Sleepiness, Insurance Co. will not pay for doctor admin injections

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Hi All:

I have been reading the posts about sleepiness. I receive 3

shots....3.75 every 2 weeks and have for the last 4 years and have

never been sleepy after the shots. My IGE is through the roof.

Xolair has been a wonder drug for me. I was allergic to almost every

antibiotic in pill form known to man. I was at a point that when I

needed antibiotics, I had to have IV therapy for the doses and was

tied

to the hospital or at home IV treatment for all of the lung

infections

I had.

Since I have been on Xolair, I am now able to take Cipro once again

and

Ketek (used vary sparingly because of kidney problems associated with

the drug). No IV therapy for last 3 years.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to lower the dosage of the

Advair.

I want to get off this asap because of the steroid component in the

medication. I am diabetic...........probably from all the prednisone

that I took over the last 15 years.

I started doing Xolair shots at home and found that it was much more

convenient than going into the doctor's office..........BUT......I

received a call from his office INFORMING me that he would not order

the medication refill to be shipped to my home, but I had to come

back

to his office and wait for two hours..........IS HE KIDDING

ME..........I have other medical issues that I cannot sit for that

long

and his office is usually standing room only..............HOW MUCH

MONEY DO THESE DOCTOR'S WANT??? CIGNA, my insurance company, has

deemed this a self injectable drug and WILL NOT pay for office

injections. I called CIGNA last week and it is still on their home

injection drug list and has not changed, so the administration of the

drug in the office is NOT a covered expense. So who is going to pay

for this...........and that is how I left it with the nurse in the

office.

I think this is a " crock " especially when there has not been any

incidents of any reactions for me over the four years of me receiving

injections.

I don't want to stop taking Xolair, but I cannot imagine spending the

two hours after each shot or about 3 1/2 hours every two weeks in his

office by the time I get registered pay the deductible and wait to be

called and then receiving the injections.

Sign me...........Ticked off!!!