Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

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I don't think they should combine them either.

To: asthma Sent: Sun, September 26, 2010 4:32:46 PMSubject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

My husband was hospitalized with pneumonia and has permanant loss of 1/3 right lung function. he is better now and he just got the flu shot Tuesday and has not had any problems with his asthma/copd. his arm was sore for a few days but that is it. dh and myself(also have asthma) got the shot last year without any problems.Im not promoting the shot one way or the other..I still am struggling with having my 19 yr old get it...she does well with reg. flu shot but she has severe allergies that also cause hives and I am worry about this for her. on the same note she did not get the H1N1 shot last year and did get the swine flu. does anyone know if you become immune to the swine flu if you have had it? its a hard decision to make...I just wish they had seperate shots and not force a combined one on everyone..it just isnt right. jean>> I heard a month ago they were going to be combined, but, who knows? Has anyone > here with asthma had the H1N1 flu shot, and how did you fare with it?

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We were told last year when we had the swine flu that we were imune to it if you have had i just once. But they also say that about chicken pox and my oldest has had it 3 times and my 2 nd has had it twice LOL so who the heck knows for sure

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Sun, September 26, 2010 1:32:46 PMSubject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

My husband was hospitalized with pneumonia and has permanant loss of 1/3 right lung function. he is better now and he just got the flu shot Tuesday and has not had any problems with his asthma/copd. his arm was sore for a few days but that is it. dh and myself(also have asthma) got the shot last year without any problems.Im not promoting the shot one way or the other..I still am struggling with having my 19 yr old get it...she does well with reg. flu shot but she has severe allergies that also cause hives and I am worry about this for her. on the same note she did not get the H1N1 shot last year and did get the swine flu. does anyone know if you become immune to the swine flu if you have had it? its a hard decision to make...I just wish they had seperate shots and not force a combined one on everyone..it just isnt right. jean>> I heard a month ago they were going to be combined, but, who knows? Has anyone > here with asthma had the H1N1 flu shot, and how did you fare with it?

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I think it more or less depends on how good your immune system is and how bad of a case you get. For normal healthy people who are not immunosuppressed, then yeah probably one time and your done is more or less the norm...but start factoring in different issues and things change.

Ann

Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

My husband was hospitalized with pneumonia and has permanant loss of 1/3 right lung function. he is better now and he just got the flu shot Tuesday and has not had any problems with his asthma/copd. his arm was sore for a few days but that is it. dh and myself(also have asthma) got the shot last year without any problems.

Im not promoting the shot one way or the other..I still am struggling with having my 19 yr old get it...she does well with reg. flu shot but she has severe allergies that also cause hives and I am worry about this for her. on the same note she did not get the H1N1 shot last year and did get the swine flu. does anyone know if you become immune to the swine flu if you have had it? its a hard decision to make...I just wish they had seperate shots and not force a combined one on everyone..it just isnt right. jean

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> I heard a month ago they were going to be combined, but, who knows? Has anyone

> here with asthma had the H1N1 flu shot, and how did you fare with it?

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Yeah im sure it is, im just relaying what my dr told us last yr. lol everyone is different in this .

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Sun, September 26, 2010 5:20:10 PMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

I think it more or less depends on how good your immune system is and how bad of a case you get. For normal healthy people who are not immunosuppressed, then yeah probably one time and your done is more or less the norm...but start factoring in different issues and things change. Ann

Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

My husband was hospitalized with pneumonia and has permanant loss of 1/3 right lung function. he is better now and he just got the flu shot Tuesday and has not had any problems with his asthma/copd. his arm was sore for a few days but that is it. dh and myself(also have asthma) got the shot last year without any problems.Im not promoting the shot one way or the other..I still am struggling with having my 19 yr old get it...she does well with reg. flu shot but she has severe allergies that also cause hives and I am worry about this for her. on the same note she did not get the H1N1 shot last year and did get the swine flu. does anyone know if you become immune to the swine flu if you have had it? its a hard decision to make...I just wish they had seperate shots and not force a combined one on everyone..it just isnt right. jean>> I heard a month ago they were going to be combined, but, who knows? Has anyone > here with asthma had the H1N1 flu shot, and how did you fare with it?

