Humira approved and on its way!

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Well, I finally reached the speciality pharmacy. Anyone have any

experiences with Tel-drugs? That is the mail order pharmacy that my

insurance uses.

First off wanted to send it via overnite UPS with delivery by 7pm

tomorrow nite. I reminded the lady that I am in Texas and it has

been 80 plus degrees here the past few days. I also let her know

that my UPS man does not get to my neighborhood until after 4pm...so

it would be sitting on a hot truck all day. First she said she would

request they put another ice pack in the box. I asked her, doesn't

this med require refrigeration? She said yes. I told her I have

something to do...I can't sit home all day. Well then she said they

can send it to work or school. I told her what would I do with it

there. I have no access to refrigeration. I sub at local school.

Subs don;t have access to the teachers lounge...we only have the sib

lounge with one tiny frig!!!

So then she said well if the meds are hot when you get them call us

and we will reship them. Now I think I am really talking to an idiot.

So I finally talked her into doing a one time Fedex shipment with

guarenteed deliver by noon.

I did find out that I do not have pharmacy coverage for any

injectible drugs. But they will cover it through my major medical

coverage. So the lady claims its covered 100% no co-pay. Now I

really don't trust CIGNA. They are so clueless. I questioned the

lady for a long time and called the medical side...got the same

thing...I made it clear that I did not have money to pay for this so

they better be write or I was going to be really pissed with them.

At first I didn't want more than one month of meds...but I figured

that I better get three months..cause if they do send me a bill at

least I have three months of meds and hopefully can figure out

something for the future.

I let my doc know I will try one shot and see how it goes...if it

burns as much as they say. when I see him on friday he will get the

meds and he can do whatever he wants with it. I am suppose to get

trigger point steriod injections and maybe a regular steriod shot. I

am in what I guess is a flare the worst I have ever had.

My fingers, wrists ankles and toes are so painful. My fingers are

locking up and cramping. My feet are cramping up as well. I feel

like my hands are on fire.

Back to this pharmacy. I had them price predisone...now we all know

its cheap...well they are going to charge me full co=pay even though

the med cost less than a co-pay. I was not happy. I told them never

mind....I will get my meds from local pharmacy that does not try to

rip me off.

I don't know how everyone else feels...but I am tired of drugs, docs,

tests and I am tired of the financial burden that goes along with

RA, I want to just tell them all where to go...dump the meds down

the toilet and move on with my lift. I am sick of this disease and

all that is going on.

Toni