to start Tecfidera. :'(
I have been pretty resistant to medication until recently. I finally am seeing a MS Specialist, and it really did make a world of difference.
I have found all of your posts very helpful. I'm not looking forward to the GI issues. I react very strongly to medication, so I am anticipating similar outcomes.
My biggest concern is the cost. I am very thankful to have insurance, but even with it we have a very high deductible to meet before I'll be able to just pay out the tier cost for brand name drugs. (I have UHC with Caremark - anybody else?) I know the $10 program exists, but my understanding is that it only cover about 3 months of medication (capped at 15K annually?). Right now everybody says things like, "There's no better way to spend your money....nothing is more important..." It just makes me sad.
Anyway, I'm going to head down to the lab tomorrow to do my CBC draw, and then see how long it takes to get the meds here.
I have been pretty resistant to medication until recently. I finally am seeing a MS Specialist, and it really did make a world of difference.
I have found all of your posts very helpful. I'm not looking forward to the GI issues. I react very strongly to medication, so I am anticipating similar outcomes.
My biggest concern is the cost. I am very thankful to have insurance, but even with it we have a very high deductible to meet before I'll be able to just pay out the tier cost for brand name drugs. (I have UHC with Caremark - anybody else?) I know the $10 program exists, but my understanding is that it only cover about 3 months of medication (capped at 15K annually?). Right now everybody says things like, "There's no better way to spend your money....nothing is more important..." It just makes me sad.
Anyway, I'm going to head down to the lab tomorrow to do my CBC draw, and then see how long it takes to get the meds here.
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