Re: Xolair Process - Will Be Injecting at Home

[Guest guest]

I know how frustrating it is having so much going on that you've got

to put something like trying a new med off until you're ready to deal

with it.

I self-inject. I do always make sure someone is around, even tho

I've been doing it for 3 years without any problems. No sense

inviting trouble to the door when it comes often enough as it is!!

Who is your specialty pharmacy? I have Accredo NOvafactor and I LOVE

them.

Take good care,

Addy

--- In , " instdesgn1 " <instdesgn1@...>

wrote:

>

> My Xolair finally arrived - 2 days short of a month since my doctor

and

> I decided I should try it. The biggest problem was with the

> intermediary groups - the insurance, once we called, made it clear

that

> it would be approved - just had to use the right pharmacy and fill

out

> papers and apply. The ins. was the least of the hassles. The

biggest

> hurdle was going through SPOC and several drug companies who

constantly

> mixed up my info (personal as well as ins) and left me mentally and

> physically exhausted. Several were rude and acted like they didn't

> want to be bothored.

>

> I cannot start the Xolair now because of serious important issues

in my

> personal and business life; cannot take a chance on a reaction

until I

> have time " to be sick " just in case I react. I'm hoping to start

in

> early to mid March.

>

> I will be injecting it at home from the very beginning although

there

> will be a nurse present at least the first time. The doctor felt I

was

> perfectly capable of handling it. I will, though, wait until a

family

> member is around in the evening before I do it without a nurse. It

> saves me $45 on doctor co-pay although that was not really the

issue.

>

> Well, one hurdle passed; hoping to get some relief eventually!

>

[Guest guest]

Ultimately I ended up with Cura Script although I had a hard time getting the

name straight. I thought they were saying Care Script. There was Caremark too

that kept screwing up my birthdate (insurance said it was right and I know it

was!!!) and I believe some other company too. SPOC said there was something

wrong w/my insurance info. The insurance company (a sub of Blue Cross Blue

Shield) said they don't do business with those companies - to use Walgreens.

When I went to Walgreens they gave me forms to fill out or I could sign up

online to use the Walgreens SPECIALTY pharmacy to get xolair. But, then someone

told me that Walgreens subcontracts with Cura Script (?) so I really don't know

what's going on. I do believe that more than one pharmacy could have gotten it

for us. One person at Caremark was really snide when he told me to look at the

back of my insurance card and see what drug company was there and that they were

competitors of Caremark. Very abrasive -

kind've yelling at me. I talked to a CuraScript nurse on the phone who was

polite and pleasant - told me what I already knew. My doctor's assistant was

very supportive in all this - I told her about all the phone calls - times and

dates and who I spoke to and what they said. She followed up too. I've even

created a " Xolair " file folder to track all this stuff! My copay is $45 a

month.

The med is here - in a few weeks I'll find out how I react!

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[Guest guest]

I have been with Cura Script from the beginning and they have always

been great. My dr.'s office set everything up so I never had to make

one phone or fill out one form to get my scrip. I guess I was lucky.

--- In , SD Designer <instdesgn1@...>

wrote:

>

> Ultimately I ended up with Cura Script although I had a hard time

getting the name straight. I thought they were saying Care Script.

There was Caremark too that kept screwing up my birthdate (insurance

said it was right and I know it was!!!) and I believe some other

company too. SPOC said there was something wrong w/my insurance

info. The insurance company (a sub of Blue Cross Blue Shield) said

they don't do business with those companies - to use Walgreens. When

I went to Walgreens they gave me forms to fill out or I could sign up

online to use the Walgreens SPECIALTY pharmacy to get xolair. But,

then someone told me that Walgreens subcontracts with Cura Script (?)

so I really don't know what's going on. I do believe that more than

one pharmacy could have gotten it for us. One person at Caremark was

really snide when he told me to look at the back of my insurance card

and see what drug company was there and that they were competitors of

Caremark. Very abrasive -

> kind've yelling at me. I talked to a CuraScript nurse on the

phone who was polite and pleasant - told me what I already knew. My

doctor's assistant was very supportive in all this - I told her about

all the phone calls - times and dates and who I spoke to and what

they said. She followed up too. I've even created a " Xolair " file

folder to track all this stuff! My copay is $45 a month.

>

> The med is here - in a few weeks I'll find out how I react!

>

>

>

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