It’s been 8 weeks since my last infusion and I’m starting to hurt. I’ve just started to take some Vimovo to try and mitigate the awful pain.  Since I left Rogers and their 100% health coverage (less a deductible) and joined my new company, I need to get approved to take Remicade with the new insurance provider.  And they only cover 80% of the drug cost.

Every 6 weeks I was getting infused with Remicade at a cost of $5,355 per infusion.  Under the Rogers plan that was covered 100%.  Now under my new plan I will be responsible for $1,071 each infusion, and needing 8 infusions per year that works out to be $8,568 per year to the drugs.  I can’t afford that on a single income earner’s salary. And that is only IF the insurance company deems that I am insurable for this pre-existing condition.  Otherwise its the full $42,840 myself. YIKES!

One of the things I am going to try to do is contact my BioAdvance coordinator and see if I qualify for some compassionate assistance where they will cover the cost of the delta in what I pay versus the insurance company.  Here’s hoping.

Today was the first day that I actually took one of the Tylenol 3’s that my Rheumatologist gave me years ago to help cope with the pain.  So far, not working too great I must say.