yup.....thats what i was thinking so its cheaper for them. lets hope that means more insurance companies will cover it since it is cheaper and let also hope that its the same effectiveness for those...
I just saw a article that Yusimry was approved and more or less the same thing is Humira at a fraction of the cost. Looks like $995 for 1 month or even as low as $569 vs........7000 grand or whatever...
No this was AbbVie Patient Assistance i talked to. It went like this. Pharmacy called and said my previous assistance "ran out". They told me to call abbvie assitance. I called abbvie assitance and...
That has been my experience too.......in the past. It was always a $5 copay and my HSA would pay that. But now they are saying the assistance has run out and to call the Abbvie Assistance...which i...
I have Blue Cross Blue Shield. Ill check with HR but I dont think they are going to care. HRs best interet is in favor to the company i work for and has nothing to with the insurance company and what...
Well some good news....kind of. I was on hold for 2 hours with the abbvie assistance number my pharmacy that fills my humira had on file. They had to call my insurance with me. Anyway....sounds like...
Ill try sitting on the phone again today to see what they say. I did ask the doctors about paying for this and they basically said they are there to diagnose and get the right drugs but they dont...
yeah...i guess im not sure. I dont think my insurance covers the drug but im at my max out of pocket from all the labs and and stuff you have to go in for every month. Its a bit of a racket in my...
Looks like my assistance for humira has run out. I am at my max copay and max out of pocket and my employer insurance doesnt cover any further. What are the options here other than cashing out my 30...
Yes...i assume they are well versed in IBD. It is one of the biggest Gastroenterology places here in the midwest as far as i know. I have been down on my dosage of 6mp for more than a month. I am...
Update. I just heard from the clinic via a random call.....they want to see me asap....to talk about getting on Humeria or Remicade.... Its odd because it was out of the blue. I mentioned that i...
ah......3 weeks later and i finally....got a letter? for referal to the same place to see the herpetologist or the liver Dr. Turns out they cant even get me in to see him for another 2 months....
"Didn’t you ever see a biopsy report?" Nope. They did take biopsies in several places. I never saw anything. I know they said they all came back negative for cancer but i dont recall an official...
(sorry about the super long post.....sheesh). Yeah...really unclear handwritting..... The doctor that did the procedure spoke to me afterwards and i cant remember all that he said because of the...
Interesting. I live in in the midwest. In the winter, It gets dark at 4pm and sun up is around 7 or 8am. I am at work the full day. I dont see the sun. No windows at work. Cubicle life. My only 2...
Has anyone looked into vitamin D levels for UC or Chrons here and had success? Seems to be debate on lower vitamin D and UC/Chrons and whether it might be the cause or affect. I know mine was low...
" Why doesn't your insurance cover Humira? That's a pretty common biologic. Did the doc say what biologics are covered?" I cant answer this. I have been going to the GI for well over a year...maybe...
"Are you on mesalamine meds?" I was for a few weeks but they took me off those in favor of switching me to the 6mp. The doctor is saying the insurance company wont allow the Humira because they were...
i just got another note from the GI doctor saying my insurance doesnt cover Humria and i have 2 options. Continue the 6mp and consult a liver doctor about my high numbers or go through the entire...
interesting. I guess i am not familar with "their copay assistance program". I will have to look into that i guess. If i can figure the price out that will help. I have read so many horror stories on...
Update: So i have been symptom free for all spring and summer....its now Dec. I want to say i have been symptom free since March. I lost part of my log i was keeping. 0 Symptoms but still taking...
yes. i am only on these 2 things currently. I have been trying to swtich up my diet as well......which i think it helping a bit but it is hard to tell. Mostly good fats......and less grains and hard...
i did ask about going back on the liada but they almost instantly said no because it didnt work the first time. I wasnt on it that long initially. I am unsure what determines if it works or not. I...
2 additional straight weeks on daily 40mg of prednizone. The blood test from yesterday came back that my white blood cells are high and they are concerned about that now. Fun. I start tapering for 2...
