I got a call from Denise. Denise is apparently in charge of all things Epogen related at Hershey Medical. Denise informs me that these days, some insurance companies will not cover the drug if the patient gives herself/himself the shot. Great. Admittedly, it took me awhile to warm up to the idea of self-injection the first go around, but eventually, spending the greater part of an afternoon four times a week at Ritenour wore on my last nerve, and I had to suck it up. After a few weeks of doing it on my on, it became as routine as brushing my teeth. So ideally, I'd like to have that same option again. I would think that it would be more cost effective for the insurance company anyway, but what do I know. I mean, I'll do whatever I have to do to make sure it is covered. Epogen is not cheap and with the state of our health care system today, I am grateful to have the coverage I do. And I'm sure that approval won't be an issue (normal hemoglobin for a woman my age is between 12 and 16...mine was just 9.5 a month ago) I am just very opposed to having my decisions made by an insurance company rather than me and Dr. Cool Whip.
But I digress...Denise says that my insurance needs some blood work before they will approve the Epogen (*eye roll*). So, I'm off to the lab and am hoping this will all be resolved soon.
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