Re: Advair/Singulair - Alternatives

[Guest guest]

Starry nights,

Ask around and try to find a Doc that will give samples. Just tell them

that you have no more insurance and can't afford meds. Most Doc's who

are a kind of community clinic will have ample supplies of sample

albuterol inhalers to give out.Also ask if he would write a prescription

good for a year and promise to come in or go to the ER if you have a

real bad attack.

There are also drug companies that have deals with Doc's where you can

apply for free meds if very low income and you have no insurance.

Go Google for them.

C-M

[Guest guest]

At 5/10/03 04:12 AM, Christa- wrote:

>There are also drug companies that have deals with Doc's where you can

>apply for free meds if very low income and you have no insurance.

>Go Google for them.

What would I search on - low income drugs?

[Guest guest]

At 5/10/03 04:12 AM, Christa- wrote:

>Ask around and try to find a Doc that will give samples. Just tell them

>that you have no more insurance and can't afford meds. Most Doc's who

>are a kind of community clinic will have ample supplies of sample

>albuterol inhalers to give out.Also ask if he would write a prescription

>good for a year and promise to come in or go to the ER if you have a

>real bad attack.

I never thought of trying OTHER doctors, but won't they want to do all

sorts of tests, etc - which I can't afford right now?

[Guest guest]

But surely they won't just give out drugs to someone they don't know - what

about malpractice?

At 5/10/03 11:20 AM, Christa- wrote:

>MOst communities have clinics that are supported by Federal funds and

>they have to treat everyone according to their income. Just ell them out

>front you have no insurance, can't afford tests and just need a

>prescription for your inhalers.

>I found out that when they know you have no insurance they do not get

>that test happy..

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[Guest guest]

At 5/10/03 11:55 AM, Christa- wrote:

>No, they don't give out drugs to someone they do not know..you would

>have to break the ice by going there when you have an attack.. But

>their rates are cheaper or often based on income.

I hate the way money rules everything. People really don't count. To have

to wait until you have an asthma attack to get help is backwards but I

guess that's because money rules the world!

[Guest guest]

MOst communities have clinics that are supported by Federal funds and

they have to treat everyone according to their income. Just ell them out

front you have no insurance, can't afford tests and just need a

prescription for your inhalers.

I found out that when they know you have no insurance they do not get

that test happy..

C-M

[Guest guest]

Insurance is a big con, and it sucks that you have to have an attack

before you can do anything about it.

Do you qualify for Medicare or anything like that? I don't know how any

of that works, but it might be worth looking into.

> At 5/10/03 11:55 AM, Christa- wrote:

> >No, they don't give out drugs to someone they do not know..you would

> >have to break the ice by going there when you have an attack.. But

> >their rates are cheaper or often based on income.

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> I hate the way money rules everything. People really don't count. To have

> to wait until you have an asthma attack to get help is backwards but I

> guess that's because money rules the world!

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[Guest guest]

My doctor's nurse keeps telling me " he says . . . " - meaning my doctor, but

I wonder if it is him or her! I could always send him a fax.

I understand what you mean about learning the system. It's terrible.

Four years ago I lost a good job of 16 yrs long. it was well paid, too. I

was highly skilled and at the top of my pay level and as a result people

either don't want to hire you or don't want you for long. I am returning

to school shortly to retrain. Nevertheless, the four years has been a

financial nightmare.

I called the office yesterday and left the b*** nurse a message saying I

didn't mind coming in for an office visit but can I pay for it next

week. it will be interesting to see what she says.

Nowadays when I call for refills she takes about a WEEK to call it into the

pharmacy and then only after many phone calls from me - and a few arguments

with her scattered in between.

This BS about going in for a checkup is nonsense. I saw him last October

and prior to that it was two years!

At 5/10/03 12:06 PM, Christa- wrote:

>Call the office and ask what an office visit would cost just to have a

>new prescription for your asthma.When there, tell them you can't afford

>tests, that you have no insurance, barely getting by and how they can

>help you...

>Don't talk to the office gals, tell your Doc this.

>If he is a good guy, he will work with you on the free prescription

>plans or scrounge for free inhalers.

>I commiserate, for I am 59, broke my hip last year and am unemployable,

>yet too young for social services and have to many assets..

>I learned to figure out the system, Doc's and all that, it's not easy.

>No one cn do it for you and you have to be persistent and not get

>discouraged, just plow along..

[Guest guest]

just not universle health care. that will ruin our medical care we have

look at canda were iff yo have cancer and they get rid of it and it

comes back owell you can't see the doc becuse you have been treated one

all rready. good luck geign a phrostic leg they pay for one evry 6

years. no we have a great heatlth care system and it don't need screwed

up. by geroge bushes new world order.

Christa- wrote:

>Most Doc's that have you on Asthma meds will have you on 6 month

>rechecks for meds. But some Doc's will give you a years prescription

>especially if you tell them you are a hardship case. I hate switching

>Doc's but I had to do it and actually found that the Doc's at the

>community clinic, which is supported with federal grants are much more

>tuned in to people who have no insurance and are low income.

>It's really tough to be over 50 and find employment that gives medical..

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>I know one thing, next election , health care better is an issue and

>that's where my vote goes.

>Heard on the news yesterday that they are working on covering every

>Iraqi with free health care..... ( enough said )

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[Guest guest]

No, they don't give out drugs to someone they do not know..you would

have to break the ice by going there when you have an attack.. But

their rates are cheaper or often based on income.

C-M

[Guest guest]

<<My problem is that I am presently unemployed and have no medical

insurance. My doctor's nurse is a pure b**** and is refusing to refill

my

prescriptions until I go to see the doctor. I saw him six months ago

and

the prescription just ran out. This is so unlike him. I understand

that

he needs to oversee my care but I am asthmatic and MUST have

medications.

It's hard enough trying to keep the roof over my head while unemployed,

nevermind, pay out of my own pocket for not only an office call but

prescription meds!>>

Call the office and ask what an office visit would cost just to have a

new prescription for your asthma.When there, tell them you can't afford

tests, that you have no insurance, barely getting by and how they can

help you...

Don't talk to the office gals, tell your Doc this.

If he is a good guy, he will work with you on the free prescription

plans or scrounge for free inhalers.

I commiserate, for I am 59, broke my hip last year and am unemployable,

yet too young for social services and have to many assets..

I learned to figure out the system, Doc's and all that, it's not easy.

No one cn do it for you and you have to be persistent and not get

discouraged, just plow along..

C-M

[Guest guest]

Most Doc's that have you on Asthma meds will have you on 6 month

rechecks for meds. But some Doc's will give you a years prescription

especially if you tell them you are a hardship case. I hate switching

Doc's but I had to do it and actually found that the Doc's at the

community clinic, which is supported with federal grants are much more

tuned in to people who have no insurance and are low income.

It's really tough to be over 50 and find employment that gives medical..

I know one thing, next election , health care better is an issue and

that's where my vote goes.

Heard on the news yesterday that they are working on covering every

Iraqi with free health care..... ( enough said )

C-M