Re: No Xolair Shots - in the same boat sort of

[Guest guest]

I got bad news today too - my insurance company has decided to

contract with a different (and now the third) specialty pharmacy to

get Xolair. My nurse needs to order some more for me but they will

not let her do that until the contract takes effect late next week.

So it's possible I will also get off my schedule as well. Doug, my

nurse said that she called the Xolair line and they said that we

should be ok if we're off by a week or so, but still. The nurse said

that my doctor is " freaking " about me getting off schedule.

Well, I have a big bottle of pred just in case and I guess I'll stick

with the Advair 500 for a while.

Hope your move goes well, Doug.

Addy

> My allergy doctor's staff didn't do all the preparation to send my

> Xolair to my Family doctor's office. So, today when I went to get my

> shots THERE WAS NO XOLAIAR FOR ME! grrrrrrr

>

> I will be moving in 2 weeks and can't afford to go off of the shots

> now of all times!!!! Moving and dust.....YIPES!

>

> I do NOT have the time to drive all the way to little rock in the

> next two weeks. Also, my allergist is out of the office today. Boy

> this is GREAT grrrrrrr

>

> If they don't do something fast, their prize 1st Xolair patient will

> have to go off of the medication for 2 or at least a month before he

> finds a new allergist in the area he is moving to.

>

>

> Oh well, im back on the pred anyay.

>

> Doug

[Guest guest]

Despite the apparent benefits, it looks like the insurance companies

are now playing the cost savings game (at the expense of the

patient). I guess it is sort of to be expected, but one might think

that the insurers would do the shopping first so as not to allow a

lapse with the treatment.

Sorry you guys are having so much trouble with your medical staff

and insurance companies.

Good luck with the move, Doug.

Greg

> I got bad news today too - my insurance company has decided to

> contract with a different (and now the third) specialty pharmacy

to

> get Xolair. My nurse needs to order some more for me but they

will

> not let her do that until the contract takes effect late next

week.

> So it's possible I will also get off my schedule as well. Doug,

my

> nurse said that she called the Xolair line and they said that we

> should be ok if we're off by a week or so, but still. The nurse

said

> that my doctor is " freaking " about me getting off schedule.

>

> Well, I have a big bottle of pred just in case and I guess I'll

stick

> with the Advair 500 for a while.

>

> Hope your move goes well, Doug.

>

> Addy

>

>

> --- In , " uca79ii " <uca79ii@y...>

wrote:

> > My allergy doctor's staff didn't do all the preparation to send

my

> > Xolair to my Family doctor's office. So, today when I went to

get my

> > shots THERE WAS NO XOLAIAR FOR ME! grrrrrrr

> >

> > I will be moving in 2 weeks and can't afford to go off of the

shots

> > now of all times!!!! Moving and dust.....YIPES!

> >

> > I do NOT have the time to drive all the way to little rock in the

> > next two weeks. Also, my allergist is out of the office today.

Boy

> > this is GREAT grrrrrrr

> >

> > If they don't do something fast, their prize 1st Xolair patient

will

> > have to go off of the medication for 2 or at least a month

before he

> > finds a new allergist in the area he is moving to.

> >

> >

> > Oh well, im back on the pred anyay.

> >

> > Doug