Re: looks like great group

[Guest guest]

Cyndi,

You said that ssi turned you down,did you appeal or just drop it? I done this

with my daughter and did not appeal and dropped it now I have had to go through

the whole process with her again.As for me I was turned down and I got me a

lawyer and appealed it and now it is in the lawyers hand.I would suggest that

you do it again and don't drop it, appeal if you are denied again.Just thought I

would put in my too sense worth, with what I have been through. I had a Social

Worker tell me the other day that if my appeal was denied appeal again don't

drop it. So I plan on doing just that,because all this costed me the job I

loved.

Rhonda

[ ] looks like great group

in reading a few of the post seems like I am not so alone. I found

out 5 years ago I had RA. I have 3 kids and we cannot afford medical

insurance...like many other Americans. So my treatment is not

constant which has landed me in alot of pain. Now it is time to try to

afford treatment again. What I am finding is that the rheumatologists

in my area don't even want to talk to you if you don't have insurance.

I tried ssi but they turned me down and even with working til i had my

second child means nothing to ss since it was not within the last ten

years. I feel like the government is telling me it is wrong to be a

stay at home mom. My main problem in dealing with all of this is that

everyday I find things I can no longer do and trying to raise my

kids. Then I have to decide between possibly loosing the house and

medical treatment. sorry for going on but it felt good. Also I am bi-

polar which I am on meds for and in reading alot of the drugs will

mess with moods so that could effect my mental health. For now I just

take everything one day at a time. Thanks for listening

[Guest guest]

Would your regular doc. treat you instead of a rheumatologist?

I don't know how all that insurance stuff works but I don't think

they should be able to discriminate against you for it.

Best of luck, being a stay at home Mom is hard work.

Joy

Cyndi <storm_255@...> wrote:

in reading a few of the post seems like I am not so alone. I found

out 5 years ago I had RA. I have 3 kids and we cannot afford medical

insurance...like many other Americans. So my treatment is not

constant which has landed me in alot of pain. Now it is time to try to

afford treatment again. What I am finding is that the rheumatologists

in my area don't even want to talk to you if you don't have insurance.

I tried ssi but they turned me down and even with working til i had my

second child means nothing to ss since it was not within the last ten

years. I feel like the government is telling me it is wrong to be a

stay at home mom. My main problem in dealing with all of this is that

everyday I find things I can no longer do and trying to raise my

kids. Then I have to decide between possibly loosing the house and

medical treatment. sorry for going on but it felt good. Also I am bi-

polar which I am on meds for and in reading alot of the drugs will

mess with moods so that could effect my mental health. For now I just

take everything one day at a time. Thanks for listening

Joy

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[Guest guest]

Would your regular doc. treat you instead of a rheumatologist?

I don't know how all that insurance stuff works but I don't think

they should be able to discriminate against you for it.

Best of luck, being a stay at home Mom is hard work.

Joy

Cyndi <storm_255@...> wrote:

in reading a few of the post seems like I am not so alone. I found

out 5 years ago I had RA. I have 3 kids and we cannot afford medical

insurance...like many other Americans. So my treatment is not

constant which has landed me in alot of pain. Now it is time to try to

afford treatment again. What I am finding is that the rheumatologists

in my area don't even want to talk to you if you don't have insurance.

I tried ssi but they turned me down and even with working til i had my

second child means nothing to ss since it was not within the last ten

years. I feel like the government is telling me it is wrong to be a

stay at home mom. My main problem in dealing with all of this is that

everyday I find things I can no longer do and trying to raise my

kids. Then I have to decide between possibly loosing the house and

medical treatment. sorry for going on but it felt good. Also I am bi-

polar which I am on meds for and in reading alot of the drugs will

mess with moods so that could effect my mental health. For now I just

take everything one day at a time. Thanks for listening

Joy

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[Guest guest]

I found this list on the _www.rheumatology.org_ (http://www.rheumatology.org)

website when I was there browsing around. I think it is definitely worth

looking into. Welcome by the way:) My name is Dianne, I'm 39 years old and was

diagnosed with RA a little over a month ago. I feel like I am 85% back to

normal with all my med's and I feel great. I hope you can find some help.

Dianne

Patient Assistance Programs for Rheumatology-Related Drugs

This list is not meant to be exhaustive. The ACR does not endorse any of the

products or manufacturers listed below.

