Experiment
May. 19th, 2024 10:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisPart of my research into insurance companies has revealed that coverage for my daily inhaler (Spiriva) is $0. All of the plans I looked at show my drug costs anywhere from $5,000 - 7,000 a year. THE only checkmark Humana gets on the plus side is their COPD program where they pay every penny of my Spiriva costs for the year. So this is kind of a blow.
I'm sure there is an alternative that is covered if only partially. But, what if I don't need it any more. My breathing has been way better since I moved here. Way better. My notes show I had a couple of major coughing fits a month before I got here. I've taken a few benzonatate pills here and there when I felt a cough maybe getting bad but I've had zero sessions of terrible horrible coughing.
I thought about cutting back on Spiriva. I take 2 doses a day. I could cut back to 1. BUT, what about if I just cut it out all together? I can always go back to 1 a day or 2.
So I decided to try it. Google thinks it will take a couple of weeks to know for sure but I started yesterday so I'm thinking Memorial Day. If all is fine, I'm declaring victory and my insurance needs get way more simple.
I'm sure there is an alternative that is covered if only partially. But, what if I don't need it any more. My breathing has been way better since I moved here. Way better. My notes show I had a couple of major coughing fits a month before I got here. I've taken a few benzonatate pills here and there when I felt a cough maybe getting bad but I've had zero sessions of terrible horrible coughing.
I thought about cutting back on Spiriva. I take 2 doses a day. I could cut back to 1. BUT, what about if I just cut it out all together? I can always go back to 1 a day or 2.
So I decided to try it. Google thinks it will take a couple of weeks to know for sure but I started yesterday so I'm thinking Memorial Day. If all is fine, I'm declaring victory and my insurance needs get way more simple.