I was about out of Xarelto, a very expensive medicine I have been taking for years now to keep me from having a stroke. Nobody wants that! I used to buy it in Mexico because of cost in the good ol' USA, however last year I decided to try buying it in the U.S. I thought I had done the math correctly and the added cost was not too bad. I was wrong! I don't know how I went wrong as math has never been my strong suit but regardless I decided to buy it from Hector, my favorite Pharma guy. I called my CVS Pharmacy just to check on what it would be if I bought it there and it was $351 for a 3 month supply. Compared to $210 for a 3 month supply from Hector. So today we made our way to Nuevo Progreso, just across the border where I bought a 6 month supply.
The traffic was light, and they said masks were mandated but we saw very few. One of the biggest advantages was that Hector was not busy so we were able to talk to him at length about a variety of issues. The people ahead of us had a discussion with him about shampoo. I was interested in what he had to say because the shampoo I have used and relied on for years, Nioxin, has suddenly jumped from $18 a bottle to $37. Below is what Hector was recommending and he said he uses it himself. $10 a bottle. Yes, it is in Spanish but you can get it translated.
https://www.grisi.com/index.php/lineas/division-farmaceutica/productos/botika-grisi-shampoos-herbolarios-hechos-a-base-de-extractos-naturales.
In fact, I will do it for you. In English:
https://www.grisi.com/index.php/lineas/division-farmaceutica/productos/botika-grisi-shampoos-herbolarios-hechos-a-base-de-extractos-naturales
The directions are to use it every day. Wet your hair well and apply about a spoonful of shampoo making thick suds. Let it stay on your head for 3 to 4 minutes then rinse well. Preferably do this at night before going to bed.
We also talked about Charlotte. As you may or may not know Butch and I have been a fan for years. It is for joint pain that does not want to go away. Hector has never liked the idea that we use it because it is not sanctioned by the Mexican government, it is expensive, $15 to $20 for 30 tabs and he said we definitely should not be taking it every day. Once he warned us, we did stop taking it daily and now only use it when nothing else works and then only for a day or two. On this trip, he told us of an alternative that works and is not expensive. It is diclofenico. Oddly we are familiar with it but only recently thought of it as an alternative to Charlotte. It cost $6 for 40 tablets. So no more Charlotte for us. It is very beneficial to catch Hector when he is not busy and has time to discuss these things with us. The only way to make that happen is to go see him early, like November, or late, like April. The rest of the time people will be lined up out the door and beyond to see him. We were first introduced to Hector by our good friends Bill and Kay Stilson when we were in Magnolia Park. We look back on those years with them with great fondness. Oh, the stories we could tell! Right, Kay?
After our very productive visit with Hector, we went to Jessicas for lunch. We enjoyed Chicken Fajtas, at $4.95 for each of us. Very, very tasty. It was a most pleasant first visit to Nuevo Progreso this season.
