TO ALL MY IAS SISTERS;UPDATE ON BREAK THROUGH PAIN MED
From: cindy shruhan (cindyandbobby@webtv.net)
Sun Mar 9 09:02:42 2003
GOOD MORNING TO ALL MY SISTERS AND GREAT FRIENDS..I POSTED THAT I HAD
FINALLY RECIEVED MY NEW B.T. MEDICATION, ACTIQ..FIRST OF ALL A
CORRECTION ON THE MG'S, NOT 20MGS....ITS 200 MCG, TO BE TAKEN 4 TIMES A
DAY, NOT TO EXCEED THE 4..I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE TO USE THIS
MEDICATION THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF GETTING, I THINK A BIG REASON FOR THIS,
WAS FINDING OUT WHAT THIS MEDICATION COST, I COULD ONLY GET A 6 DAY
SUPPLY, AND THAT COST ME 200.00, REMEMBER MY REG MORPINE IS OVER 100.00
A MONTH, AND I TAKE 6 MORE MEDICATIONS, IM NOT SURE AT ALL THAT I CAN
EVEN AFFORD THIS, AS A MONTHLY PRES WILL BE CLOSE TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS...MOST OF MY MED'S ARE EXPENSIVE, AND I HAVE GOOD PRES INS.BUT I
DO MAX OUT EVERY YEAR IN MARCH, THEN FROM THAT POINT ON, I PAY UP FRONT
FOR ALL MY MEDICATIONS, UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR IN JANUARY, YES MY INS DOES
SEND ME BACK A CHECK FOR 80%, SO JUST THIS ONE MEDICATION IS LIKE HAVING
ANOTHER HOUSE PAYMENT, AND I DONT ALWAYS GET MY INS CHECKS BACK IN TIME
TO PAY THE BILLS THAT ARE DUE AT THIS TIME...SO ITS REALLY SCARY
FINANCIALLY FOR US AFTER MARCH, IM VERY DEPRESSED BY THIS, I DID HAVE TO
USE THE MEDICATION YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME, AFTER WAITING CLOSE TO
A YEAR FOR THIS, AND IM WAS HEART BROKEN FOR IT DID NOT WORK, SO IM
STILL AT THE SAME POINT I WAS, KNOWING I CANT AFFORD THIS MEDICATION
CRUSHES US, DUE TO THE FACT IT GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOOD STEAM, VIA
MOUTH SUCKERS, IM SURE THAT IF MY DOCTOR, AND HE WILL UP THE MILIGRAMS
IM TAKING, WILL STILL BE OF NO USE TO ME, I CANT AFFORD IT.....IM HOPING
AND PRAYING THAT THE SIX DAY SUPPLY I DO HAVE WILL LAST A LONG TIME, AS
IM NOT EVEN ABLE TO TAKE THEM AS DIRECTED, SO IM NOT SURE DOING IT THIS
WAY IS GONNA WORK, CONFUSED, YES, AND SO SO UPSET, I REALLY THOUGHT IT
WAS OVER, THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A LIFE OUT OF THIS BED...IM SURE
YOU ALL WONDER WHY IT TOOK SO LONG, AND WHY IM IN BED SO MUCH....ITS ALL
WAY TO LONG TO EVEN LIST, BUT I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ALL, AND IM PRAYING
FOR SOME TYPE OF GOOD OUT COME FROM THIS LEARNING PROCESS.......ONE THAT
I CANT SEEM TO GET OUT OF, YET I TELL YOU ALL, GET THE PROPER PAIN
MEDICATIONS, NOW WE CAN SEE HOW THIS VICIOUS CYCLE NEVER STOPS FOR SOME
OF US, SO IM CALLING MY DOCTOR TOMORROW WITH THIS NEWS, AND IM NOT SURE
WHAT WE WILL DO FROM HERE, IM JUST SO SADDED BY THIS, HEART JUST BROKE,
BUT WE ALL HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN, WITH WHAT WE HAVE, AND KEEP PUSHING
TO MAKE IT BETTER..KNOW I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND IF I HAVE ANY OTHER
UPDATES ON THIS TOPIC, I WILL SURELY POST IT FOR YOU ALL...PRAYERS, AND
TONS OF LOVE TO YOU ALL, YOUR SISTER CINDY SHRUHAN
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I'M VISUALLY IMPAIRED, I NEED THE CAP'S IN ORDER TO TYPE,
NOT TO OFFEND ANYONE..THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING
.............. cindyandbobby@webtv.net