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Hello all, when discussing my blood results with the specialist nurse (telephone consultation) I said I had recently had covid and she asked if I’d had the anti viral drugs, I said no as I wasn’t really ill with it, but she said I should have had them anyway as I am vulnerable. Maybe that should have been mentioned before!

Has anyone else been told this?

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No, I contacted my haematologist when I tested positive and described my symptoms. He said I didn't need anti viral drugs at that point but to contact him again if symptoms changed. Symptoms didn't change so I didn't contact him again.

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hunter5582

I was told the opposite by the Johns Hopkins MPN Clinic. They did not consider me at elevated risk due to the PV. Perhaps the more nuanced answer is that while we may be at somewhat higher risk, there are others who are much more severe risks. When the supplies of the monoclonal antibodies were more limited, they had to be reserved for those at very high risk. Now that we have broader availability of antivirals, including the orals, I expect we may bo told to access them more often.

Note that I did get the monoclonal antibody infusion, but I qualified due to age = 66. I am glad that I did it. I would rather hedge my bets with COVID.

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DottyDaisy in reply to hunter5582

My understanding is that at least one of the only antivirals we might be given right now has to come with a second drug, to prevent the first one causing damage to the liver. If this is so, I certainly wouldn't want to be taking it if I only had mild or minimal symptoms. Does anybody know anything about this?

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lizzziep

I wonder if there’s a drug anywhere for anything that doesn’t have side effects?

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