Yes, I already use the card. And my out-of-pocket expense this year went up from $500 to $3,060. The card is a one-time-a-year, $20,000.00 maximum. Every injection is $23,947.00 and I'm supposed to have four.
I'm supposed to have 4 injections a year but due to the ridiculous cost per injection I can afford only one. I get it in January and I'm usually good until October and then I have to do a dose of prednisone to hold me over until January.
I had terrible fissures. I had a severe reaction to Remicade so I was put in the study to approve Stelara for Crohns and my fissures completely healed.
Did your daughter switch to the Stelara? If so, how is she doing with it? I was in the drug trial for Stelara and I've been in remission for 2 years. The only side effects I've had are small skin growths easily taken care of at the dermatologist.
I've been in remission with Stelara for 2 years now. I get only one injection a year of the Stelara instead of the four I should have due to the outrageous cost but the one with diet monitoring has worked. All of the meds you listed above were fails for me also. Humira worked but I had a severe...