Wow, your fed insurance is better than ours which insurance company you
with? We've been stuck with blue Cross/ Blue Shield but, are rethinking
since manhy of the hospitals in the area are dropping them. Some of my
prescriptions are over $30.00 a month because the mail in doesn't cover them
at the cheaper rate.
Beth t.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of ken barber
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:32 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Hello again
>
> MY INSURANCE is like kyles since i worked for the feds.
>
> --- "Cleveland, Kyle E."
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Manuela,
> >
> > I work for a governmental agency. This means that salaries are
> > relatively low compared to the private sector, but our
> benefits, such
> > as insurance, are superb. We have no cost for insurance as we are
> > "self insured". For most meds I only pay a token amount
> (just a few
> > dollars), but for meds that have no generic equivalent my maxiumum
> > out-of-pocket is $30/Rx. Because my wife has leukemia our monthly
> > prescription bills can be quite high--even with the phenomenal
> > insurance. I don't know how we would live if I had a job
> that didn't
> > have the same benefits.
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List on behalf of Manuela Shepherd
> > Sent: Sat 9/29/2007 10:08 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Hello again
> >
> >
> >
> > How much does your insurance covers for all the medication? You can
> > give me a % if you want. Do you pay 100% out of your own pocket for
> > the insurance or does your job pays for it 100%?
> > Manuela
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Cerebral Palsy List
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > Gesendet: 30.09.07 03:49:32
> > An: [log in to unmask]
> > Betreff: Re: Hello again
> >
> >
> > Yeah, Lyrica either works or it doesn't. At least that's
> what my doc
> > said. Luckily it works for both of us, eh? Still a bit pricey,
> > though.
> >
> > The aneurysm wasn't too bad pain-wise. I was semi-comatose
> for five
> > days, so if it hurt I either didn't feel it or didn't care.
> The day I
> > got out of the hospital we drove 500 miles to Philly for my
> daughter's
> > college graduation. THAT was an experience! LOL!
> >
> > Oh yeah, on the way back home we got in a car accident on a bridge
> > exactly over the center of the Ohio River. We were rear-ended by a
> > guy from West Virginia who was himself rear-ended by a guy from
> > Pennsylvania. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the West Virginia
> > State Police argued over whose jurisdiction we were in
> (neither wanted
> > to write up the accident on their turf). Then we had to
> deal with the
> > insurance companies and the insurance laws from Ohio, WVa.,
> and PA.
> > We're still involved in that mess. At least no one was seriously
> > hurt--that's the important thing. Cars can always be
> replaced--people
> > can't.
> >
> > Kyle
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List on behalf of ehthiers
> > Sent: Sat 9/29/2007 8:28 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Hello again
> >
> >
> >
> > I love my Lyrica and find it helps a lot better than
> cymbalta without
> > the side effects, I don't have CP nor diabetic neuropathy (still
> > trying to find
> > out the reason for my neuropathy). The aneurysm
> > sounds extremely painful.
> >
> >
> >
> > Beth t.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > On Behalf Of Cleveland, Kyle E.
> > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 9:57 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Hello again
> > >
> > > OK, so how's everyone doing CP-wise? As for me,
> > I've found
> > > Botox. Anyo= ne else have any experience with
> > this stuff?
> > > It's been a godsend for= me. I get shot about
> > every 3
> > > months or so and a heck of a lot of stret= ching
> > in between.
> > > I guess we're going to start using some drug
> > called=
> > > "Myoblock" next time around. Apparently the body
> > doesn't
> > > develop the= same accomodation to the botulin
> > toxin. I also
> > > found a kick-butt ortho= tist in town that built
> > an
> > > incredible AFO for me--makes a night and day=
> > difference in my gait.
> > > =20
> > > Last year I had an aneurysm pop somewhere in my
> > gut and came
> > > pretty clos= e to going 'casters up'. The net
> > result was that
> > > I lost about 30 pounds= in the hospital and have
> > managed to
> > > keep it off. That helps enormously= . Every
> > pound you lose
> > > is one pound less to carry on a battered old fra=
> > me.
> > > =20
> > > I've also found a new med called Lyrica
> > (pregabalin). The
> > > stuff origina= lly was prescribed for folks with
> > diabetic
> > > nerve pain, but they are disc= overing it helps
> > with a host
> > > of CNS issues. My pain load has dropped=
> > remarkably.
> > > Lyrica and Zanaflex (tizanidine) at night are the
> > only two=
> > > CP meds I'm taking now. I'm doing better than I
> > have been in years.
> > > =20
> > > Enough about me, what about everyone else? Bring
> > me up to
> > > date on every= thing.
> > > =20
> > > Kyle
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