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thats for sure!

Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

My husband was hospitalized with pneumonia and has permanant loss of 1/3 right lung function. he is better now and he just got the flu shot Tuesday and has not had any problems with his asthma/copd. his arm was sore for a few days but that is it. dh and myself(also have asthma) got the shot last year without any problems.

Im not promoting the shot one way or the other..I still am struggling with having my 19 yr old get it...she does well with reg. flu shot but she has severe allergies that also cause hives and I am worry about this for her. on the same note she did not get the H1N1 shot last year and did get the swine flu. does anyone know if you become immune to the swine flu if you have had it? its a hard decision to make...I just wish they had seperate shots and not force a combined one on everyone..it just isnt right. jean

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> I heard a month ago they were going to be combined, but, who knows? Has anyone

> here with asthma had the H1N1 flu shot, and how did you fare with it?

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my dd was pretty sick with the swine flu but her immune system isnt the best..if

she was immune to the swine flu she would still have to get the shot in order to

get the reg.flu shot because they are combined..this is crazy. jean

>

> I think it more or less depends on how good your immune system is and how bad

of a case you get. For normal healthy people who are not immunosuppressed, then

yeah probably one time and your done is more or less the norm...but start

factoring in different issues and things change.

> Ann

>

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According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all of them. They dont come seperate anymore.

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Mon, September 27, 2010 1:32:45 PMSubject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

my dd was pretty sick with the swine flu but her immune system isnt the best..if she was immune to the swine flu she would still have to get the shot in order to get the reg.flu shot because they are combined..this is crazy. jean>> I think it more or less depends on how good your immune system is and how bad of a case you get. For normal healthy people who are not immunosuppressed, then yeah probably one time and your done is more or less the norm...but start factoring in different issues and things change.> Ann>

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yeah this is what i was told jean

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> According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all

of

> them. They dont come seperate anymore.

>

>  

> CAROL CARUSO

>  

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Do you have to get the H1N1 shot every year? I thought that was a one time deal.

Subject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...To: asthma Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 3:10 PM

yeah this is what i was told jean>> According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all of > them. They dont come seperate anymore. > > Â > CAROL CARUSO> Â

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I got mine today. The pharmacist at my drugstore is trained to do them and he was great at it. Didn't hurt at all. So far, feeling fine. He said that whether the H1N1 continues to be added to the regular flu shot year after year will be determined by how many cases hit this year. If a good number crop up, it'll be in next year's shot too. To:

asthma Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 4:10:10 PMSubject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

yeah this is what i was told jean

>

> According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all of

> them. They dont come seperate anymore.

>

> Â

> CAROL CARUSO

> Â

[Guest guest]

The H1N1 is combined with the flu shot this year and the pharmacist at my drug store said it depends on how many cases there are this year as to whether it will be there next year or not. He said it'll be similar to seasonal if it continues to be a problem.To: asthma Sent: Tue,

September 28, 2010 4:23:41 PMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Do you have to get the H1N1 shot every year? I thought that was a one time deal.

Subject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...To: asthma Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 3:10 PM

yeah this is what i was told jean>> According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all of > them. They dont come seperate anymore. > > Â > CAROL CARUSO> Â

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We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.Subject: Re:

Re: Flu shot & H1N1...To: asthma Date: Wednesday, 29 September, 2010, 1:35

I got mine today. The pharmacist at my drugstore is trained to do them and he was great at it. Didn't hurt at all. So far, feeling fine. He said that whether the H1N1 continues to be added to the regular flu shot year after year will be determined by how many cases hit this year. If a good number crop up, it'll be in next year's shot too. To:

asthma Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 4:10:10 PMSubject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

yeah this is what i was told jean

>

> According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all of

> them. They dont come seperate anymore.

>

> Â

> CAROL CARUSO

> Â

[Guest guest]

Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some people.  For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.

I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6.  It would be free, but I have the high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!  

