Over many years, we have accumulated a substantial number of healthcare items, usually having to buy them for a reason.
Hey!... I didn't even know what an otoscope was, until we needed one. Found a paraffin bath for my polyneuropathic hands. Never even knew they existed. The stethoscope is just a way to make sure those "Man, am I beat?" moments aren't unusual.
Then there is the big supply of all sizes and types of bandages, lotions, creams, tubes of itch preventers and Fluorouracil for skin bumps.
Knee, ankle, and wrist elastic supports have accumulated over the years. Eye drops, ear drops, nose drops and cough drops, allergy and sleep tablets and the dozens of prescriptions that we've needed.
Scales, pill cutters, special use scissors, tweezers and scalpel type knives and multiple ear and oral thermometers have all found their way to our home medical center.
We haven't gotten into electronic monitors like fitbit, or electrocardiograms that operate from a smartphone, but can see that on the horizon.
My list only scratches the surface. Here's a link to Amazon's healthcare pages, that fills in the blanks.
https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Supplies-Equipment-Health-Care/b?ie=UTF8&node=3775161
In retrospect... looking at the number of trips we had to make to buy each one of the dozens of items in our healthcare closet, we could have bought them all for about $200, and saved a lot of time and travel.
My takeaway is that instead of waiting 'til it's needed, and having to make a special trip to the store... the upfront cost to cover most of the bases is insignificant, compared to the benefit of having what you need, when you need it.
My opinion only.
Hey!... I didn't even know what an otoscope was, until we needed one. Found a paraffin bath for my polyneuropathic hands. Never even knew they existed. The stethoscope is just a way to make sure those "Man, am I beat?" moments aren't unusual.
Then there is the big supply of all sizes and types of bandages, lotions, creams, tubes of itch preventers and Fluorouracil for skin bumps.
Knee, ankle, and wrist elastic supports have accumulated over the years. Eye drops, ear drops, nose drops and cough drops, allergy and sleep tablets and the dozens of prescriptions that we've needed.
Scales, pill cutters, special use scissors, tweezers and scalpel type knives and multiple ear and oral thermometers have all found their way to our home medical center.
We haven't gotten into electronic monitors like fitbit, or electrocardiograms that operate from a smartphone, but can see that on the horizon.
My list only scratches the surface. Here's a link to Amazon's healthcare pages, that fills in the blanks.
https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Supplies-Equipment-Health-Care/b?ie=UTF8&node=3775161
In retrospect... looking at the number of trips we had to make to buy each one of the dozens of items in our healthcare closet, we could have bought them all for about $200, and saved a lot of time and travel.
My takeaway is that instead of waiting 'til it's needed, and having to make a special trip to the store... the upfront cost to cover most of the bases is insignificant, compared to the benefit of having what you need, when you need it.
My opinion only.
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