We (my wife & I) fall in the middle. Not poor enough to qualify for any kind of assistance - financial or medical, and not wealthy, period!! If they looked at our expenses, including our prescription...
Thanks Dixie. I will try to find that post and will email you later. It is helpful to know that I am not alone, but I wish none of us had to deal with the hardship of getting the medicine prescribed...
Hi Quincy17, Used to have Humana. They were horrible covering Fentanyl meds. Also had Silverscript - they were okay for the first year, then stopped covering my pain meds. This country is too...
BluAngel, I also have Cigna HealthSpring. They offer Medicare Part D. Before Cigna purchased HealthSpring, they were much better about paying for your meds. When Cigna took over a year ago, things...
I really understand. I became ill when my kids were growing up and I still struggle with guilt about letting my family down. They have been 100% supportive but it still bothers me....
I totally agree with you, quincy17. I, too, was self-employed. My company was very small. so I paid for my own health insurance. The one smart thing I did was take out a disability policy, so when I...
Thank you Dixie. Everyone has been so helpful and empathetic. Living with chronic pain changes who you are. I have become so cynical that everything is based on money. If the medicines that help me...
Not sure, but I will bring it up to my doctors. I have a number of appointments coming up with three of my specialists......
I used the fentanyl patches several times, but did not find them effective for me. It's all such trial and error. I went through DNA testing to determine how my body breaks down pain meds,...
Hi Quincy17... I would be able to get Fentora with the AARP Enhanced Medicare supplemental? How does that work? Wouldn't it still come down to whether I have cancer or not? I hope you have the...
Thank you all for your help and support. When I first posted, the moderator informed me that it was an old thread and I should copy and paste my information as a new post. I do not qualify for any...
I must apologize for not posting again sooner but I have copied and pasted my previous post and then added to it with updated information. I have been fighting with a variety of Medicare insurance...
I want to thank you ALL for responding to my post. There are so many good, caring people out there, it's a shame that those people are not the ones in charge of making the decisions that affect our...
Fentanyl is an effective pain medication and as long as you follow the directions you will not have issues. All the stuff in the media is mostly about people NOT in pain trying to get high, etc....
I have been fighting with a variety of Medicare insurance companies over the use of fentanyl medications I've used to help with my chronic pain conditions. I've been suffering for 18 years and always...