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(26,315 posts)the meds. The pharmacy is willing to mail them and I am debating their offer. It amounts to 3 pill bottles which might not fit into the small mailbox in my apartment building lobby, depending on how they are packaged. The mailboxes are stacked together in rows, which is a risk in itself. If it does not fit, the post office might hold it for pickup, or deliver it to the building's management office instead. That involves extra handling by multiple people, and going somewhere to pick it up anyway.
So I'm thinking it is better to go directly to the pharmacy for them. It means touching the cc machine, but I have gloves and sanitizer. If I go early tomorrow morning, I can avoid too much people contact. CVS is good about enforcing the 6 foot rule in line, but less people is better.
Just going out of my apt involves care because of the elevator buttons and exterior building doors.
I already had gloves and a couple of masks before covid 19 to use for my furniture touch up hobby.
RE: Prednisone. I took a low dose for 2 years for a muscle problem. Don't need it now but still have some left. I considered it as an anti-inflammatory if I get covid 19, but the downside is that it suppresses the immune system. Antihistamines might be better since they don't supress it.
Your asthma and lung infection history are vulnerabilities regardless of age, so be careful and be safe.