injection will cost. Doctor says its covered, but cust. service at >> insurance gave me two different prices.
>> Ann
> Its crazy. Its covered by Medicare part D, but how much they pay is > affected by your other expenses for the year. If you have Medicare and > something else it gets even more complicated.
> They are giving the shots at a lot of pharmacies in Sacramento. Don't know > how they deal with insurance.
> But everyone I know that has ever had shingles would happily have paid the > entire cost out of pocket to avoid what they've been through.
I'm very happy to pay for it once everyone decides how much it costs. The doctor's office is going to invoice me after they hear from the insurance. We don't even have clinics in our pharmacy here and the doctor explained the time limits to me of getting it from there to his office. It's either going to be $30 or $87.50 so it's well worth it either way. Ann
ANN M wrote: > I'm very happy to pay for it once everyone decides how much it costs. > The doctor's office is going to invoice me after they hear from the > insurance. We don't even have clinics in our pharmacy here and the > doctor explained the time limits to me of getting it from there to his > office. It's either going to be $30 or $87.50 so it's well worth it > either way. > Ann
Medco used to ship my MTX injectable packed in small styrofoam boxes. I kept a couple (packrat). I put a frozen gelpak into the box and took it to the pharmacy when picking up my shingles vax. My doc was really impressed ... but billed me anyway!
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