ah, the joys of big pharma. $253 for prescription 1.7 oz. tube of 5% lidocaine cream.

[niyad]

$$4.99 for an OTC 2.7 oz bottle of King Soopers brand 4% lidocaine cream. WTAF??

[ShepKat]

1. I go to tattoo supply stores online

11% lidocaine(neocaine) cream for face tattoos is dabomb for my spine pain. It's not perfect but don't know what I'd do without it

[niyad]

4. Thank you for this information. I will definitely check it out.

[ShepKat]

5. there are a few places to search

I get mine from Aura Beauty Company.

What a game changer ! Thank you, my daughter for introducing it to me

[NowISeetheLight]

7. Thank You

I have chronic back pain. Have for years. I used to get 30 hydrocodone every six months at the pain clinic (hardly a big amount). I only used it on really bad days, but they stopped prescribing it and gave me 800mg ibuprofen instead. I’ve tried stuff like Salonpas patches but they don’t work.

I will check out Aura Beauty Company. Thanks!

Edit: I see several online. Where are they located?

[ShepKat]

8. california... link in message

https://beautylicensing.com/

I buy the big one on this page
https://beautylicensing.com/shop

[NowISeetheLight]

9. Thanks!

[ShepKat]

10. one more thing

another wonderful application if you want herbal healing... I find it comparable to the neocain. I have cervical instability and lax spinal ligaments- along with CRPS and 'Ehlers Danlos classic like'. I cannot take prescriptions - another product I don't know how I got along without !

https://dragonbloodbalm.com/

[niyad]

12. The 11% is out of stock.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

16. I just got some here

https://repareskincare.com/pages/neo-cain-numbing-cream

The site says that it's $17.95, but they charged me $16.89 with free shipping, to boot.

It's only 30g, but I'm okay with that until I see if either the husband or I have a reaction to it.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

14. Oh goodness--thank you for this

I have a bum knee that gives me all kinds of problems that wind up radiating into my leg (up and down). I also get pain in my back from an old injury, and so does my husband.

A stronger solution would help both of us, so much.

Thank you so much for this information!

[ShepKat]

17. incredibly welcome..

We'z gotta stick together

[AntivaxHunters]

2. Is it time for Medicare For All yet?

[niyad]

3. Exactly.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

15. Bugger Medicare

Anyone who's dealt with that rubbish knows that it's awful. Its coverage is pathetic, and exceedingly limited. The out-of-pocket costs and gaps are bloody stupid.

Give me California's Medicaid program, Medi-CAL. Coverage that includes meds, dental and vision, with a fraction of the hassles. Best government health care there is in the US:

https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/Medi-Cal_EHB_Benefits.aspx

https://smilecalifornia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Flyer-English-09-2019.pdf

https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/pharmacy/Pages/VisionBenefits.aspx

[AntivaxHunters]

18. It's not the same thing

Medicare is not Medicare For All.

Medicare For All is a single payer based healthcare system.
It's nothing like Medicare in it's current form.

It covers dental, vision, auditory, ends "in network" coverage, & caps out of pocket rX at $200 a year.

https://medicare4all.org/

[leftstreet]

6. Best healthcare system in the world!

DURec

[mopinko]

11. it's $250 w/o ins for my maintenance inhaler but

the exact same steroid is in flonase nasal spray. twice as much for $20.
funny thing is it’s my sinuses that r the problem, a fact which eluded several docs.
have ins now, but the nasal spray works fine.

[niyad]

13. Our "health care" system is nuts.