Covid Treatments
Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 9:12 pm
After volunteering here on the discussion board for about ten years, I thought that I had probably come across most of the issues that we encounter with RLS treatments. But I can across a new one yesterday.
I had the first symptoms of Covid last Wednesday (sore throat) and then tested positive on Thursday when the major symptoms hit. I had an urgent telemed doctor's appointment on Saturday morning. Because I have two Covid risk factors (age and asthma), my doctor wanted me to begin treatment while I was still within the five day window. That is where RLS comes in. She wanted to prescribe Paxlovid pills, but Paxlovid is not compatible with methadone. So, she sent a referral for me to get a monclonal antibody infusion. But it seems that the schedulers for all of the outpatient infusion centers in the city where I live are all off until Tuesday due to the three day weekend (Memorial Day in the US). Since I retired from a 40 yr career where I was always on call 24/7/365, this was a slap in the face to me, especially while I am weak from being sick. They have left me suffering at home (and hopefully I will still be there and will be mostly recovered by the time that they MIGHT call on Tuesday). And all this while they are out enjoying the weekend with their families. And even if they could schedule me for Tuesday, that would put me beyond the five day treatment window. My doctor's corporate system usually sends out customer comment messages after an appointment and are the ever going to get blasted this time around. Here I am with a potentially fatal illness and they gave me on a bureaucratic run around rather than try to find a way to help me.
I can only hope that my Covid doesn't turn bad enough before Tuesday to require a trip to the hospital emergency room for treatment.
And all because the pill that is usually given isn't compatible with the methadone that I take for RLS or the clonazepam that I take for a different sleep disorder known as RBD.
I had the first symptoms of Covid last Wednesday (sore throat) and then tested positive on Thursday when the major symptoms hit. I had an urgent telemed doctor's appointment on Saturday morning. Because I have two Covid risk factors (age and asthma), my doctor wanted me to begin treatment while I was still within the five day window. That is where RLS comes in. She wanted to prescribe Paxlovid pills, but Paxlovid is not compatible with methadone. So, she sent a referral for me to get a monclonal antibody infusion. But it seems that the schedulers for all of the outpatient infusion centers in the city where I live are all off until Tuesday due to the three day weekend (Memorial Day in the US). Since I retired from a 40 yr career where I was always on call 24/7/365, this was a slap in the face to me, especially while I am weak from being sick. They have left me suffering at home (and hopefully I will still be there and will be mostly recovered by the time that they MIGHT call on Tuesday). And all this while they are out enjoying the weekend with their families. And even if they could schedule me for Tuesday, that would put me beyond the five day treatment window. My doctor's corporate system usually sends out customer comment messages after an appointment and are the ever going to get blasted this time around. Here I am with a potentially fatal illness and they gave me on a bureaucratic run around rather than try to find a way to help me.
I can only hope that my Covid doesn't turn bad enough before Tuesday to require a trip to the hospital emergency room for treatment.
And all because the pill that is usually given isn't compatible with the methadone that I take for RLS or the clonazepam that I take for a different sleep disorder known as RBD.