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This insurance, pharmacy and drug stuff is no fun. My main preventive asthma inhaler is on a national backorder for anyone with insurance. 500 bucks a month to pay for it out of pocket, which is available---imagine that. I sure can feel that I haven't been using it. Getting winded real easy. My pulmonologist is setting me up with a substitute until the market stabilizes. That one is a hundred a month. Just over double what I had been paying just a little over a month ago. Hopefully I can get that one tomorrow. Not gonna hold my breath though---yeah that was a demented pun.
Cuts my activity level way back as not much exertion makes breathing more difficult. About all I can do is sit at the computer.
DAC
Cuts my activity level way back as not much exertion makes breathing more difficult. About all I can do is sit at the computer.
DAC
Chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, were found to deplete the earth's ozone layer. As a result, drug companies designed new inhalers, patented them and raised prices. It took years for lower-cost generics to come on the market.
You can blame the green people and big pharma for all this and we all know who controls all this. Slap restrictions and requirements on manufacturers to force them to make changes that include products or parts that are manufactured by companies that are owned by investors to pad pockets of many politicians.
I can feel your pain Doug our son grew up most of his young life using inhalers or having to carry one everywhere. Carol had to use them off and on for years. Every now and then the doctors had samples that they would give us that helped a little.
One time our son was going on a hiking trip with the church youth group. He had not had to use his inhaler for a long time but carried one unless he forgot about it. On this trip he took one just in case. About mid way of the hike one of the girls had extreme breathing problems and needed help bad. One of her friends said she needs an inhaler which they couldn’t find in her backpack. Our son let them have his and they got the girl somewhat back to normal. Part of the group took her back to camp and called the paramedics and they told her she was close to dying if she had not had that inhaler. This was when our son was a little older and it was always hard to convince him how important this is, it’s like a life saver to some.
You can blame the green people and big pharma for all this and we all know who controls all this. Slap restrictions and requirements on manufacturers to force them to make changes that include products or parts that are manufactured by companies that are owned by investors to pad pockets of many politicians.
I can feel your pain Doug our son grew up most of his young life using inhalers or having to carry one everywhere. Carol had to use them off and on for years. Every now and then the doctors had samples that they would give us that helped a little.
One time our son was going on a hiking trip with the church youth group. He had not had to use his inhaler for a long time but carried one unless he forgot about it. On this trip he took one just in case. About mid way of the hike one of the girls had extreme breathing problems and needed help bad. One of her friends said she needs an inhaler which they couldn’t find in her backpack. Our son let them have his and they got the girl somewhat back to normal. Part of the group took her back to camp and called the paramedics and they told her she was close to dying if she had not had that inhaler. This was when our son was a little older and it was always hard to convince him how important this is, it’s like a life saver to some.
Yeah it's pretty messed up, John. I think every politician out there is in some drug company's pocket. I got a medicine today, not the one that brought me back from a near death asthma attack on Christmas 2017 though. Biggest problem then was a blizzard, and the ambulance had a hard time getting out here and of course a hard time getting me to the ER. The med I got worked great until GSK quit making it without warning.
There is a middleman, that "negotiates" which med will be covered, and how much it costs, with the insurance companies and yet another one that negotiates between insurance and pharmacies. I'm sure the negotiation companies are fully funded by big pharma, and politicians reap the reward. Probably stuff you are already aware of, Roger.
My asthma history goes back to my childhood, when severe asthma attacks became pneumonia in the years 1962-1964. I had what dad called "adrenalin pills" all the time afterwards. Of course that dose of adrenalin every day all the time made me a pretty wild kid! Seemed to control an asthma attack quickly though. It was after I was an adult all of a sudden no more pills. Had a few bad years and the rescue inhalers started hitting the market and it was a big help. Probably similar ones that your son had to use, Jim. A good bit of it is my own fault since I was a smoker along with it. Didn't have enough sense to quit until 2006.
Your son having his inhaler during that hiking trip was a lifesaving situation for sure! It's great he has grown out of it. Obviously, I never will.
I added a little paranoia to my trip into town today as I forgot to take a rescue inhaler with me in -20+ wind chill today. the cold is hardest on me.
And the point of your comment about the aerosol inhalers is right on. The greenies fight anything in an aerosol can even the little, tiny ones that dispense doses of medicine. Rescue inhalers are nearly the only one left that is aerosol. My main med is an inhalation powder. If a person using it can't breathe well when taking, it's a waste. The powder prices put some of the aerosol prices to shame!
Ok enough about my messed up health history. This is here and now. My oldest sister, a crazy cat lady has a Canadian pharmacy she buys an inhaler from for her cat with asthma. Yes I said cat. Anyway that company has normal meds for anyone that can send in a prescription. Sis sent me a link to it and I can get the generic version of the med I need from them 10 bucks cheaper than the substitute I bought at Walmart today.
