I live in a very small town outside of Tallahassee and have no insurance so my treatment choices are somewhat limited. I was refered to Vocational Rehab which is a great program in Florida. The ENT man I saw out of Tallahassee is the best and he told me there are no Psedomonas carriers as they are all dead. Most people with CF have problems with Pseudomonas but with the right treatment, they don't die from it. My Dr.
Suboxone (buprenorphine hci)
We were at our local Childrens hospital last night to have a very large one drained. She was on Zyvox during Thanksgiving and we were free of abscesses for 3 weeks. That is the longest she has gone without having one. We have seen an Infectious Disease doctor that doesn't offer us much hope in getting these to go away.
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Suboxone (buprenorphine hci)
Not sure what state you are in but you might be able to get state help, in CO it is called CICP (colorado indigent care program) and clinic visit is 7 dollars, labs 5 dollars. As for treatment if you live in a metropolitan area you could probally find a clinical trial if not you can still apply for free drugs from the drug companies if uninsured and make less than 46 thousand a year or you might be able to get medicaid since you have children living at home.
his symptoms returned immediately when the antibiotics were finished. This resulted in 2 debridement surgeries where all the hardware was removed. He was on 6 weeks of IV Vanco and Rifampin which seem to end the infection. 6 weeks ago the went back in to redo the spinal fusion as his scoliosis was still severe and he had become very kyphotic well into his lumbar spine.
I can only sympathize. I have been to hell and back with my own rapid cycling bipolar disorder, which I have had since a young teenager. I am now dealing with the system and trying to get my newly diagnosed teenage son treatment too. I am dealing with punched walls, doors, extreme overreaction and no treatment program yet.
They are only making an effort now because my own doctor sent a letter with how I presented at that age because I went untreated until my twenties.
t know how other states deal with indigent care. In Houston, indigent care is subsidized primarily with tax dollars but also private donations - and of course, inflated prices for insured patients. All hospitals have a certain budget for indigent care as mandated by the federal government, but in my county there is also one specific hospital for that purpose. There are also a few free and low-cost county-run clinics as well.
I picked up VRE while in the hospital which was treated with 14 days of IV Zyvox. The VRE came back, in my urine, and I was hospitalized again last week and put back on Zyvox (oral this time). I am also on IV clindamycin and azithromycin, and a long list of other medications. While in the hospital they did daily blood work, of course, and my results have gotten progressively worse. They told me to follow up with my pcp, but my pcp is pretty much useless.
See if your doctor can talk to the company about their 'indigent' program. Some companies have special programs for the uninsured so that they can get medication at a reduced rate or free. Just using sample packs is a short term fix because at any given moment that can dry up. Not great to be depenedent on that. It takes a bit of work but often not that much. Your doctor contacts the company and will probably get some paper work for you and then you and he fill that out.
the cultures and urine showed Staphylococcus epidermidis which was treated with success with vanc and zyvox. i know S. epi. is a common skin flora but i am confused as to how i was infected. Any insight?
they don’t require a patient to be indigent to qualify for help. Ask the doctor for Rx information, and then give them a call to see where you fall financially. I worked with Schering Plough’s assistance for two years on treatment, and the folks there rock; really :o).
As for in healthcare coverage in general see if the medication is covered under the Patient Assistance Program. If not find out if you are eligible for Medicaid and if not, if your state has it you could work as little as an hour a month and be eligible for the Medicaid Buy in for Working People with Disabilities. Your psychiatrist should assign you a social worker to help you out with this and also I've put the link to independent centers in a variety of posts.
If so, you will need to do a google search and look for centers in your area. Check for the ones that will take indigent cases (usually one a month or every three months).
Best of luck.
The swellings continued and my eyes were also swollen. He told me that i was allergic to the Bactrim and prescibed some Zyvox. Im currently taking it and maintaining a tyramine free diet and see the results.
Quest diagnostics is a national (actually international) network of labs; they offer a payment plan, but have no low income/indigent support mechanism. If you’re interested, you can reach their billing department at (800) 952-5691, and follow the prompts.
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