Re: buying Glucophage
From: J.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 11 May 2001 00:02:08 -0500 (CDT)
Hi, Jodi & Christa
I am in the same situation. I don't have any insurance and Kasier
turned me down. I use to go to the public hospital, but that took for
every to get anything done. It was very though, I stopped when they
started to raise the price of the visits and meds. It just wasn't worth
it. The hormone test they ran on me was 2000 dollars. I didn't have to
pay it (public hospital and all). Jodi I was just wondering what kind
of medical assistance you are talking about.
Thanks
J.D.
At Thu, 10 May 2001, jodi wrote:
>
>hi christa
>
>i'm in the same boat as you... unless i get my butt in gear finding a
>full time real job (as opposed to the student job i hold on campus...) i
>will lose my insurance when i go down to part-time student from full
>time.
>
>there are online pharmacies you can get medication at ... i have heard
>of one called, i think, pharmacycare which is in new zealand and has
>great prices.
>
>HOWEVER as i sit and do the math, it seems that paying for meds and
>doctors visits isn't going to be the worst of my problems - paying for
>lab tests is!!! i had my insurance deny a urine check when i had a
>kidney infection, and that costs 150 bucks. if it costs that much money
>to look at some pee, i don't even wanna think about what it will cost to
>look at blood, hormones, etc!!!!
>
>have you thought about this part of the equation? i somehow get the
>feeling you are looking to buy meds without having a doctor follow you
>at all... since, if you have a doc follow you, you're going to have to
>go in for blood work, etc. while it is possible to get meds without a
>prescription, i have been told that it is extremely risky to do so. if
>you get caught, there are serious consequences (although, i am not sure
>how serious those would really be for a med like glucophage...)
>
>my mother suggested i look into going on medical assistance, which i
>might do if i haven't found a full time job by august... is that a
>possibility for you?
>
>- jodi
>
>A
>
>t Thu, 10 May 2001, Christa wrote:
>>
>>Does anyone have info about a less expensive way to buy the Gluco, like
>>an on-line pharmacy? My health ins is going to end soon and I will have
>>to start getting it without the co-pay.
>>
>>--
>>Christa :-)
>>
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