Another lovely day in Oklahoma. . .

[tarheelmjfan]

Oops, double post. Instead of editing the first post I somehow posted the edit in a new post.

 

[Disney_traveler]

Humana supposedly changed something with prescriptions this year. The ones that have been 100% covered are supposedly now going to be 0% covered. I don't want to pay $100/month but I guess I DO want to live and don't want to pay more if I had to have blood transfusions again!

 

[jevs]

From what I've seen you're incomes are also higher there to accommodate the higher cost of living. There are only a few areas in the US with comparable incomes. I agree our healthcare system is horrible. A family could easily lose everything with a major illness.

This is just wrong on many levels.

 

[tcufrog]

tarheelmjfan...

That's insane! I thought my sinus infection was misery inducing but mine is a walk in the park compared to that.

Humana supposedly changed something with prescriptions this year. The ones that have been 100% covered are supposedly now going to be 0% covered. I don't want to pay $100/month but I guess I DO want to live and don't want to pay more if I had to have blood transfusions again!

Humana wanted us to pay $175 for a 7 day bottle of eye drops for DS9's allergic conjunctivitis. Luckily our pharmacist found us something else OTC for $11 that used to be a prescription medicine.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

This is just wrong on many levels.

You've got that right.

tarheelmjfan...

That's insane! I thought my sinus infection was misery inducing but mine is a walk in the park compared to that.



Humana wanted us to pay $175 for a 7 day bottle of eye drops for DS9's allergic conjunctivitis. Luckily our pharmacist found us something else OTC for $11 that used to be a prescription medicine.

Thanks You've found a gem of a pharmacist there. Lucky you.

 

[Disney_traveler]

tarheelmjfan...

That's insane! I thought my sinus infection was misery inducing but mine is a walk in the park compared to that.



Humana wanted us to pay $175 for a 7 day bottle of eye drops for DS9's allergic conjunctivitis. Luckily our pharmacist found us something else OTC for $11 that used to be a prescription medicine.

Ugh! That's ridiculous! I wish there was something otc I could do! Part of me would like to brave Mexico and take my prescription to a pharmacy over there.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Ugh! That's ridiculous! I wish there was something otc I could do! Part of me would like to brave Mexico and take my prescription to a pharmacy over there.

We would so do that, but with our luck we'd be the ones to get caught. We did pick up a couple meds that I was running short on in Costa Rica on a cruise a few years ago, but I was afraid to go crazy & buy more than a couple.

 

[Disney_traveler]

The only face soap I like comes from a Mexico pharmacy. Luckily it's not prescription just a brand they have there and I know someone that goes to visit relatives so before they go I give them money and they bring soap. I never had horrible acne that required medication, but I had quite a few pimples and have oily skin. This actually clears it and lightened what scars I had!

 

[tarheelmjfan]

The only face soap I like comes from a Mexico pharmacy. Luckily it's not prescription just a brand they have there and I know someone that goes to visit relatives so before they go I give them money and they bring soap. I never had horrible acne that required medication, but I had quite a few pimples and have oily skin. This actually clears it and lightened what scars I had!

Nice!

 

[gwynne]

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[Disney_traveler]

We don't have Humana, but we do have a lot of medical billing, particularly prescription. I don't know if these suggestions will help, but I'll add them here. Can you check and see if generics are available and covered? Some meds don't have a generic at this time, our insurance requires expensive brand name meds to be filled by their preferred mail order pharmacy. Is there a preferred pharmacy you can use like that?


dh has serious neuro disease. We deal with crazy billing every year. It's working out, but if I didn't pay attention to it carefully, things would slip through the cracks. We have good insurance that has been great about covering things so far, and all I can do is hope it will continue that way. One day at a time is my motto.


And I guess I should get back to topic, it was a very warm nice day here today!