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

[Guest guest]

My insurance covered mine so it didn't matter where I got it. I would have only had to pay for it if I'd gotten it at the clinic at school as they don't directly file insurance there. Clinic visits are free to the students but we have to pay for vaccinations and such. Then I could have filed the insurance form for reimbursement but that's a pain in the arse hassle. So, just go get it at the pharmacy and don't worry about the cost.From:

A Hill To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 3:05:26 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.Subject: Re:

Re: Flu shot & H1N1...To: asthma Date: Wednesday, 29 September, 2010, 1:35

I got mine today. The pharmacist at my drugstore is trained to do them and he was great at it. Didn't hurt at all. So far, feeling fine. He said that whether the H1N1 continues to be added to the regular flu shot year after year will be determined by how many cases hit this year. If a good number crop up, it'll be in next year's shot too. To:

asthma Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 4:10:10 PMSubject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

yeah this is what i was told jean

>

> According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all of

> them. They dont come seperate anymore.

>

> Â

> CAROL CARUSO

> Â

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Hey $6 isn't bad. At the pharmacy the shot is under $30 if you don't have insurance which isn't that bad either. The health department is on a sliding scale but their appointment times don't always go along with our schedules. I had to go get my glucose meter test strips and lancets yesterday so I just did it all in one trip.To:

asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 3:16:49 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some people. For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.

I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6. It would be free, but I have the high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

[Guest guest]

WOW you have to make an appt to get your flu shot at your drs? most drs i know take walk ins for it, my family got ours last friday and was only there about 5 mins.

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:16:49 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some people. For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6. It would be free, but I have the high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

Jenn

Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

[Guest guest]

, it works differently here. We don't have medical insurance as we don't need it. Therefore, if I paid £14 at a pharmacy, I wouldn't be able to claim it back. It's a 10 min walk to my doctors from homw, and it's a big practise so you rarely have to wait more than 5 days for an appointment - I did once but only because I requested a specific doctor - and getting an appointment outside of working hours is also fairly easy as they do Saturday mornings and late surgeries one night a week too. JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me,

don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.Subject: Re:

Re: Flu shot & H1N1...To: asthma Date: Wednesday, 29 September, 2010, 1:35

I got mine today. The pharmacist at my drugstore is trained to do them and he was great at it. Didn't hurt at all. So far, feeling fine. He said that whether the H1N1 continues to be added to the regular flu shot year after year will be determined by how many cases hit this year. If a good number crop up, it'll be in next year's shot too. To:

asthma Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 4:10:10 PMSubject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

yeah this is what i was told jean

>

> According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all of

> them. They dont come seperate anymore.

>

> Â

> CAROL CARUSO

> Â

[Guest guest]

Some things can be combined, but other things can't.  And it's hard to predict what they'll combine and what they won't.  It's weird... but it's a full-service clinic, with the on-site lab, on-site x-ray, LOTS of doctors (which is handy when I have a situation that's too much of a crisis to wait for a week until my regular doc is available, but not enough to go to the ER), and is connected to one of the major hospitals in the area, so it's worth some silliness for the benefits.

 

And... it is a big place, with a LOT of doctors, and they serve a TON of patients.  If they allowed walk-ins for any old thing, they could really get slammed.  So I can see why they want to know who's coming and when.  It's not like it's two or three doctors taking care of a couple hundred patients.

It is understandable that one would need to make an appointment tohave a procedure done but can't you combine procedures and get more

than one at the same appointment.OraOn Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:38:13 -0700 (PDT), carol caruso

wrote:>LOL  thats crazy to have to make an appt for blood draws and shots! Well if your>happy then its all good! 

>> >CAROL CARUSO> >>>>>>>>To: asthma

>>Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 10:32:23 AM>>Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...>>>> >>LOL, I have to make an appoinment for EVERYTHING at my doc's office.  I had to

>>get labs drawn -- that's an appointment.  They wanted me to have my blood>>pressure checked using their equipment -- I had to make an appointment for that,>>too.  Next, they're going to have me make an appointment to make an appointment!

