Re: Anyone have enbrel they're not going to use or need?

June 5, 2010

Jules....call Enliven....the website for enbrel...and they may be able to

give you a 6 month supply. They did that for a friend of mine. tell them

what you're going thru.

Hugs..a

In a message dated 6/5/2010 10:41:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

abcd123@... writes:

hi all, I've been on enbrel for 5 years with amazing results. recently my

ins. was cancelled when my sons father stopped paying support & our ins.

premiums, which means, as a single mom, I can not afford my enbrel. I'm very

quickly becoming non-mobile, and am afraid I'm going to loose my job as a

hairdresser since I can't stand on my feet and cut hair all day being so

stiff and in so much pain. I'm on probation for taking too many sick days. To

make matters worse, my asthma has flared back up from going off the enbrel

and I'm afraid I'm going to have a serious breathing event which will leave

me hospitalized. My last TNF level was 167, it should be less than 8. That

was taken last month. That high TNF level ravashes my body, leaving me

unable to move, in tremedous pain, unable to breathe, and it flares up my

endometriosis and GI symptoms. I have no family around, no help, and no money.

I am praying to find a kind soul who is no longer using their enbrel who

would be happy to

pass it along to someone in dire need. Please help me!!! Thank you angels!

Jules in MA

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June 5, 2010

Jules, I'm sorry to hear that your insurance was cancelled. I hope you can get

back on Enbrel asap since it has given you such good results. Amgen-Wyeth has

an assistance program to help patients in situations like yours. I think some

members of our group have had good luck with this:

http://www.wyeth.com/hcp/pap

I also hope you're eligible for other assistance programs like Medicaid and WIC

which can really help when things are tight.

Kate F

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From: delierwestland <abcd123@...>

Sent: Sat, June 5, 2010 9:06:32 AM

Subject: [ ] Anyone have enbrel they're not going to use or need?

hi all, I've been on enbrel for 5 years with amazing results. recently my ins.

was cancelled when my sons father stopped paying support & our ins. premiums,

which means, as a single mom, I can not afford my enbrel. I'm very quickly

becoming non-mobile, and am afraid I'm going to loose my job as a hairdresser

since I can't stand on my feet and cut hair all day being so stiff and in so

much pain. I'm on probation for taking too many sick days. To make matters

worse, my asthma has flared back up from going off the enbrel and I'm afraid I'm

going to have a serious breathing event which will leave me hospitalized. My

last TNF level was 167, it should be less than 8. That was taken last month.

That high TNF level ravashes my body, leaving me unable to move, in tremedous

pain, unable to breathe, and it flares up my endometriosis and GI symptoms. I

have no family around, no help, and no money. I am praying to find a kind soul

who is no longer using their enbrel

who would be happy to pass it along to someone in dire need. Please help me!!!

Thank you angels!

Jules in MA

June 5, 2010

Jules,

I believe you can contact the maker of Embrel for a free/discounted program

they have for people in your circumstances. I wish you luck.

in PA

On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 10:06 AM, delierwestland <abcd123@...> wrote:

>

> hi all, I've been on enbrel for 5 years with amazing results. recently my

> ins. was cancelled when my sons father stopped paying support & our ins.

> premiums, which means, as a single mom, I can not afford my enbrel. I'm very

> quickly becoming non-mobile, and am afraid I'm going to loose my job as a

> hairdresser since I can't stand on my feet and cut hair all day being so

> stiff and in so much pain. I'm on probation for taking too many sick days.

> To make matters worse, my asthma has flared back up from going off the

> enbrel and I'm afraid I'm going to have a serious breathing event which will

> leave me hospitalized. My last TNF level was 167, it should be less than 8.

> That was taken last month. That high TNF level ravashes my body, leaving me

> unable to move, in tremedous pain, unable to breathe, and it flares up my

> endometriosis and GI symptoms. I have no family around, no help, and no

> money. I am praying to find a kind soul who is no longer using their enbrel

> who would be happy to pass it along to someone in dire need. Please help

> me!!! Thank you angels!

> Jules in MA

>

June 5, 2010

Jules,

I also lost my insurance recently due to an ex. My Rheumy just started trying me

on Enbrel. He's giving me samples (they get A LOT of samples) to try until we

know whether or not it works, at which point I will apply for the patient

assistance program (PAP) with Enbrel. (I previously got the program for Remicade

and it was a very easy process - only a 2 page form to fax in). Until you can

get approval from Enbrel manufacturers, ask your doctor whether he has samples

he can give you until you get approved for the PAP. My doctor has been willing

to work with me to change to generics where he can to help reduce my medicine

costs since I no longer have the insurance. But I had to get over the

embrassment of asking him for help - the doctor even gives me a " cash patient "

discount.

from California

>

> hi all, I've been on enbrel for 5 years with amazing results. recently my ins.