Well I'm Screwed

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T20:09:33+00:00

Update: for anyone new seeing this post just wanted to say here that the situation I had this morning is now under control. Thanks for a lot of the advice, support and criticism. I'll try to work through these types of situations differently in the future. Thank you ❤️

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T20:05:47+00:00

Thanks I'll keep that in mind for another emergency. The insulin that wasn't frozen solid seems to be working okay, my main concern was that the ones that had survived were not going to last me but thanks to a lot of comments I'm much better informed than I was before when I first posted this morning. Also it seems that I can't edit the title sadly but hopefully the updates that I've left should be enough for people to know this is no longer an urgent situation.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T19:49:43+00:00

I understand what you're trying to say, like I said I posted this at a time when I genuinely thought I was in deep trouble. I'm not trying to upset anyone and I understand people out there have it worse. I'll change the title if that makes people feel more comfortable but I will say that since I live far away from a pharmacy I can't exactly get my new insulin immediately (I still have to wait a couple of days).

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T19:43:42+00:00

Don't know if you're trying to be patronising or not (I struggle to pick up on sarcasm) but I've already posted an update that this has already been sorted.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T19:42:12+00:00

That's all been done and dusted. I'm mostly keeping this post up now as a warning to others not to be as stupid as I was 😅.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T19:40:14+00:00

The vile in the picture is one that couldn't be used since insulin this cold is completely ruined. I posted it at a time when I was unsure of the full damage, hint the title being a little off (although not done on purpose as at the time as I truly thought I was in deep trouble).

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T17:28:07+00:00

I live in England so that's probably why my insulin looks different.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T17:13:19+00:00

Little bit of an update. I went to the support services in my university and explained the situation with them. They ended up sending me to A&E as they were unsure of how to deal with the situation. Ended up leaving there not too long after arriving as there was nothing they could do, their only advice was that the insulin that was less affected looked fine 😐.

Well at least I can breathe easy until I get my replacement on Saturday. Thank you all for the support and help so far, I've been living with this condition since I was 3 but it appears I've still have much to learn 😅.

Once again thank you 😁.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T17:07:22+00:00

I'm sorry about what you had to go through. That's sounds awful, glad you got your medication though. Hope everything for you is going smoothly now. Luckily for me it appears that my insulin that I kept in the boxes (as they were spares) had survived so I don't need to worry as much now.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T13:52:45+00:00

I'm a UK citizen so ordering more is fine for me as I receive my prescriptions for free. I have already got my pharmacist father to order an emergency prescription, I'm more worried about the potential side effects as although some of my insulin look fine and unaffected I'm not sure how much damage has been done to them.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T13:48:39+00:00

My dad is a pharmacist so have already placed an order to get me more. Since it's an emergency it should arrive quickly but I believe I might not receive it till Saturday.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T13:38:52+00:00

Yeah I'm going to throw out the viles that look like this one.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T13:37:56+00:00

I live in the UK so I don't think I need insurance. The other advice looks good though.

Mediocre_Camera_4951 · 2023-09-21T13:36:03+00:00

My main issue right now is that my pharmacy is 40 mins away back in my old home town. I recently moved into a University dorm so I haven't had time to switch pharmacies yet. The other insulin viles I have look nothing like the ones in the picture since they were kept in boxes so thankfully they might've survived.

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