>>>>>>The $6 is totally no big deal, and it'll count towards my out-of-pocket-maximum>>anyway, so I'll cheerfully pay it.  My insurance plan is an awesome deal for me,>>once I reach that OOPM, everything in-network is covered at 100% for the rest of

>>the plan year (goes to the end of June), and I'll hit that in about a week, so>>that's 9 months of completely paid medical care.  And my medical care ain't>>cheap!>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WOW you have to make an appt to get your flu shot at your drs? most drs i know

>>>take walk ins for it, my family got ours last friday and was only there about 5>>>mins.>>>>>> >>>CAROL CARUSO>>> >>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: asthma

>>>>Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:16:49 AM>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...>>>>>>>> >>>>Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make

>>>>an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe>>>>take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some>>>>people.  For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6.  It would be free, but I have the>>>>high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why>>>>>would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jenn>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!>>>>> 

>>>>>Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I>>>>>want to be, and I'm proud to be me.>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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Most doctors require appointments for anything.To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 10:51:07 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

WOW you have to make an appt to get your flu shot at your drs? most drs i know take walk ins for it, my family got ours last friday and was only there about 5 mins.

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:16:49 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some people. For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6. It would be free, but I have the high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

Jenn

Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

[Guest guest]

Yep I'm a little familiar with the way it's done over there. Sometimes I think it would be nice if that's how it were done here but so many people think that government run health care is socialism and don't want that. Plus people don't want to pay the taxes required for what services we do have around here without throwing a big fit. Too much money is being wasted here and that really needs to change.From: A Hill

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 11:37:49 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

, it works differently here. We don't have medical insurance as we don't need it. Therefore, if I paid £14 at a pharmacy, I wouldn't be able to claim it back. It's a 10 min walk to my doctors from homw, and it's a big practise so you rarely have to wait more than 5 days for an appointment - I did once but only because I requested a specific doctor - and getting an appointment outside of working hours is also fairly easy as they do Saturday mornings and late surgeries one night a week too. JennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me,

don't classify me,

don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.Subject: Re:

Re: Flu shot & H1N1...To: asthma Date: Wednesday, 29 September, 2010, 1:35

I got mine today. The pharmacist at my drugstore is trained to do them and he was great at it. Didn't hurt at all. So far, feeling fine. He said that whether the H1N1 continues to be added to the regular flu shot year after year will be determined by how many cases hit this year. If a good number crop up, it'll be in next year's shot too. To:

asthma Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 4:10:10 PMSubject: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

yeah this is what i was told jean

>

> According to my dr if she wants the regular flu shot she will have to get all of

> them. They dont come seperate anymore.

>

> Â

> CAROL CARUSO

> Â

[Guest guest]

My doctor just does blood draws at my regular checkup times so I don't have to make extra trips. To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 2:38:13 PMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

LOL thats crazy to have to make an appt for blood draws and shots! Well if your happy then its all good!

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 10:32:23 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

LOL, I have to make an appoinment for EVERYTHING at my doc's office. I had to get labs drawn -- that's an appointment. They wanted me to have my blood pressure checked using their equipment -- I had to make an appointment for that, too. Next, they're going to have me make an appointment to make an appointment!

The $6 is totally no big deal, and it'll count towards my out-of-pocket-maximum anyway, so I'll cheerfully pay it. My insurance plan is an awesome deal for me, once I reach that OOPM, everything in-network is covered at 100% for the rest of the plan year (goes to the end of June), and I'll hit that in about a week, so that's 9 months of completely paid medical care. And my medical care ain't cheap!

WOW you have to make an appt to get your flu shot at your drs? most drs i know take walk ins for it, my family got ours last friday and was only there about 5 mins.

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:16:49 AM Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some people. For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.

I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6. It would be free, but I have the high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

Jenn

Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

[Guest guest]

OH i c. Sounds like a great place for you.

