Getting medicine while FT
My better half put up a question to me about how she will get her medicine every 3mo and have blood work done every 6mo for that medicine. She also gets botox shot every 3 mo for her eye. I imagine we...
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Most of us have a regular medical requirement that means we must go 'home' at certain times.
3 months for some, 6 months for others, once per year for the fortunate.
Talking to the doctors AND your insurance company will determine which time frame will work for you.
Almost anything regular can be done when traveling.
Bloodwork is easy. Companies like LabCorp or Quest can do an ordered test in Indiana, California, Florida or Alaska and deliver the results to your doctor just as she/he normally receives the result.
In early Jan, we were near San Diego - 2 1/2 months into a planned 11 month west coast swing. The excellent doctors at Balboa Naval Hospital STRONGLY recommended we come back to Dallas and have my wife's PCP work through a moderate issue she was having that was impossible to resolve while traveling.
So we are now back in the Dallas area for another unpleasant winter.
Being full-time means you must be able, and willing, to adjust your schedule/ plans for medical and family needs.
Some doctors/ conditions will require that you be 'home' every three months. In some cases the doctors will recommend against a long distance traveling lifestyle.
No one but your doctors, and by extension, insurance company can tell you what will work for you.
3 months for some, 6 months for others, once per year for the fortunate.
Talking to the doctors AND your insurance company will determine which time frame will work for you.
Almost anything regular can be done when traveling.
Bloodwork is easy. Companies like LabCorp or Quest can do an ordered test in Indiana, California, Florida or Alaska and deliver the results to your doctor just as she/he normally receives the result.
In early Jan, we were near San Diego - 2 1/2 months into a planned 11 month west coast swing. The excellent doctors at Balboa Naval Hospital STRONGLY recommended we come back to Dallas and have my wife's PCP work through a moderate issue she was having that was impossible to resolve while traveling.
So we are now back in the Dallas area for another unpleasant winter.
Being full-time means you must be able, and willing, to adjust your schedule/ plans for medical and family needs.
Some doctors/ conditions will require that you be 'home' every three months. In some cases the doctors will recommend against a long distance traveling lifestyle.
No one but your doctors, and by extension, insurance company can tell you what will work for you.
