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Posted on 03/21/2024 5:42:25 PM PDT by Mean Daddy

Got over a three week battle with what my doctor thought was COVID. At the end of the three weeks, I was huffing and puffing after walking up a flight of stairs despite walking four miles a day regularly. I started having what I thought were leg cramps and it turned out that I have a blood clot after seeing the doctor. Yes, I had three vaccinations when they became available and no more. The doctor doesn't think its associated with my recent bout since I wasn't tested.

My question is they put me on Eliquis which is a couple hundred bucks per prescription (30 days). Just got a $10 co-pay but not sure how much will apply. My question is, are people sending their prescriptions to Canada or what other options are there? From what I read, sending them to Canada for fulfillment is legal but not sure how to get started. Canada costs are significantly lower vs. US pharmacy costs.


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To: MayflowerMadam

DVTs are a different animal. You probably need Eliquis then.


41 posted on 03/21/2024 6:58:05 PM PDT by BipolarBob (If you bring up my past, you should know that Jesus dropped all of the charges.)
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To: Sir_Ed

Your body, your choice. At least it ain’t statins.


42 posted on 03/21/2024 7:01:34 PM PDT by BipolarBob (If you bring up my past, you should know that Jesus dropped all of the charges.)
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To: V_TWIN

There is a thing called QuikClot.

I saw how fast it stopped blood squirting from hubby’s arm in the hospital.
I think it’s on line thing. Pharmacy might have it but I doubt it.
Amazon has it. Different lengths.

Adventure Medical Kits QuikClot advance clotting gauze.
Not cheap but really works on ‘hose busting’ squirts.


43 posted on 03/21/2024 7:03:10 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Bye done!)
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To: Mean Daddy

I have been on it a year. Fortunately, it is covered on my insurance. You will bleed. A lot. At the slightest excuse.


44 posted on 03/21/2024 7:13:44 PM PDT by Ingtar
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To: Mean Daddy

I get my prescriptions via OptumRX under my United Health MediCare Advantage plan.

I did a quick lookup and Eliquis is $40 for a 30 day supply at my local Publix or $100 for a 90 supply via home delivery. Not too bad as far as that goes.


45 posted on 03/21/2024 7:14:53 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: LibertyOh

I’m hearing good things with Watchman. I need to discuss this with my cardiologist.


46 posted on 03/21/2024 7:17:56 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Medicare Advantage. Includes Part D.


47 posted on 03/21/2024 7:19:33 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Mean Daddy

Eliquis doesn’t require the frequent blood draws like Coumadin but coumadin is much cheaper....also, there’s something called Lovenox injections they sometimes order....don’t know if they’re expensive or if your insurance will cover it but you can self administer it.


48 posted on 03/21/2024 7:32:25 PM PDT by cherry
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To: MayflowerMadam

The drug is co-marketed by Pfizer. The patent is owned by Squibb Company (one of the last free standing pharma companies that Pfizer hasn’t taken over). Eliquis is not a blood thinner, like the very olde Coumadin (warfarin, which is a chemical used at higher doses as a rat killer, btw). The coumadin requires clotting checks. Eliquis does not and saves a lot of time and money for keeping clots from forming.

That said- they are raking it in on the co-market.


49 posted on 03/21/2024 7:34:30 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: John S Mosby

Eliquis is about $600 without insurance, but about $15 in India, same exact pills.


50 posted on 03/21/2024 7:37:58 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Mean Daddy

Your $10.00 copay is all you pay.


51 posted on 03/21/2024 7:52:53 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Mean Daddy

I also take 81mg of aspirin daily after having a stroke 10yrs ago no bleeding problems at all


52 posted on 03/21/2024 7:55:19 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: stars & stripes forever

There is a FReeper who was treated by Dr McCullough and has had great success, with said treatment.

Not sure if the Spike Support is what they have taken, but it certainly adds credence to good and REAL Dr McCullough’s suggested supplements.

FR $$s be darned.


53 posted on 03/21/2024 7:59:23 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: BipolarBob

That’s ridiculous. Anticoagulants don’t “make your heart work less”


54 posted on 03/21/2024 8:01:13 PM PDT by armydoc
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To: Captain Peter Blood; RummyChick

Eliquis is about $600 without insurance, but about $15 in India, same exact pills.


Rummy chick says India meds are compromised quality.


55 posted on 03/21/2024 8:03:52 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Mean Daddy

Any time there are medications involved then the very first thing I do it to read online preferably from an outfit like the Mayo Clinic about the side-effects, after-effects and any other pertinent informtion before I agree to take any medication. Sometimes, if you read the fine print on some of these drugs, the side-effects are worse than the original malady and sometimes even deadly.

I remember reading about one drug and one of the side-effects stated, “possible death.” Who in their right mind would take such a drug?


56 posted on 03/21/2024 8:08:01 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Dogs Welcome with Open Arms. Humans barely tolerated!)
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To: armydoc

Well, that’s true. They don’t really thin the blood. But they do make you a bleeder which is a danger that needs to be accounted for.


57 posted on 03/21/2024 8:11:42 PM PDT by BipolarBob (If you bring up my past, you should know that Jesus dropped all of the charges.)
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To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
I remember reading about one drug and one of the side-effects stated, “possible death.” Who in their right mind would take such a drug?

Because the only difference in many medicines and poison is the dosage.

58 posted on 03/21/2024 8:14:53 PM PDT by BipolarBob (If you bring up my past, you should know that Jesus dropped all of the charges.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

“Since Covid, almost everybody does since most docs sold their souls to the devil.”

in reality they sold their souls before covid even came around, otherwise they wouldn’t have quickly fallen in line with the covid baloney.

decades ago, I was told I was “receiving the standard of care”. that told me all I needed to know about doctor’s and how first do no harm had changed into “we do as we are told to keep getting our paycheck”.


59 posted on 03/21/2024 8:25:07 PM PDT by b4me
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To: BipolarBob

Yes, all medical interventions have risks. Anticoagulants increase the risk of bleeding. There’s no free lunch.


60 posted on 03/21/2024 8:34:21 PM PDT by armydoc
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