The labs came back normal including my b12. They cant check for vitamin d again yet. It is too soon for the supplement i am taking for that has done anything yet. They put me on prednisone for a...
i am worried about taking all this prednisone. I dont imagine that is healthly. I guess i will take what i can get at this point. I have gained about 15lbs which is odd for me. I got the fat face...
sounds like they will get me back on prednisone with a slower taper......im not too thrilled about going on back on that stuff. They said they think it is too soon to tell if the 6mp is working or...
Well...that didnt last long. Its back. I think i was off prednizone for about 1 week. I was never really 100% but i was close. I was still in the bathroom 3 - 4 times in the morning. This morning the...
I started reading up on vitamin d....and supplementing with it 2000 units per day to try and get it up into the normal range. Hard to say if that was caused by no sun and working indoors all day or...
back from my second blood testing after being on 6mp. They decided to test my vitamin d this time around. IT was low. They want me on 2000 units of that now. The normal range is 30-100 on the...
4 days at 20mg and its starting to come back a bit. I thought i might have been out of the woods because i had 3 or 4 days of what i would call back to normal bathroom wise but the last couple days...
Thank you for the info. nah....nothing negative on the Lialda at all...........just nothing at all. Thats why they switched me over to the 6MP. Seems like the biologics you mentioned are quite...
i got them. I drove up there and stood there. Apparently....even though there is a walgreens and cvs every 3 or 4 blocks everywhere on earth they still have 5+ people behind the counter filling...
yup. I have been working on it. THe clinic did call it in for me this morning but it is now 1pm and the pharmacy still hasnt figured out how to put a few pills in a bottle so i can pick it up. That...
Things are getting a bit better. I have been on the prednisone taper for 7 days now and for the last 3 days things have been "normal" as far as bathroom visits go. I can feel a bit of discomfort on...
the fatigue is starting up in the afternoons again. Today i had to leave work early in the afternoon because my brain was just done. Headache, fatigue....this is horrible. THey started me tapering...
Thanks for the reply. I generally have still be drinking 3 to 4 cups of coffee in the mornings. This tends to get things going weather i am flairing or not. Perhaps this is bad. I will try to get a...
yeah...that is what i was just thinking about. Id hate to start tapering on sunday only to have found out it is still there and comes back worse than ever..........thus wasting all that time on the...
i can see that the doctors i have seen the past are shown as "in network" and the gastroentrology clinic also is listed. No idea about local hospital. Ill have to check that out. I assume it is. I...
Interesting. The plans i have to choose from via Bluecross Blue Sheild either the HSA or the Traditional type both have the same "drug list" i can pick from . I am not sorted out on the proper drugs...
I know this has been a bit covered buried in another off subject thread i started but i am nearing that time in the next few days where i need to pick a health insurance option for 2019 due to open...
still not out of the woods yet after 10 days at 40mg of pred. I wonder if i should stay at this dose? I was supposed to start tapering after 7 days but the DR said to stay on for 10 now since the...
i did contact them today and they said to stay on the 40mg dose for another 3 days for a total of 10 days.....and then start the taper. Lets hope that is long enough. If pred is supposed to lower...
1.5 months now. I have been on 40mg of pred and starting the taper today with 30mg.....and also stopped the Lidia and started the 6AP. This morning i was still all gas and watery...some blood on the...
yup...thats the hope. Get into remission and thus back to normal with less of this overthinking/depression/funk. It gets to be so long that you forget what normal is like....
yeah....i know. Salaried doesnt help either but ive worked 20+ years to get here. I dont know if it is worth it or not to be honest. In the end, if stress is a "factor" then perhaps not. I do enjoy...
thank you for your kind words. I am going to get the lowest deductible / highest premium that my work offers for next years coverage just to see how it goes. The costs add up fast. I cant believe...
good info. I will be in 30mg for another week...and then 20 the week after that. I hope that is enough to shut this down. Thank you....
day5 on the 40mg of prednizone and 6mp. A bit better. I start tapering the pred in another day so hopefully it does start getting worse again. I can still tell i am in a flare. Still lots of gas,...
yet another typical morning. Less trips to the bathroom so far but the first was gassy, watery and had blood. 3 trips so far in a couple hours. I have the feeling of a hangover when i wake up too....