The actual version of that med is out of production as of December, so the generic is short supplied in the US. If my pulmonologist will give me a scrip, I will be ordering some. I hope she will. Have a message in to her on the medical website. There is no way to call them direct so internet is much more efficient.
On top of all that, I had an MRI done on the lumbar area of my spine yesterday afternoon. That was 20 minutes of near torcher! Sounds like I will have to get nerves burnt in my spine like Roger had to get done, and of course they told me 85% success but emphasized the 15% failure rate. Don't know if and when that will happen yet.
That is enough of this old fart talk! Hopefully some day it will be warm enough to work on tractors and trucks again!
DAC
The nerve burn worked for me BUT - the nerves grow back in 6 months or less. Had the "Nibbler" procedure done also. Thery go in a nibble a bit of the bone on the backbone off to make more room for the central nervous system. Waiting to get a CT scan done now and if that turns out good will be back at working on the Pain Stimulator electronic devise. I cannot and will not do another MRI. Last one I had I got severe claustrophobia. Like to tore that contraption apart getting out of it. Doing PT now for 15 treatments. Only had 2 done so far so hard to say if it is helping or not. 40lb bag of feed or bird seed still weighs 40 lbs.
Hi all. For anyone that is interested, the wife's eye doctor put us on to a place in Canada, called of all things, Canada Drugs Direct, where we have been buying some of her meds. They have about anything someone would need. The eye drops that she needs cost us about $900.00 a month. We get a three month supply from them for about $175.00. For a time Ozempic was much cheaper from them, but now they are having supply issues because of all the people using it for weight loss. They are not always the cheapest but they may save someone some money.
I have an appointment with the pain doc next Thursday so I guess that's when some kind of plan will happen, Roger. I managed not to get claustrophobic in that thing even though when I would open my eyes the roof of the machine was about 6 inches from my face! My arms and hands went numb though trying not to move. I was determined not to screw it up and have to do it over again! Even with earplugs those noises were tough to take. I did 12 weeks of PT already. My left shoulder and hip felt better but didn't help my back at all.
Thanks, Fherter! I will check them out too. the link I got from my sis is this one.
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Don't know if this one would have what you need, Roger but there's the link.
My pulmonologist put a scrip in the mail for me to send to the Canadian pharmacy. Probably get it Mondy or Tuesday. Evidently a digital copy won't work from them. The temporary powder inhaler has taken the edge off of feeling like an asthma attack could happen at any minute and maybe it will improve with time.
DAC
Done some more checking and found out I can get the med (Loratadine), Through WalMart special order, Major brand. $9 for 300 tablets. Va has been charging me $8 for 30 tablets. OTC med at that. Wonder how much the Dr. got as kickback on that one. Been using it for several years.
That’s ridiculous Roger it just proves how much more we have to do our own shopping and research. You can’t take the word from nobody no matter what their profession is.
You must be getting a higher strength that Claritin type over the counter meds, Roger? I used to buy a lot of that until I started taking allergy shots. Bought the generic at Walmart or Walgreens. Now sometimes I take some Benadryl at night but that's about it. Can find it all over in this area, even Dollar General. There is a limit on how much a person can buy at one time as is sounds like metheads add it to the concoctions they come up with to get high. They probably go from one store to another to collect the ingredients.
Sounds like a ripoff to me also, Jim! Sure sucks that no one can be trusted, even VA doctors.
DAC
Loratadine is a strong med than most OTC allergy meds are. The standard one don't do much for me. Haven't considered a shot yet. Carolyn has a plan different from mine. Hers is with Etna and she get a $35 OTC med card each month. Will see what she has left after hers are taken out.
My plan does have a $65 per year OTC credit too. Obviously a lot less than Carolyn's but it still helps. They have an online store to buy the stuff at. Big selection so no problem spending it. Spent is all last year and I got a full credit even though I was only on the plan 8 months. They add "rewards" to it when the annual wellness visit happens and vaccines like flu shots.
I went through allergy testing about year and a half ago. Been having weekly shots ever since. They are a noticeable improvement for my allergy situation.
DAC
Late this afternoon I got a surprise text from Walmart pharmacy. The backordered asthma med has come in and is ready for pick up. Maybe won't have to order from a Canadian pharmacy after all. will pick it up tomorrow morning on my way to the doc appointment for my back pain. Will tell them again that this will have to be filled on a 30 day basis. It needs to be consistent.
Did a little work out in the shop on that windmill structure this afternoon. Prepping it for some paint. Looks like it won't take a fortune in Natural Gas to heat it up out there now for a while.
DAC
Did a little work out in the shop on that windmill structure this afternoon. Prepping it for some paint. Looks like it won't take a fortune in Natural Gas to heat it up out there now for a while.
DAC
Carol has a few meds that on automatic shipping to where she does nothing. Most places give their regulars priority over any shortages. Hope this works out for you. It sure saves a lot of aggravation and stress.
Thanks for that Chris. I have no need to get in that thing. But was worried that if some day I need to, what would I do.
Noel