He's Too Quiet

Steve is having a bad day today.  I don't know what is wrong, because he won't tell me.  I came home from work, and he hardly said two words to me.  When I questioned him about being so quiet, he just said he had a lot on his mind and left it at that.  I tried to get him to talk about it but he wouldn't.

I guess I'll find out eventually.  It just worries me though.  I wonder if he will be back to himself tomorrow or if he is falling into a deeper depression. 

RX Drugs are Expensive Even with Insurance!

We filled his prescriptions with the new insurance (Humana Select HMO) for the first time.  The Pegasys alone was $504, and the RibaPak cost $345.  That's for a one month supply.  As for the Alinia, that was only $50, but Humana only approved a 20 day supply.  So Steve is going to have to call the doctor, and the doctor's assistant will have to straighten that out (hopefully).

I have to say that the doctor and his assistant have both been great.  Anytime Steve needs anything they take care of it without any problem.  Thank goodness for them!

Tomorrow I am going to call Roche Patient Assistance Foundation to see if we qualify for help with the cost of the drugs.  In case anyone else needs help, the number is 1-877-757-6243.  In addition, there are other pharmaceutical industry-sponsored patient assistance programs.  For more information on those, the website is called Partnership for Prescription Assistance.

To those of you who celebrate it, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

All the best to you and yours,

Lisa