Drug Name (Brand Name)

Manufacturer

Program Contact Information

Acetaminophen (Tylenol®) Ortho McNeil Ortho-McNeil Patient Assistance Program

P.O. Box 938

Somerville, NJ 08876 Adalimumab (Humira®) Abbott Immunology 1-866-4-HUMIRA

Alendronate (Fosamax®) Merck The Merck Patient Assistance Program

800 994-2111 (Health care professionals only)

Celecoxib (Celebrex®) Pfizer Inc

Pfizer for Living Share Card Program

(800) 717-6005

www.pfizerforliving.com

Connection to Care

(800) 707-8990

www.pfizer.com

Sharing the Care

(800) 984-1500

www.pfizer.com Cyclosporine (Neoral®) Novartis Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Patient Assistance Program

P.O. Box 8609

Somerville, NJ 08876

800 277-2254 Dicyclomine (Bentyl®) Aventis Pharmaceuticals Aventis

Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance Program

P.o. Box 759

Somerville, NJ, 08876

800 221-4025 Etanercept (Enbrel®) Amgen and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals ENcourage

Foundationâ„¢

1-888-4ENBREL

www.enbrel.com Etidronate (Didronel®) Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble

Pharmaceuticals

C/O Express Scripts

P.O. Box 6553

St. Louis, MO 63166-6553

800 830-9049 Gamimune® Bayer Corporation Pharmaceutical Division Bayer

Indigent Program

P.O. Box 29209

Phoenix, AZ 85038-9209

800-998-9180 or

800-468-0894, ext. 2765 Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil®) Sanofi-Synthelabo

Inc.

Needy Patient Program

Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc.

90 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10016

800-446-6267, Option 2

Health Professionals Only

www.Sanofi-SynthelaboUS.com

Infliximab (Remicade®)

Centocor, US

REMICADE ® (infliximab) PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

P.O. Box 221709

Charlotte, N.C. 28222-1709

866 489-5957

866 489-5958 (fax)

Lansoprazole (Prevacid®) TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc 800 830-1015 Leflunomide

(Arava®) Aventis Pharmaceuticals Aventis Pharmaceuticals Patient Assistance

Program

P.o. Box 759

Somerville, NJ, 08876

800 221-4025 Meloxicam (Mobic®) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc.

c/o ESI/SDS

P.O. Box 66555

St. Louis, MO 63166-6773

800-556-8317 Mycophenolate Mofetil (CellCept®) Roche Roche Medical Needs

Program

Roche Laboratories, Inc

340 Kingsland Street

Nutley, NJ 07110

800 285-4484 Nabumetone (Relafen®) Glaxosmithkline Kline Beecham

Foundation Access to Care

c/o Express Scrits/SDS

P.O. Box 2564

land Heights, MO 63043-8564

800 546-0420

800 729-4544 (fax) Naproxen (Naprosyn®) Roche

Roche Medical Needs Program

Roche Laboratories, Inc

340 Kingsland Street

Nutley, NJ 07110

800 285-4484 Nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin®, Macrobid®) Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals

C/O Express Scripts

P.O. Box 6553

St. Louis, MO 63166-6553

800 830-9049 Omeprazole (Prilosec®) Astrazeneca Patient Assistance Program

AstraZeneca Foundation

P.O. Box 15197

Wilmington, DE 19850-5197

800 424-3727 Paroxetine (Paxil®) Glaxosmithkline Kline Beecham

Foundation Access to Care

c/o Express Scrits/SDS

P.O. Box 2564

land Heights, MO 63043-8564

800 546-0420

800 729-4544 (fax) Raloxifene (Evista®) Eli Lilly and Company 877-RX-LILLY

(1-877-795-4559)

www.lillyanswers.com Risedronate (Actonel®) Procter & Gamble Procter &

Gamble Pharmaceuticals

C/O Express Scripts

P.O. Box 6553

St. Louis, MO 63166-6553

800 830-9049 Rituximab (Rituxan®) Genentech, Inc.

Genentech Access to Care Foundation

1 DNA Way

South San Francisco, CA 94080-4990

Phone: 800-530-3083

Fax: 650-225-1366 Teriperatide (Forteo®) Eli Lilly and Company

877-RX-LILLY (1-877-795-4559)

www.lillyanswers.com Tramadol (Ultram®, Ultracet®) Ortho McNeil

Ortho-McNeil Patient Assistance Program

P.O. Box 938

Somerville, NJ 08876

800 797-7737 Valdecoxib (Bextra®) Pfizer Inc

Pfizer for Living Share Card Program

(800) 717-6005

www.pfizerforliving.com

Connection to Care

(800) 707-8990

www.pfizer.com

Sharing the Care

(800) 984-1500

www.pfizer.com