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North Texas teacher dies after getting the flu
Chron ^ | February 6th 2018 | William Axford

Posted on 02/10/2018 4:50:57 PM PST by Ennis85

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To: BuffaloJack

Elderberry is great for prevention too. You can buy the syrup, but the wine sounds more fun.


161 posted on 02/10/2018 7:03:00 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: boycott
#138: "That said, I don’t know the teacher’s situation. I would find it difficult to believe they couldn’t come up with $116. She may have felt she was getting better without the medication. I get prescriptions filled and never take them if I don’t absolutely need them."

Yep. God bless her family and her loved ones. Something is wrong if someone can't come up with $116 copay. Of course she didn't think it was life or death. Not many would.

And knowing the people here at the Free Republic, I don't doubt that even the most flint hearted among us wouldn't have given her the $116 had we been able to foresee the outcome.

The WWI flu epidemic of 1918 mowed down young people with great vigor. For whatever reason, young healthy people were the most susceptible to the "Spanish Flu". Take a walk through an old cemetery sometime, and you will be shocked at how many tombstones are dated from 1918, marking the grave of someone who was in his or her late teens or twenties.
 

162 posted on 02/10/2018 7:03:33 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (CNN is fake news.)
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To: riri

What migraine Med comes in patches? After surgery I had to use the imitrex shots since I couldn’t take pills.


163 posted on 02/10/2018 7:05:04 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: a fool in paradise
How did she “take medication” if sh didn’t pick up the prescription? Or did she wait until payday to pick up the prescription? Could she have opted for a partial dispensation (say 4 days supply instead of 10 day) to begin immediate treatment?

No one anticipates dying from the flu...I suspect no one informed her that failure to take this medication immediately could result in death...

And 116 bucks co-pay for an anti-biotic??? They must be charging the insurance company 7 or 8 hundred bucks for this stuff...

164 posted on 02/10/2018 7:06:20 PM PST by Iscool
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To: saintgermaine

I’ve read a great deal of research and know the benefits that have been observed. In some customer reviews that sulfur taste, or aftertaste, is often mentioned and maybe some brands are better than others. Just wondered if you’d noticed any being better than others in that regard.


165 posted on 02/10/2018 7:06:55 PM PST by Will88
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To: willk
LOL! I guess I can be thankful that might wife does the samples - she comes home with some good stuff once in awhile. I still tell her she is foolish.
166 posted on 02/10/2018 7:07:00 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts)
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To: JustaCowgirl

What is Tamiflu?

I haven’t had “the flu” in quite a few years (or even a cold in the past 5 years, used to get a cold and or flu every year or twice a year).

I’d let my body fight it for 3 days and if still not getting better (or even getting notably worse) I’d get a prescription for antibotics from my doctor. His office recommended theraflu (over the counter) one year and it did give me my first relief (and first night’s sleep in 3 days) but after that first day of use it did nothing for me and I was prescribed the antibiotics.

Antibiotics seem to knock me down too (nauseous feeling) and yes I take the full prescription (don’t just stop because ‘I feel better’).


167 posted on 02/10/2018 7:07:55 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Ask a lib if Alger Hiss colluded with the Russians.)
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To: Gene Eric

Look into Liberty health share. They kick in to 100% of all doctors and medical care once you’ve spent a small amount. For 6 people here it is $1500. You have to front the money but they cover everything except mental and alternatives. You have to swear to supporting the things all FReepers support.


168 posted on 02/10/2018 7:08:07 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: Wissa
One day last month I came down with something that felt like it was going to turn into a VERY bad cold. I had a phlegmy cough, headachy from sinus pressure, etc. I put oregano essential oil into a diffuser to get the vapors in my house. The next day the cold was gone. First real illness I've had in three or four years.

Thanks! I've used oregano oil (2 drops) in very warm water for a gargle when I have had a sore throat and it has worked. Do you use a high-quality [strong!] oregano oil for your diffuser, how many drops, and for how long?
169 posted on 02/10/2018 7:09:24 PM PST by mlizzy (America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe/Wade has deformed a great nation. -MT)
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To: Iscool

Flu is a virus——Tamiflu is an anti-viral not an anti-biotic.

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170 posted on 02/10/2018 7:09:51 PM PST by Mears
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Jeez. Out in in NJ they’re practically giving flu shots away at Shop Rite.


171 posted on 02/10/2018 7:11:13 PM PST by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: Yaelle

I appreciate the info. I’ll check into it. Thanks!


172 posted on 02/10/2018 7:11:18 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: dragnet2

>>Prescription for flu runs $116 for just the copay? What kind of medication was it?

I had a prescription for high blood pressure that was $100+ with my Caremark discount. (I think the druggist said retail was something like $120 or 150 a month).

Even with some other insurance, it was over $60.

THEN the pharmaceutical company itself was offering a discount “coupon” for $30 a month (with insurance).

So what TRULY is the price?


173 posted on 02/10/2018 7:11:33 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Ask a lib if Alger Hiss colluded with the Russians.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Vitamin D3 5,000IU prevents the flu.

And how does it do that?

The sialic acid receptors that the influenza virus uses to get inside the cells and wreak havoc are exactly the same, regardless of whether or how much vitamin D you take. The only method known to prevent influenza virus from entering cells is to have a good active immune response. And you only develop active immunity through exposure to a pathogen. There is no way taking vitamin D can substitute for induction of active immunity.

174 posted on 02/10/2018 7:12:31 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: vooch

>>interesting that she was a gov’t employee with a steady ( bloated ) paycheck - why couldn’t she come up with $120 ?

Ask the Teacher’s Union ($$$ in member fees).


175 posted on 02/10/2018 7:13:57 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Ask a lib if Alger Hiss colluded with the Russians.)
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To: Yaelle

Sumitriptan- which is what I take when I need it.


176 posted on 02/10/2018 7:14:46 PM PST by riri
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To: a fool in paradise

Flu is a virus-—why would the MD give you antibiotics?

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177 posted on 02/10/2018 7:15:58 PM PST by Mears
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To: Sacajaweau

GoodRX is a website everyone should use. Deep discount coupons offered and they tell you the cheapest place to get the prescription, too.


178 posted on 02/10/2018 7:16:04 PM PST by FrdmLvr
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To: Sacajaweau

GoodRX is a website everyone should use. Deep discount coupons offered and they tell you the cheapest place to get the prescription, too.


179 posted on 02/10/2018 7:16:05 PM PST by FrdmLvr
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To: Ennis85

It was probably $116 because they hadn’t hit their deductible yet.


180 posted on 02/10/2018 7:18:27 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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