Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hi Mike, Hope this helps - https://www.genentechaccesssolutions.com/xolair/professional/index.jsp Alana > > Hi all, > > It's been a while since I posted, but I have been reading a lot of > the threads. > > I saw my dr yesterday and he wants me to pursue 2 avenues of > treatment. First, he wants to start Xolair. My insurance policy > does not cover it. Has anyone looked into the Genetech (Xolair's > manufacturer) assistance program? All I hear is that it is horibly > expensive. We are taking this move as the Zyflo I've been on for > the past 6 weeks has caused some rashes to appear on my legs. We > stopped the Zyflo yesterday. > > Second, the doctor is advocating gastric bypass. I don't meet the > 100 pounds overweigght criteria, but with hypetension and being pre- > diabetic, I qualify. I was told that the fat in my chest is > pressing against my lungs and hampering the breathing. With gastric > bypass, the asthma will not go away, but my breathing should be > eased. Has anyone else heard this? Tried this? > > I am getting a feeling that it may be time to look for a job with > more employees so i can get a better insurance package. I manage a > drug/alcohol program with 4 employees, including myself. Two sister > programs in state bring us up to an even dozen. That gives us high > rates and lousy coverage. Ah well, time to dust off the resume. > > Mike > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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