RE: medication droppers, syringes, etc.

[Guest guest]

reusing the droppers is fine as long as they are cleaned after each use

Maureen

Holly Felax wrote:

Is it wrong to reuse medication droppers and such? I wash them and air dry

them after each use. I never gave it a second thought until I read recently

that some people buy them in bulk and throw them away after each use. What

does everyone else do? Have doctors ever said anything about this?

Holly (mother of 2 daughters, 1 with cf)

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[Guest guest]

When we send meds out that have a loose dropper, We send a new one with

each. They are certainly cheap enough . Worth the time as well , that you

save. :)

LOVE & HUGS, GRDMBEV

medication droppers, syringes, etc.

Is it wrong to reuse medication droppers and such? I wash them and air dry

them after each use. I never gave it a second thought until I read recently

that some people buy them in bulk and throw them away after each use. What

does everyone else do? Have doctors ever said anything about this?

Holly (mother of 2 daughters, 1 with cf)

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at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary

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[Guest guest]

Holly;

We used to wash these items until we found out that they were

covered in bulk under DME (durable medical equipment) by our

insurer. Since we began using new ones each time, life has been so

much easier. We fill meds for a week at a time and then we're set.

You might want to check with your insurer or a DME company to find

out what your coverage is.

Donna

- 13 yo NCF, Mikayla - 1 yo WCF

[Guest guest]

I wash mine in bleach and soapy water, take them apart, air dry, and then put

them back together. I throw them away when they break, I can't read the

markings, or the plunger gets sticky. I do buy them in bulk, but my origional

box has lasted 2.5 years.

Dawn mom of 4, 7 and under, the youngest wcf

[Guest guest]

,

Does Matt feel good enough to travel? He's young enough that he

really doesn't care if he is at Grandma's for Thanksgiving. I guess

that it really depends on how much you and your husband want to go.

If you decide to go, it should be becuase " you and your husband " want

to go and not becasue family expects you to be there. My husband's

family has a habit of expecting us to show up for holidays and they

get indignant if we don't show. I'm old enough now that I don't care

if they get mad.

Gale

> We never thought about buying syringes by the bulk. For those

whose insurance doesn't cover this, where are some places to purchase

syringes from?

>

> We are also curious, how does everyone else decide whether to

travel over the holidays when their kids have a cold? Matt has a

cold, we were supposed to leave Wed. night to go to the in-laws.

This is an 8 hour drive and means being gone for 4 days. We're a

little nervous to go this far from home since his usual cold turns

into a bacterial infection needing antibiotics. The in-laws think we

are too protective but this side of the family also has 5 little ones

the ages of 5 and under, so we know it will more than likely be one

big germ factory. It is so hard sometimes, you just want life for

your kids to be as normal as possible, but as the parent where do you

draw the line between going into the world and risk becoming sicker

or staying home and getting well? Another concern, we have a CF

clinic visit Monday because of his cold. They want to culture him

(which will take a few days to grow out) and will probably start

pulmozyme to see if we can keep his secretions moving better and

hopefully keep a bacterial infection from starting. We're a little

nervous to travel so far from home starting a new med.

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> Thanks,

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> Mom to Matt, 3 and 11/12ths yr old!

> Re: medication droppers, syringes, etc.

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> Holly;

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> We used to wash these items until we found out that they were

> covered in bulk under DME (durable medical equipment) by our

> insurer. Since we began using new ones each time, life has been

so

> much easier. We fill meds for a week at a time and then we're

set.

> You might want to check with your insurer or a DME company to

find

> out what your coverage is.

>

> Donna

> - 13 yo NCF, Mikayla - 1 yo WCF

>

>

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> The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO

WAY

> be construed as medical advice.

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> PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR

TREATMENTS.

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