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 5:13:35 PMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Some things can be combined, but other things can't. And it's hard to predict what they'll combine and what they won't. It's weird... but it's a full-service clinic, with the on-site lab, on-site x-ray, LOTS of doctors (which is handy when I have a situation that's too much of a crisis to wait for a week until my regular doc is available, but not enough to go to the ER), and is connected to one of the major hospitals in the area, so it's worth some silliness for the benefits.

And... it is a big place, with a LOT of doctors, and they serve a TON of patients. If they allowed walk-ins for any old thing, they could really get slammed. So I can see why they want to know who's coming and when. It's not like it's two or three doctors taking care of a couple hundred patients.

It is understandable that one would need to make an appointment tohave a procedure done but can't you combine procedures and get morethan one at the same appointment.OraOn Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:38:13 -0700 (PDT), carol caruso

wrote:>LOL thats crazy to have to make an appt for blood draws and shots! Well if your>happy then its all good! >> >CAROL CARUSO> >>>>>>>>To: asthma >>Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 10:32:23 AM>>Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...>>>> >>LOL, I have to make an appoinment for EVERYTHING at my doc's office. I had to>>get

labs drawn -- that's an appointment. They wanted me to have my blood>>pressure checked using their equipment -- I had to make an appointment for that,>>too. Next, they're going to have me make an appointment to make an appointment!>>>>>>The $6 is totally no big deal, and it'll count towards my out-of-pocket-maximum>>anyway, so I'll cheerfully pay it. My insurance plan is an awesome deal for me,>>once I reach that OOPM, everything in-network is covered at 100% for the rest of>>the plan year (goes to the end of June), and I'll hit that in about a week, so>>that's 9 months of completely paid medical care. And my medical care ain't>>cheap!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WOW you have to make an appt to get your flu shot at your drs? most drs i know>>>take walk ins for it, my family got ours last friday and was only there about 5>>>mins.>>>>>> >>>CAROL CARUSO>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>To: asthma >>>>Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:16:49 AM>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: Re:

Flu shot & H1N1...>>>>>>>> >>>>Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make>>>>an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe>>>>take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some>>>>people. For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6. It would be free, but I have the>>>>high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why>>>>>would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jenn>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!>>>>> >>>>>Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I>>>>>want to be, and I'm proud to be

me.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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A good way to handle that to keep from getting stuck so much would be to have your appointments with the GP and endo set up about a week or so apart, then you have the results back by the time you go to the endo. To: asthma Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 1:58:01 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Yeah, when I see my GP, she does that, but my endocrinologist wants to be able to discuss the results of my labs at our appointment, so we can decide if we're going to change anything and talk about what we're going to change and how to change it, so I need to have them done a week or so ahead of time.

My doctor just does blood draws at my regular checkup times so I don't have to make extra trips.

To: asthma

Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 2:38:13 PMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

LOL thats crazy to have to make an appt for blood draws and shots! Well if your happy then its all good!

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 10:32:23 AM

Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

LOL, I have to make an appoinment for EVERYTHING at my doc's office. I had to get labs drawn -- that's an appointment. They wanted me to have my blood pressure checked using their equipment -- I had to make an appointment for that, too. Next, they're going to have me make an appointment to make an appointment!

The $6 is totally no big deal, and it'll count towards my out-of-pocket-maximum anyway, so I'll cheerfully pay it. My insurance plan is an awesome deal for me, once I reach that OOPM, everything in-network is covered at 100% for the rest of the plan year (goes to the end of June), and I'll hit that in about a week, so that's 9 months of completely paid medical care. And my medical care ain't cheap!

WOW you have to make an appt to get your flu shot at your drs? most drs i know take walk ins for it, my family got ours last friday and was only there about 5 mins.

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:16:49 AM Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some people. For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.

I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6. It would be free, but I have the high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

Jenn

Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

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Well, It took it a couple days but this combo shot is kicking my butt today. I stayed home from school because I flat do not feel that great. I'm hanging in and my asthma is behaving but I just ache all over. I was warned that I may get achy and run a low temp so it's not unexpected. To: asthma Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 10:00:25 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

A good way to handle that to keep from getting stuck so much would be to have your appointments with the GP and endo set up about a week or so apart, then you have the results back by the time you go to the endo. To: asthma Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 1:58:01 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Yeah, when I see my GP, she does that, but my endocrinologist wants to be able to discuss the results of my labs at our appointment, so we can decide if we're going to change anything and talk about what we're going to change and how to change it, so I need to have them done a week or so ahead of time.

