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Sooooo I failed to do my due diligence while using Grindr, and partway through I realized my top had taken off the condom.

I work an okayish job, and my insurance card gets shipped in a few days with an affordable co-pay.

Cursory googling shows that the window to begin PEP is on a shorter clock than my insurance card arriving. I have never been to a planned parenthood before (there's one in my city), and am anxious about it, but less anxious about medical debt than dying from 3x covil + HIV immunosuppression.

I'm feeling real shitty about losing most of the incoming paycheck to medication costs, though I still feel pretty numb about getting dateremovedd.

How much will it cost? If it's 3 digits I can eat it with some pain, but if it's four it would compromise my food security.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you have insurance but don’t have the card yet, a large chain pharmacy can likely find your insurance info themselves without a card. A few months ago I needed my meds while I was waiting for a card after switching insurance, and CVS was able to just look me up.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Get your prescription and then maybe we can help you out find some programs based on the manufacturer or your pharmacist. Get the prescription first.

https://www.gileadadvancingaccess.com/patient#no-insurance

https://www.merckhelps.com/ISENTRESS

I found some of these links of r/gaybros

You can apparently go to a pharmacist in Florida for a PEP prescription