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Some of you probably received the same email I did. Biogen sent me an email saying they could now help people get financing, even if you're on a Medicare plan. So far, only Biogen is working with Medicare patients. There's a lot of paperwork involved, but it look like I'm finally going to start a DMD again. All of Biogen's MS meds are available for the program: Avonex Plegridy Tysabri Tecfidera It's worth calling about.

Hi all, I went to an MS support group this week. It was wonderful. 2 MS nurses lead it, and there was a MS advocate, who is a social worker that also brings information. It has been going strong for 12+ years, really good group. They also had muffins, candy and bottles of water, need I say more LOL. Anyway, they told us that Betaseron, the company that makes it, I cant remember the name, will be doing away with co-pays.

SarahL asked for a good list for patient medicine assistance sites. I came across pparx and tried it out. Type the name of your medicine you need help in the box (link should bring you to page with a box - I typed in Provigil in the search term using drug name), and it brought up the company's program, and I also tried it with Avonex.... Quicker than linking a whole host of individual websites! http://www.pparx.

Otherwise these institutions would not see Medicare or Medicaid patients at all. Say a MRI costs $2000 at my Hospital. Medicare pays $1000, I am charged over $3000 for the same test. I pay over $1000 out of pocket to make up what the hospital lost on the Medicare patient. I therefore can no longer afford MRIs. I feel for folks on these programs, I personally can't afford to pay the extra costs. Every cut to Medicare and Medicaid hurts those with insurance as well as those on the programs.

I am taking Avonex, with no unmanageable problems. My MRI (brain) over the past three years show MS type lesions; but nothing shows up on my spine (my fault- I didn't report my relapses early enough, in the past, so they likely healed up before I got my spinal MRI). No o-bands.

This is already the situation for me and my Medicare coverage, so be prepared if you are going onto Social Security Disability Income and then Medicare. I have to pay $4000 out of pocket before going to 10% of my (now $1715 Avonex). Right now I am in my "donut hole" where Medicare doesn't pay a thing. Our legislators really screwed us with the Medicare Drug deal!

I have medicare in California I will enroll in it next month,I have liver transplant with hcv and cirrhosis ,I need to find out how medicare and if medicare pay for sovaldi and olysio.

This is random i know. So i faxed over my new adress and stuff for medicare and its been literally almost a month since and still waiting for approval and i was just wondering if im not sure if i have it yet that i can just go into the hospital in the outpatient section for treatment because im literally almost 4 months preg and still have not seen a doc. even for an ultrasound for christ sake.... can somebody tell me how i can get immediate care?

Dear all, Good news to share with you: I have a terrific job offer... in Australia! (My current contract is temporary and, after expiring, I would be without insurance and possibly need to leave the country and head back home to my home country where treatment for MS is even harder and more expensive to find). The so-so news: As I've mentioned before, I was diagnosed with a CIS (optic neuritis) last April, and now I'm under Copaxone.

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with MS and had my first Avonex injection Friday. Friday night was tough (fever, chills, pain and eventually heavy sweating) but I felt pretty good by Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon I started feeling kind of down and by Sunday morning I feel even more so. I can't decide if this is a result of the drug or just the situation as a whole.

Sigh, I have a question from a friend. She would like to know if avonex causes calcium deficiency? She is diagnosed with ms. Not like me.

Is anyone on avonex? My dr. wants to switch me to avonex, but with having lupus, I really don't want to go on an interferon. I'm on copaxone, now but because I have large welts on my arms he wants to switch me. I don't want to switch. Do I have the right to deny a new medication I feel would be detrimental to me?

Flu-like symptoms are a fairly common side effect during the initial weeks of Avonex treatment. It is recommended that you take your Avonex injection before bedtime. Immediately before your injection, and for the 24 hours that follow the injection, patients have found that use of over the counter pain and fever reducing medications can help with this common side effect." You could also get on the Avonex website for further info. good luck. hope that you feel better soon.

I have been on copaxone for little over a year its not working for me so my neuro has asked me to try avonex. My avonex nurse is coming this evening but I am wondering how long you actually gave it to get the symptoms of the shot to calm down. I am crossing everything to hope I dont get the flu symptoms so bad but we will see. I have a husband that works away and 3 small kids to care for, I dont want to be in bed all weekend when its the only time we get to spend as a family.

Hi guys, has anyone not heard from the AVONEX people once they were put on it.??? I have heard from heath nurses, and today, got my WELCOME package, but still no product. I don't know what is going on, and of course the lady or the rep from Avonex is away on holidays till the 2nd. of Dec..... so, I guess we will do it next week ... Just to let you guys know, they stopped my antiobiotic IV today, and said that it was an MS attack. Wherever there are nerves, MS can strike.

Hi Candy, When I was on the Avonex I had terrible itchy skin. I would start scratching and I would well up from the scratching. I also found that it dried out my skin as well. I use pure coconut oil right out of the shower then gold bond lotion right over the top of the oil. It seems to be helping tremendously. The oil soaks in quickly and the lotions seems to seal in the moisture. I hope this helps. Sorry you have this to deal with on top of everything else.

//www.themcfox.com/multiple-sclerosis/ms-drugs/avonex/avonex-blood-counts.htm updated 2004, it might be worth finding out if your having a negative reaction and need to change DMD.

I've been on Avonex for 2.5 years and it's suited me well but I have just had a 4 week break. I then took my injection on Tuesday night and was strangely fine on Wednesday and Thursday but on Friday, Saturday and today I have lost about 50% of my strength from my left arm and leg. Is this likely to be a side effect from restarting the Avonex (muscle weakness) or a relapse?

After being on Avonex for 1 1/2 years I have developed new side effects?? Red eyes with severe pain (in my eyes & behind my eyes) It started several months ago and now happens with each weekly injection. Has anyone here had to discontinue Avonex due to side effects?

DX on 2/14...started Avonex last week with nurse helping and did fine. This week I thought I did okay but noticed the plunger did not go completely down. It was the 1/2 dose. Since I am inclined to over analyze, trying not to panic. Figure I'll be taking more next week...but since you all seem like you know your stuff...thought I'd ask the experts. Thanks.

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