Highlights

[susandennis]

Poke. We had poke for dinner - my brother's first. He's now a fan. And we both got introduced to muchi. Last night we had it fried and wrapped around something delicious but we don't remember what it was. Tonight we had it wrapped around ice cream and OMG delicious. It's my new favorite thing. I need to look for it at Uwajimaya.

And we went to Windows 101 and got professional window washing stuff and washed my windows - quickly and easily and they look great. No more putting it off and letting them get uggy.

But, before that, we went to Dr. Lung. And the new is so good. He says that he thinks given time, I can recover fully to what I was back before I got hit with the plague in December. He says time is all I need. It will take time but I will get my breath back. He also explained that while the Prednisone is great for clearing up the problem, it can also stand in the way of full healing. And that now, with no Prednisone, time will fix the problem. So And we discussed inhalers and decided to swap from Anoro to Spiriva.

He said next time do not wait - contact his office immediately. And then he said the magic words. "Would you like a prescription for Prednisone that you can keep on hand if/when you need it?"

OH YEAH BABY!!! So, except for the fact that I think the pharmacy overcharged me for the Spiriva, all is cool. I got lots of good info from him and was so relieved when we finished.

Austin is having weather tomorrow so there's a chance I'll get my brother for one more day! Or... he'll be leaving tomorrow morning. We've had such a great time.

Comments

[coffeeguy777.livejournal.com]

Ha! I just recently had Muchi to.They had Choc Chip & Green Tea Muchi it was pretty good

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

Well that's good news! You probably don't have a lot in the way of reserves, so it will take time to recover.

[billinaction.livejournal.com]

Awesome news! Cole's mom loved the Spiriva. It seemed to really help her recover when she was struggling for air.

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

Good prognosis from Dr Lung, excellent

[colestainedpage.livejournal.com]

Also regarding the Spiriva, mom often had a problem with the cost. The copay seemed to change every few months. Apparently the cash price kept going up, which caused all kinds of problems with her Medicare, and by the end of the year she ended up in the "gap" where she had to pay full price.

I don't know if you've heard of it or maybe already use it, but she had good luck with the GoodRX discount card (https://www.goodrx.com/) whenever the cash cost of a script was too high.

[susandennis]

Yeah, there's something weird about Spiriva and coverage/pricing.

The great news is that I was on it before. When he switched me, I had two left. I kept them. They do not expire until 2019!! So I have two free months on hand. yay!

I did not know about the discount card at GoodRX. I'd been to the site for info but that discount card is cool. Thank you!

[colestainedpage.livejournal.com]

Score on the "free" drugs!

My mom found that site/card when she got put on Daliresp, which was 1000% NOT covered under insurance. At first the card brought the price down from over $300 to a little over $200, and then, magically, it only started costing her about $25/month. We never looked into how/why. We just paid and ran!