New Pharmacy

I just need to vent. As you know if you've been reading I had to switch insurances on december 1st, I was no longer able to be carried on my dads. So I was able to get it from my work. I received all my info and card etc but found out that I had to use a different pharmacy for Enbrel to be delivered. This meant I needed to get a new pre auth and a new prescription faxed to them once approved. OK so that took time, this new pharmacy said they received it yesterday, cool they have all the info so I asked to schedule a delivery. Well this idiot woman on the phone was telling me how it needs to be "processed still" and they need to wait for whatever reasons 9 days WTF? I told her to make it urgent because I only have 1 shot left that I take today so I need more by next thursday. This just really frustrates me, I hate how insurance companies have no problem taking your damn money but when it comes to getting medications it can be such a freaking hassle. It just drives me nuts, and going through all this is just a reminder of how much i HATE having RA. I just hate it so much. & I'm feeling depressed now.

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medical updates & shoes

I got my new insurance card in the mail, It's a very weird feeling knowing that it's my own and i'm not carried on my dads anymore. I don't really like it, it's like.. another step to growing up lol. I know it might sound weird. I'm just happy it's not super expensive 64 bucks a month roughly just to have it, which is way cheaper then those expensive injections. I was thinking about switching my Rheumy to a woman instead. Mine is starting to.. i dont know bother me, sometimes I feel like he isn't giving me enough time, or like he doesn't care, I don't know I figure it might be easier to conversate with a woman rheumatologist instead. We will see how that goes. In other new in regards to my RA, I'm just about healed from that horible cold I had that last about two weeks. So I took my MTX on monday and did my enbrel on wed. The past few days i've woken up really sore in my hands/fingers, but i know thats because I stopped the meds for awhile while I was sick. I ordered some RX Crocs, the Cloud ones, I heard they run big and it's true they are a tad big but they still fit good with the strap. My feet have been really sore lately and so far, while wearing these shoes my feet feel so great! I love them. I am even ordering some pins to put on them when i'm feeling adventurous lol. They aren't the best looking shoes but I promise they make my feet feel great!


Today has been a lazy day I work this whole weekend but they are all 7:30pm-12am shifts, yikes. I'm not looking forward to it. I got xmas shopping done for the boy, his mom & my grandma. Just need to get a few other things for some family then I'll be done! Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. =)

HMO vs PPO

I'm glad to say that i'm happy the health insurance plan i'm getting through work will be PPO. Despite having to pay high co-payments to see my rheumy it's something i will GLADLY take so i don't have to deal with referrals anymore! Having to wait months at a time has been so stupid and drives me nuts!!!

Now looking forward to the switch on dec 1. :)

Social Security Update

I received in the mail today more updates about my social security disability claim. It's now been sent to medical evalution and they mailed me a "fatigue questionnaire" ... there is only so much explaining that can be done about "fatigue" It consisted of about 10 question that ranged from daily activities to how many naps i take a day etc. I tried to be as detailed as possible when talking about how it effects me each day. I just hope I wrote enough for them. I mailed it out today. *crosses fingers* I'm glad it's coming along though, I know it's a long process.

Dealing with state disability is such a drag i've only received 1 check from them so far and it was only for august 21-26. So i'm still waiting on my next check that should be two weeks this time. I hope it comes soon. I get paid tomorrow but due to me not working so much my check is a dollar short of my car payment, thankfully it's not more then that. So i'm still able to pay it. God i'm so stressed! I was so tired today from working last night that I skipped classes today and went to work tonight because I just couldn't get out of bed this morning.

On a brighter note I called Humira to set up the patient support program and what not. I still don't have an appt set up with my rheumy yet because of my SLOW insurance ugh. && as of dec 1 i will officially be off my dad's insurance and on my own through work. It's going to be about 32 bucks each paycheck but at least I can continue my medications. My rheumy visits will spike up from 15 per visit to 55 freakin bucks. Ouch. Looks like i'll be seeing him as little as possible.

Universal Health Care

Health Insurance, I never realized just how important this could possibly be in my life but i guess everyone can say that once they get diagnosed with a disease, curable or not. Even people who get into major accidents that cause them to be disabled. I was reading a paper i wrote almost 2 years ago for English class on universal health care in the USA and this was the last sentence i wrote; "I can only hope that I myself will not get ill or have a terrible accident without having good insurance." Well I have, I have RA now. Of course at the time my paper was pro universal health care so my views still stand the same today as they did then but I have a much better understanding of it now that it's part of my life. Again i wrote, "This is a very scary yet realistic issue that not everyone cares about because it doesn’t affect all Americans directly, at least not till it happens to them." this is so true and i know i have friends/know people who aren't for universal health care and all i want to do is scream at them just as much as i do about gay marriage not being legal yet.

I won't be covered on my dad's insurance for much longer, just about a year more to be exact. He will be retiring so come December i must have a good job with excellent medical benefits. I'm so afraid of not finding one that's it's really caused me to be stressed and depressed with my situation.

46 million American's don't have health insurance and this includes children.

If I didn't have health insurance to help me afford my medications what would happen to me? let me show you some photos of long term damage first.




Think that's bad? that's just the joint damage, this doesn't include the fact that "Rheumatoid arthritis not only affects the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease which may also affect other organs of the body including the skin, lungs, heart, and kidneys" Not to mention the intense pain of how i felt before i got onto my medications. I couldn't move my fingers, nor get out of bed withing aching in so much pain from every joint that i felt like i was dieing slowly.

Now I am GRATEFUL to have a father who has good health insurance for me while i am still able to receive it but the unfortunate truth is that many Americans don't & this brings me to tears. Nobody should have to have a chronic illness or cancer, or break bones or get hit by drunk drivers and become paralyzed etc. without having health insurance. It isn't right, and it isn't fair that these horrible things happen without choice. & the only answer for them is universal Health care. People shouldn't wait until it's them to be okay with it, especially with so many American's losing jobs with this economy.

I had to learn a lesson at a young age my dad told me, it sickens me to know that most people who are adults haven't learned this same lesson.

Please Obama don't give up this fight to fix America's Health Care and offer what is right for everyone.