Gee:
Good luck at the neurosurgeon's office on Monday. Hope all goes well for you...and remember to write down any questions you may have. And make sure the surgeon answers all of them for you...don't let him get away with any non responses.
Right now I'm on 640 mg. of Oxycontin...which is probably enough to 'kill a horse'...but it's the only dosage that gives me some relief. It doesn't give me total relief...but that's okay...at least it takes away most of the worst pain. The Actiq is a fentanyl based "lollipop" that is used mainly for breakthrough cancer pain. Right now I've been using it for over 4 years...and all of a sudden, my insurance company, in their "wisdom" (???) has decided that it cannot be used for "breakthrough chronic pain"...so have refused to authorize it for me to use. It's the only one that really gives me good relief for the breakthrough pain; so not sure what I will do when I cannot get it. We're appealing the denial....but not sure how long that will take. My pain doc is working on it for me...and with me...so will see what happens.
It really irks me when insurance companies can tell doctors HOW they can treat their patients...without knowing them...or a thing about what they have gone through! They base their 'denial' on how much it costs...and the Actiq is VERY expensive...costs around $60 a pop, and I take 5 per day...so that adds up to a pretty penny for them!!
Oh well, I'll keep fighting until I have no more appeals left....and will see what I can do after that. It just frosts me off that they can do that to patients.
Oh well, on that point...lol...have a good day!!!!
Dee
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