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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / July 2004next step is enbrel.
so i finally had to stop the azulfidine and oxaprozin because i started throwing up and was unable to eat for 5 days (cept some soup, how does chicken soup ALWAYS go down???). They know that i cant afford the 800 a month that enbrel would cost outta pocket with my insurance, i wont qualify for assistance as part of the rules say that they wont assist anyone with insurance. I dont know what kind of magic my wonderful doc is going to pull, but he said to call monday. I think hes going to try for the infusions since its a medical procedure and not the injections but ill find out more monday. He seemed pretty optomistic that he will be able to get it to me somehow. Anyone ever had it through infusion? whats the difference? Any experiences of enbrel from all of you? I know quite a few of you are on it (if my memory serves me correct) and i see the commercials all the time. Im nervous of course, but feel confident cuz my doc just RULES marnie check out my newly updated list! http://db.etree.org/telafree Learn something if you dare: http://spondylitis.org/ http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/spoons.htm I think hes going to try for the infusions since its a medical >procedure and not the injections but ill find out more monday. If that is the case, then i am wondering if he is thinking of remicade, which is administered by IV as oposed to enbrel which is injection. Good luck either way. I hope it is a miracle for you. Rose @}>-->>> Please remove "Ima" to reply privately! > They know that i cant afford the 800 a month that > enbrel would cost outta pocket with my insurance, i wont qualify for > assistance > as part of the rules say that they wont assist anyone with insurance. Doesn't that just suck? I was caught in that last year when our Rx coverage fell far short of what I needed. This year I solved it by not having Rx coverage. ;) I dont > know what kind of magic my wonderful doc is going to pull, but he said to > call monday. I think hes going to try for the infusions since its a medical > procedure and not the injections but ill find out more monday. He seemed > pretty optomistic that he will be able to get it to me somehow. My last RD considered trying to get me on Remicade, figuring it'd be covered as an infusion rather than falling under the Rx coverage, but we were a couple of months from moving then and it wasn't the time to be starting. Gotta like the sound of your doc though! It's great to have a doc who will go to bat for you.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/spoons.htm I hadn't noticed this in your sig before Marnie. I just went there. Boy does it hit home. By the time I reached "It is the beautiful ability to not think and just do. I miss that freedom." I was crying. I miss it too. I just emailed the link to my family. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Marnie, Sorry to hear about your other meds making you throw up and not being able to eat. I hope you can soon eat. I hope you are able to get on the enbrel because the dr gets it thru to the insurance and they ok it. You are in my thoughts. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > so i finally had to stop the azulfidine and oxaprozin because i started > throwing up and was unable to eat for 5 days (cept some soup, how does chicken [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > http://spondylitis.org/ > http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/spoons.htm Hi Marnie, Enbrel went to work sooo fast for me that I sound like a commercial when I talk about it. I knew that Enbrel was going to work for me,,,,, the next day after my first shot. Harv > so i finally had to stop the azulfidine and oxaprozin because i started > throwing up and was unable to eat for 5 days (cept some soup, how does chicken [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > http://spondylitis.org/ > http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/spoons.htm If he is going for an infusion med, he is probably looking at Remicade. It would be covered under your major medical. As far as I know, Enbrel is NEVER given IV. Char "Remember, I'm pulling for ya'. We're all in this together." Red Green |
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