I called up CCFA and they were very helpful. They have a new forum here that should help people with UC support each other. I added a link to CCFA in my sidebar because they sounded very professional on the phone and I'll take any support that I can get!
They were eager to provide info and I think their site has alot of good stuff to read, too.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The next step.
Since Asacol HD is too expensive now, the doc prescribed Balsalazide. He said they have it in generic form. I will still pay the full cost of this medicine but I hope it is cheaper. I will also take Rowasa but that is not a long term thing, again because of the cost.
Nothing has been too effective so far, hopefully Rowasa will help more since it is basically directly applying the medicine to the effected area.
We are trying a patchwork of things at this point. I hate having to put so many different drugs into my system, especially steroids, but there doesn't seem to be a good alternative because of insurance issues!
The discount card program for Asacol HD changed started this year. I paid $50 monthly last year and only get $50 off now. Apparently if you have a insurance plan that covers Asacol HD already, with the changes to the plan you could pay nothing for the meds. Good for some but not for me. =/
Nothing has been too effective so far, hopefully Rowasa will help more since it is basically directly applying the medicine to the effected area.
We are trying a patchwork of things at this point. I hate having to put so many different drugs into my system, especially steroids, but there doesn't seem to be a good alternative because of insurance issues!
The discount card program for Asacol HD changed started this year. I paid $50 monthly last year and only get $50 off now. Apparently if you have a insurance plan that covers Asacol HD already, with the changes to the plan you could pay nothing for the meds. Good for some but not for me. =/
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Wow.
My Asacol HD meds cost me $640 this month! Insane. The discount card program ran out at the end of 2010, I called the manufacturer to check. Now they just give about $50 off... which still runs me over six hundred big ones.
I called Humana about insurance for me, they can only offer me supplemental insurance. When I told her how much my meds cost this month, their rep on the phone said 'Wow.' Wow, indeed.
The lady at the pharmacy looked at how much I had to pay and she said 'God bless you.'
I am not sure what to do. I will look into ordering from Canada, I suppose.
I called Humana about insurance for me, they can only offer me supplemental insurance. When I told her how much my meds cost this month, their rep on the phone said 'Wow.' Wow, indeed.
The lady at the pharmacy looked at how much I had to pay and she said 'God bless you.'
I am not sure what to do. I will look into ordering from Canada, I suppose.
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