You can go to that website and insert your zip code to see all the centers within 30 miles (or as I did for the screen shot above, reduce the distance to 10 miles).
The experiences from others seem that it may be possible to get the infusions without a prescription from your doctor, by answering simple questions about exposure to someone with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test.
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I think that is a Google Maps feature where someone at the specific business needs to enter information like operating hours, etc. Apparently those "UnClaimed" locations have not responded to Google Maps. Len
In addition to infusion centers, these infusions can be done with most any home health care company that wants this sort of business.
I had an infusion this morning at 8 am in my living room. The whole thing took about 45 minutes, the infusion part only about 20 minutes. I was at work by 9.30, hopefully brimming with covid killing mabs.
A person may not know if it can be done this way if he or she does not ask. My doctor was setting me up for an infusion clinic visit when I asked for home health care. He scratched his head for a second and said "sure, why not".
As it turns out the COO of the home health company is a girl who lived down the street from us and was on a swimming relay team with my daughter. You get lots of that living in a small town. She sent me a great nurse and it was all easy as pie.
No, the new emergency use authorization allows high risk people to get mab infusions without a positive diagnosis is they have been exposed to covid.
I had a guy I played golf with tell me he tested positive for covid three days after our match. I told my doctor about the exposure and he ordered mabs for me. He took me at my word for the exposure, no proof was required. I think it helped him by me explaining to him that I have failed three vaccines and that mortality rates are very high for people who cant make antibodies. If he would not have ordered the test for me, I would have found someone who would. I figure we have to advocate for ourselves.
The doctors orders was all the home healthcare company needed to treat me.
I suppose that depends on the home heath agency. Most are set up to deliver any sort of infusion that can be done outside a hospital setting. I assume the way it works is that the doctor gives the agency a prescription and they acquire the meds they need to bring to the house from a pharmacy or specialty pharmacy. Its a simple infusion to give for a skilled home health care nurse.
The big problem I am having is to find a place to do COVID testing before I need an infusion.
I live in the north San Francisco bay area and this place is a total medical wasteland. Rapid Covid tests are hard to find and there is a long wait for an appointment if you can even find them.
I can get the infusion at Stanford — they are really well set up to do them. But rapid testing is not rapid. I have a couple of “Binax now” home tests, but I doubt Stanford will take them as a real positive test.
Has anyone had experience about getting infusions if you just have had exposure to Covid? Do they ask for proof of exposure? If not I can lie about it.
The whole process of testing and infusion is flawed. Once you find an infusion center - it seems that rapid tests are few and far between in many places in the US. Our government really blew it on that one - testing is not easy to get!
Any suggestions? I can go to Stanford for an infusion, but it is 1 1/2 hrs drive there and a two hour drive back. Thats a long drive with Covid symptoms unless you are to get an infusion. To do that (after a few day wait for an appointment) to get a 24-48 hr test is really not optimal.
Whats wrong with this country? We have tons of everything but testing!
I did. Unfortunately I don’t think all of the locations are listed. I have two options – one within 5 miles and another within 10 miles that are not listed on the site.
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