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wnylib

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48. Well, I haven't left yet to pick up
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:41 PM
Mar 2020

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.

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great news!! subana Mar 2020 #2
Since none of that makes sense to me, i'm happy to see you say "great news"! oldsoftie Mar 2020 #4
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LOL Lulu KC Mar 2020 #15
just to be clear subana Mar 2020 #40
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you're welcome... subana Mar 2020 #42
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trump Dios Mio Mar 2020 #11
& total BS! subana Mar 2020 #39
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I see a tiny teeny MFM008 Mar 2020 #6
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Sure. In conversations with the general public, however we need to distinguish between... NNadir Mar 2020 #17
Thank you for sharing your experience here. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #34
Thank you. It's my pleasure. n/t. NNadir Mar 2020 #38
Does that mean that recovered patients who have wnylib Mar 2020 #19
What about protein synthesis? Been doing it at least since 2003 lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #18
I'm sorry, but it is naive to consider this lab scale result as having any practical... NNadir Mar 2020 #22
Thanks for the practical experience. As you say, I am naive. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #23
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I hope I didn't seem to be claiming expertise. Just a moment of Googling. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #28
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This is good news Botany Mar 2020 #10
Great news! Just keep drumpfs' mitts off of it or none of us would be able to afford it. lark Mar 2020 #12
Crossed my mind that thus is the reason wnylib Mar 2020 #20
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Stay safe out there Nonhlanhla Mar 2020 #47
Well, I haven't left yet to pick up wnylib Mar 2020 #48
Sounds like you have the best plan Nonhlanhla Mar 2020 #49
I needed the long term Prednisone wnylib Mar 2020 #50
I took Prednisone for spine inflammation I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #52
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SCIENCE!!! :) Great news! nt Javaman Mar 2020 #14
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Science, for the WIN! Trailrider1951 Mar 2020 #30
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Whahoo! I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #51
Fantastic- I hope it can be used as preventative as well until we get a vaccine nt Meowmee Mar 2020 #53
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