Thanks! Without going into too much detail (delicate health issues), I need the formulation of the exact one prescribed. I know originally in order to be covered it had to be refilled in 3 month increments (not every month) so it was a maintenance med not a convenience med. that was either in store or mail order. Reading the new book we got its just reading like "these are NOT covered" no way shape or form. I just wish I knew the justification. It's one of those that I hope isn't politically or morally motivated. I literally need this med to live. I was on it for 3 years and we tried stopping to see if my body could self regulate. It couldn't. Gonna be on meds for quite a while.

Man I wish we would go back to blue cross/blue shield. Thanks so much for your suggestion. I have a family friend that is a pharmacist so I might ask her because she might be familiar with rules and loopholes,

 

[Jaya]

No, it's definitely NOT another lovely day in Oklahoma. It's hotter'n the inner gates of hell here in OK and I'm visiting the in-laws, which is not OK.

 

[King Schultz]

No, it's definitely NOT another lovely day in Oklahoma. It's hotter'n the inner gates of hell here in OK and I'm visiting the in-laws, which is not OK.

It's been like that here in the Tulsa area since mid-June.

What part of the state are you in?

 

[kilroy1966]

No, it's definitely NOT another lovely day in Oklahoma. It's hotter'n the inner gates of hell here in OK and I'm visiting the in-laws, which is not OK.

Double hell!

 

[Octoberbeauty]

No, it's definitely NOT another lovely day in Oklahoma. It's hotter'n the inner gates of hell here in OK and I'm visiting the in-laws, which is not OK.

Yes, yes it is!! Welcome to Oklahoma! Fall is just around the corner though! I can't wait!!!!!!

 

[King Schultz]

Yes, yes it is!! Welcome to Oklahoma! Fall is just around the corner though! I can't wait!!!!!!

Was it noticeably cooler in St. Louis Sherry? I heard they're having a pretty mild summer.

 

[PollyannaMom]

It got a little better for a while here in the northeast, but we're back to heat advisory today - the whole "lots of fluids, check on your neighbors, etc." thing.

I love my summers off, but I admit I'm looking forward to the fall weather this year.

 

[Octoberbeauty]

Was it noticeably cooler in St. Louis Sherry? I heard they're having a pretty mild summer.

No, not last week and the humidity was awful too. I see our forecast is starting to change as of Saturday!! Highs in the 80's next week!

Such a great trip though. One Republic and Rachel Platten both performed for us, and we broke a record for the Guinness Book of World Records!

 

[Micca]

For today's Word Of the Day I'd like to share with you a term I coined some years ago. I posted it on several occasions here on the Dis, so if this is a repeat for you, I beg your pardon.

The word is: pedifreeze. Word origin from pedestrian and freeze--i.e. when a cop yells "Freeze scumbag" It's a phenomenon that occurs regularly at WDW, and many other public places. You're walking on a pedestrian thoroughfare such as Main St USA, or perhaps the walkways at Epcot, when suddenly-and without warning--the people in front of you come to a complete halt. It's as if they have suddenly become statues with no regard to the thousands of people on all sides of them. In a sentence: "We were on our way to Casey's when the family in front of us did a pedifreeze, I nearly jammed my Mickey bar into the lady's backside!"

 

[King Schultz]

For today's Word Of the Day I'd like to share with you a term I coined some years ago. I posted it on several occasions here on the Dis, so if this is a repeat for you, I beg your pardon.

The word is: pedifreeze. Word origin from pedestrian and freeze--i.e. when a cop yells "Freeze scumbag" It's a phenomenon that occurs regularly at WDW, and many other public places. You're walking on a pedestrian thoroughfare such as Main St USA, or perhaps the walkways at Epcot, when suddenly-and without warning--the people in front of you come to a complete halt. It's as if they have suddenly become statues with no regard to the thousands of people on all sides of them. In a sentence: "We were on our way to Casey's when the family in front of us did a pedifreeze, I nearly jammed my Mickey bar into the lady's backside!"

I like that one Micca!!!

Happens in the local Wal Mart here all the time as well.