My doctor just does blood draws at my regular checkup times so I don't have to make extra trips.

To: asthma

Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 2:38:13 PMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

LOL thats crazy to have to make an appt for blood draws and shots! Well if your happy then its all good!

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 10:32:23 AM

Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

LOL, I have to make an appoinment for EVERYTHING at my doc's office. I had to get labs drawn -- that's an appointment. They wanted me to have my blood pressure checked using their equipment -- I had to make an appointment for that, too. Next, they're going to have me make an appointment to make an appointment!

The $6 is totally no big deal, and it'll count towards my out-of-pocket-maximum anyway, so I'll cheerfully pay it. My insurance plan is an awesome deal for me, once I reach that OOPM, everything in-network is covered at 100% for the rest of the plan year (goes to the end of June), and I'll hit that in about a week, so that's 9 months of completely paid medical care. And my medical care ain't cheap!

WOW you have to make an appt to get your flu shot at your drs? most drs i know take walk ins for it, my family got ours last friday and was only there about 5 mins.

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:16:49 AM Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some people. For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.

I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6. It would be free, but I have the high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

Jenn

Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.

[Guest guest]

Be careful lady. Get plenty of rest and feel better, and don't ignore ANY respiratory symptoms. Hugs.MadelineTo: asthma Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 10:07:06 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot &

H1N1...

Well, It took it a couple days but this combo shot is kicking my butt today. I stayed home from school because I flat do not feel that great. I'm hanging in and my asthma is behaving but I just ache all over. I was warned that I may get achy and run a low temp so it's not unexpected. To: asthma Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 10:00:25 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

A good way to handle that to keep from getting stuck so much would be to have your appointments with the GP and endo set up about a week or so apart, then you have the results back by the time you go to the endo. To: asthma Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 1:58:01 AMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Yeah, when I see my GP, she does that, but my endocrinologist wants to be able to discuss the results of my labs at our appointment, so we can decide if we're going to change anything and talk about what we're going to change and how to change it, so I need to have them done a week or so ahead of time.

My doctor just does blood draws at my regular checkup times so I don't have to make extra trips.

To: asthma

Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 2:38:13 PMSubject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

LOL thats crazy to have to make an appt for blood draws and shots! Well if your happy then its all good!

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 10:32:23 AM

Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

LOL, I have to make an appoinment for EVERYTHING at my doc's office. I had to get labs drawn -- that's an appointment. They wanted me to have my blood pressure checked using their equipment -- I had to make an appointment for that, too. Next, they're going to have me make an appointment to make an appointment!

The $6 is totally no big deal, and it'll count towards my out-of-pocket-maximum anyway, so I'll cheerfully pay it. My insurance plan is an awesome deal for me, once I reach that OOPM, everything in-network is covered at 100% for the rest of the plan year (goes to the end of June), and I'll hit that in about a week, so that's 9 months of completely paid medical care. And my medical care ain't cheap!

WOW you have to make an appt to get your flu shot at your drs? most drs i know take walk ins for it, my family got ours last friday and was only there about 5 mins.

CAROL CARUSO

To: asthma Sent: Wed, September 29, 2010 12:16:49 AM Subject: Re: Re: Flu shot & H1N1...

Maybe because you have to stop off at the pharmacy anyway, but you have to make an appointment to see the doctor, and go out of your way to get there, maybe take time off from work... convenience can be worth paying for, for some people. For others, it makes more sense to go for the free one.

I'm getting mine at work tomorrow, for $6. It would be free, but I have the high deductible insurance plan, and I haven't met my out-of-pocket maximum yet.

We can have the flu jab done at pharmacies too. But if I were to have it, why would I pay £14 for it at a pharmacy when it's free at the doctors?

Jenn

Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...!

Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.