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  1. MissMina

    Cost

    I have taken three Entyvio infusions. Just got my explanation of benefits today. The insurance company is billing me $3,486.60 for my share. So I guess I owe the hospital about $10k My next infusion is 09/09/2022. I just cancelled it. I am going to see what the drug manufacturer will pick...
  2. MissMina

    Entyvio

    I hope that is the case. The Hizentra is dispensed by the specialty pharmacy. It is administered SUBQ at home. I took Gammagard at the hospital for a year before they let me start Hizentra at home. The gammagard took all day and my IgG numbers never really got up to a normal range. We had a...
  3. MissMina

    Entyvio

  4. MissMina

    Entyvio

    I talked to my doctor today. They want to put my on Entyvio. The only hesitation I have is having to deal with the specialty pharmacy. I already take a drug called Hizentra through the specialty pharmacy. Those folks are aggravating. They never do anything in advance and you end up waiting...
  5. MissMina

    Need Help Deciphering Pathology Report

    Scipio, Thanks for your input. I am really out of my element with this medical terminology.
  6. MissMina

    Need Help Deciphering Pathology Report

    All, Even though my background is in accounting, I sat down with a medical dictionary and came up with the following: Stomach, antrum and body specimen: Gastric antral and oxyntic mucosa showing foci or acute and chronic inflammation Stomach, base of stomach and stomach lining showing areas of...
  7. MissMina

    Need Help Deciphering Pathology Report

    Here is what my pathology report came back with: Stomach, antrum and body specimen: Gastric antral and oxyntic mucosa showing foci or acute and chronic inflammation Terminal ileum: fragments of granulation tissue and exudate Colon, right: Focal active colitis and detached fragments of...
  8. MissMina

    Crohns and Common Variable Primary Immune Deficiency

    I live on the middle peninsula of Virginia. I go to Virginia Commonwealth Hospital ( fomerly Medical College of Virginia). I believe the issue on the day of the colonoscopy was my other chronic condition, Common Variable Primary Immune Deficiency. The gastro doctor said she needed to...
  9. MissMina

    Crohns and Common Variable Primary Immune Deficiency

    Two months. I don't think the doctor realizes how backed up the appointments are.
  10. MissMina

    Crohns and Common Variable Primary Immune Deficiency

    Thanks for the information Lady Organic. My gastroenterologist asked me to see her 2-3 weeks after my colonoscopy. I got her first free appointment which is two months away. There must be a lot of tummy trouble where I live.
  11. MissMina

    Crohns and Common Variable Primary Immune Deficiency

    Hi Folks, I had a colonoscopy and I was diagnosed with Crohns Disease of the terminal ileum. I've had Common Variable Primary Immune Deficiency for several years. I take Hizentra to pick up the antibodies that my body won't make on its own. The doctor told me I would need treatment for the...
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