We left NJ on our latest adventure on Tuesday Oct 26th, at the tail end of a Nor'easter, two weeks ago. The very next day, on entry to Michigan (free testing at the Michigan Welcome Center!), Bob tested positive for Covid.
Bob had a mild case because he (we) had 2 doses of the Moderna Vaccine. (A booster had only just been approved. Ironically, we were planning to get it that week.) Were it not for the positive Covid test, he would have thought it was only a bad cold. We touched base with his primary care doctor who told Bob to go to any emergency room and get Monoclonal Antibodies. Easier said than done.
Bob spent the better part of Thursday, 3rd day into this trip, trying to get the infusion. Emergency Room #1 kept him for about 1½ hours until they let him know that they don’t give the infusion. And could not tell us who did.
Apparently, we could not just go to any hospital.
So, we called the Michigan Covid Hotline (number helpfully provided to us by the Michigan Welcome Center where we were tested) to get the names of hospitals where he could get the antibodies. One was about 15 minutes away. He tried calling to confirm but couldn’t get through. Because it was so close, I said to just go. Emergency Room #2 also kept him waiting about 1½ hours just to tell him they stopped giving the infusion 2 weeks ago. So much for the Michigan Covid Hotline!
Meanwhile, back in NJ, one of our sons found out that a friend of a friend worked at a hospital in Michigan that was giving the antibodies. Bob called and was able to set up an appointment! We couldn’t get a slot for Friday, so we set up an appointment for Sunday.
To be continued…
Our drive - Great fall foliage on display through the fog, rain, and occasional hail
2 comments:
Wow. Feel better! Are you still okay, Lil?
You need to read Part II for the answer to that question!
Actually, the answer is - Now I am! We both are.
Thanks for your good wishes.
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