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Thanks curley,
I sure will start to pray that they will accept the appeal you applied for and you get those drugs covered. My goodness, it is not like you have any choice. Without the drugs you would have no quality to your life at all. It's not like you are asking them to cover you for some kind of 'botox" to get rid of a few wrinkles. You truly need these meds. i do not understand how the US system works. But it just seems like when you need compassion and understanding the most you have to fight for it.

We have some similar issues in Canada, except we can see whatever doc we want. You just sometimes have to wait a long time to get in to see one of the best docs.

Our medicine is not covered either unless you are a pensionere or are on welfare and then they can make you take the chapest form of the drug.

For example my Humira was $1789.00. Luckily, I am on a long term disability leave, but officially I am still employed by my old employer. Thus Humira is covered under my drug plan. The drug plan at my work requires you to pay out for the medicine first and then get reimbursed.

I am pretty sure that I have noticed a couple of posts by different people on how Americans can get drugs cheaper, or for free.

My best girl friend used to be a doctor, well she still is, but as long as she attended some continuing education courses, she would get massive amounts of samples of drugs. She used these for her own family and self, since she did not have a drug plan, self employed, and she would give them to her patients who had told her that the cost of prescriptions was difficult. She would also use the samples if she was not sure how well a drug would work and wanted to do some trials.

I have never heard of that new antibiotic and am not sure if it is available in Canada yet.

But it sounds similar to zithromax and might really help you.

I am glad you found an ENT surgeon accepted by your insurance, and August will not come soon enough for you.

I am going to write a seperate post for all of my wonderful friends here at arthritis HW to tell them all about my rheumy appt. today and that will fill you in on how I am.

Thanks for asking. Take care. keep me posted.
Judy/Effie

hey curley,
straydog is very, oh so correct. drug co's and docs are willing many times to have you fill out forms if you do not have the income to get meds such as remicade or humira for example, and they approve you and send them at perhaps just shipping costs and that is it. you might already know this though. i wish you well with it curley!
Aha! this fact is very true.....any infection in the area around your mouth and eyes and inner cheeks will GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR BRAIN IF LEFT UNTREATED! scary right? lets tell our kids not to pop their pimples today! LOL
take good good care curley, will be praying for you!
erin

Flopsie and Erin,

Thanks so much for for being so careing.Not feeling real well my head is hurting and I'am swelling again you can't tell what is my feet and what is my ankles.I'am in so much pain.I'am haveing one of thoes shoot me day's.I will keep you'll up-dated on how I'am doing.


Curley.........
a.k.a.Mela............

I used to have bad sinus infctions,so one day I told my Dr.we are not getting rid of ALL the infection,leaving 1%.So,he gave me a shot of Rocepfin,& followed up with 10 days of Cipro,I haven't had a sinus infection since,that was 5 yrs ago.

Dear Curley,

we are here for you babe! i am so sorry as well for your pain. no ankles eh? maybe they are gone for good and that will be 2 less joints you gotta worry about! tee hee hee, LOL

just wanted to see if i could get a laugh outa ya during this very tough time...i know its soooooo hard. having a bad pain day myself.

you have a pain spec. app. coming in sept. what are you taking now for pain?

 

Susie,

you have been a godsend with your wisdom and knowledge of how the Rx system works.  you are so right. if not for you i would never have been able to file my forms for humira! thank you! this is something i never even knew about.

you all are great!

 

erin

great job snowlynne!
those were strong antibiotics that totally kick bacteria butt! sometime docs do not give enough days supply to totally wipe out the infection and then they come back stronger! thats fantastic you were rid of it. i wish you lots of sinus well being always!
sincerely,
erin

 wishing you a very peaceful nite curley!

yea, tolerance to pain meds is fustrating, especially since many docs are hesitant to Rx stronger analgesics. darn those stupid kids who party and abuse narcotic pills! makes the world a tough place for folks like us who need them for health reasons.

your in my thoughts.....stay limber the best you can. remember "a little goes a long way"

till tomorrow

erin