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PAP Approved in than 2 weeks!

I received Patient Assistant Program approval from Gilead and Johnson & Johnson and start treatment tomorrow! I wanted to share with all of you that have been denied from insurance or are low income how wonderful and helpful  these companies are about a quick response. I called them and they walked me through the process, I did everything as they said to do and am forever grateful for them paying for my meds 100%.

Here are there phone numbers

Johnson & Johnson      800-652-6227

Gilead                            855-769-7284

GOOD LUCK........Mona
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Add-on.  Hi again Mona.  Was just reading a thread about weight related SVR results an realized this is not your first go-around.  SO, that being said, hoping this will be your last go-around an you'll get to SVR this time.   Take care
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That's great Mona.  Good luck and thanks for posting your success.

Best to you
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   Thank you GoGG, Buba 1962, patra_ and Mmorgan for the encouraging words. I will update at week 4.
I mostly posted this in hopes of helping others out because I anticipated the process to be long and stressful but it really was a piece of cake I didn't expect the process to be so fast and easy.
I first called the drug companies on Aug. 12th got every single paper faxed that they needed a couple days later  and on Aug. 23rd found out Gilead was shipping Sovaldi to me free of charge for 3 months!!! ( I cried tears of joy) On the 24th Johnson & Johnson called to tell me I was approved for Olysio to be paid in full. They mailed me a card that I could use at pharmacy of my choice so my dr. called in the script and I received meds last Friday!
   My adventure with slaying the dragon has just began!!!
  
God is Great!   Mona
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Congrats on getting started.  So glad to hear. I'm pretty close to EOT. ( 2 more pills of solvaldi to go ). An I just wanted to say,,,, looking back, treatment is VERY doable.  There will probably be ups an downs during treatment, but this forum an the people here have helped me to finish the battle.  So.. Take a deep breath an come out swinging.  Onward to SVR.. take care.  Mary
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How wonderful! And so empowering that YOU caused this to happen!  And thanks for sharing the Phone Numbers for other to use.  

Good luck as you start this journey to kill this dragon!

Keep on keeping on.  Pat
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Very encouraging news ! Good luck ,thanks for sharing.
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I am so happy for you. Keep us posted as to how you are doing. GoGG
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