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[whitetyger]

was diag hepc lost insurance can get meds free but wont it affect me working if i start taking them?

[nygirl7]

I treated for 72 weeks and came in every day to an office job.  My brains were splattered about and I had a lot of trouble thinking straight and also had a major problem not falling asleep at my desk. It's not very easy to do but you do what you have to do in life. Of course - I'd already been at my job for years and they knew I was on "chemotherapy" so I was cut some slack.

Mary - the major drug companies both have patient assistance programs depending on which meds you are on.  Committment to Care is for Peg-Intron and Pegassist is for the Pegasys brand.  Both companies also include the ribavirin with the interferon because one is no good without the other.

You need to prove that you have no insurance by sending them the denial letter and they are pretty liberal with how much you can make a year.  I was denied my extension from 48 weeks to 72 weeks by insurance but they paid for me every single penny.

Of course the tests are very expensive that you need to have in addition to the doctors visits. I do believe that there is a patient for Procrit, Procrit is VERY expensive at about $6,000 for a box of ten shots - my insurance company did pay for it so I don't know too much about it.

Good luck!

[Mary4now]

Hi, I hope you are doing well, and not having a difficult time w/ the treatment.  Can you tell me how you got the free meds?  I havent had my bx yet, and I was fired from my job w/ insurance, so I'm scrambiling for options. Thank you, M4/now

[GrandmaA]

My N.P. said you can probably do a desk job, but not a physical labor job. I had a desk job and I worked 33 weeks of my treatment. I got every other Fri. off. I did have to take some time off when I didn't feel good (had a lot of trouble with nausea especially at first).