Advice Needed: How to get immunotherapy treatment in a rural area where the clinics do not administer the shots?
Advice Needed: How to get immunotherapy treatment in a rural area where the clinics do not administer the shots?
I have already seen an allergist, and was on ramp up. We had to move, and to my surprise none of the clinics here will administer allergy shots.
There is a speciality clinic that will, but only if you are a patient of their allergist, they won't administer injections unless it came from them. There is a 3y wait-list for their allergist.
This is terrible news. My seasonal allergies are debilitating, they are a disability. In the words of my allergist "You are allergic to the world".
I could administer them at home, my spouse is an MA and knows how to do the subcutaneous shots. However, that's dangerous, and my allergist refuses to allow me to do this.
The alternative would be to just walk into a clinic or ER, get the shots administered by my spouse in the lobby. Wait the 20-30 minutes to ensure no anaphylactic reaction, and go home. And do this till I've ramped. But I get the feeling this won't go over well....
What sort of advice do you have for me on navigating this Lemmy? I was receiving treatment for this condition, and now I can't, which is essentially driving me into depression.
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I don't know if this will help or not, but nobody else has answered, so here it goes. I work in a pharmacy, and we have a couple of patients that we do allergy shots for. Worst case scenario, we pull an epipen off the shelf if things go south. Find you a locally owned pharmacy, call them and explain the situation. Ask if they can administer the shot, or if they can point you in a direction at least. It's worth a shot, and might get you an answer even if they don't do it themselves.
Worth a shot, heh
When you say a locally owned pharmacy, can you elaborate?
The ones I'm familiar with are just at big stores here.
No OP, but I'm thinking they mean a pharmacy that is not owned by a chain like Walgreens or CVS. Locally own pharmacies are usually owned by one person or a family and they specialize in compounding medications. That's when they make medications for specific customers that have unique needs, which interestingly, includes pets 🐶🐱. Try searching for a "compounding pharmacy" near you or ask a veterinarian clinic if they know of one. I'm sure they'll be happy to answer that iver the phone even if you're not a current customer.