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Does anyone's Doctors approve 90 day Insurance refills?
My unsurance called today and asked me to switch over to a 90 days supply on all my meds. I cannot imagine that my docs office will approve it but if they do than I will not have to worry about perscription refill appointments across town every month anymore. I could just see the doctor every three months. Has anyone done this? It will save me a ton of money on my meds.
wanted to update everyone on yesterday and then I will post another post as well........
I went in and told my doctor how I felt, he did the usual and tried to get me on a round the clock time release drug with the short acting to be used for breakthrough pain. So he offered Dilaudid (hydromorphone), and Opana ER (oxymorphone). I at the time had no idea what those drugs were and he wasen't saying much except that my pain is 24/7 so I should be on something that is treating me all the time. My point was that if I do all this message, acupuncture, pain management theropy etc how will I ever know if it is working if I am on a ER drug? It doesn't give me the freedom to NOT have drugs in my system. So I talked him into leaving me on the Percacet at 6-7 a day and then he game me a drug called roxicodone for once a day breakthough pain. I guess it is just oxy without the tylonol. It is strong he said and should help with the extra breakthrough pain.
As far as the 90 days supply he was all about it. He allready knew he had to write one for the next 30 days and one for 90 days mail order. It was great he told me that he would see me in 4 months but then I hit the nurses office. This happens every darn time BTW. She starts throwing perscriptions around all over the office. Ripping half of the faxes up that came from my insurance company to fill the 90 days and then blaming the doctor. She is a nut case. I felt so bad. I told her to forget it! I was in so much pain by this time (stress and standing too much) that I felt like I was going to pass out. She started to scream about how people don't understand how hard this makes it on her just to save a few bucks. OMG OMG! my three year old was with me! She wrote the percacet for 90days supply with a note saying not to fill until after september. I tried to explain to her that with mail time that wouldn't get to me in time but she insisted she was right.
So I left called my insurance company talked to a pharmasist who told me that he would hold it until Oct 1st and then fill it and mail it. So I will run short by up to 10 or more days into October. At this point I am thinking why did I EVER DO THIS!!! and thought of all of you. Then I went back into my doc's office and asked the nurse very nicely if I could please speak with her when she had a moment? She got nasty as I knew she would. I started to cry and it all get ugly from there. Anyway, I left with the script changed to fill after Sept 19th which might help give them mail time and SO glad to not be going back into that office for 4 MONTHS, It will save me 86.00 in scripts and 200.00 in copays!!!!! Worth it I think!!!
I went in and told my doctor how I felt, he did the usual and tried to get me on a round the clock time release drug with the short acting to be used for breakthrough pain. So he offered Dilaudid (hydromorphone), and Opana ER (oxymorphone). I at the time had no idea what those drugs were and he wasen't saying much except that my pain is 24/7 so I should be on something that is treating me all the time. My point was that if I do all this message, acupuncture, pain management theropy etc how will I ever know if it is working if I am on a ER drug? It doesn't give me the freedom to NOT have drugs in my system. So I talked him into leaving me on the Percacet at 6-7 a day and then he game me a drug called roxicodone for once a day breakthough pain. I guess it is just oxy without the tylonol. It is strong he said and should help with the extra breakthrough pain.
As far as the 90 days supply he was all about it. He allready knew he had to write one for the next 30 days and one for 90 days mail order. It was great he told me that he would see me in 4 months but then I hit the nurses office. This happens every darn time BTW. She starts throwing perscriptions around all over the office. Ripping half of the faxes up that came from my insurance company to fill the 90 days and then blaming the doctor. She is a nut case. I felt so bad. I told her to forget it! I was in so much pain by this time (stress and standing too much) that I felt like I was going to pass out. She started to scream about how people don't understand how hard this makes it on her just to save a few bucks. OMG OMG! my three year old was with me! She wrote the percacet for 90days supply with a note saying not to fill until after september. I tried to explain to her that with mail time that wouldn't get to me in time but she insisted she was right.
So I left called my insurance company talked to a pharmasist who told me that he would hold it until Oct 1st and then fill it and mail it. So I will run short by up to 10 or more days into October. At this point I am thinking why did I EVER DO THIS!!! and thought of all of you. Then I went back into my doc's office and asked the nurse very nicely if I could please speak with her when she had a moment? She got nasty as I knew she would. I started to cry and it all get ugly from there. Anyway, I left with the script changed to fill after Sept 19th which might help give them mail time and SO glad to not be going back into that office for 4 MONTHS, It will save me 86.00 in scripts and 200.00 in copays!!!!! Worth it I think!!!
Oh! Now I remember your situation. I was thinking of PCOS. I'm guessing PCS is a somewhat rare condition. I could be wrong though. We had a lady on here the other day who had some sort of pelvic pain and didn't know what was wrong and I was trying to remember who had posted about this. Now I remember.
That really does sound painful and I can't see how a nerve block would help unless they could get to the nerves in your abdomen. I really don't know much about all of that.
I think bringing him information on your condition is a great idea. I doubt he sees many cases of PCS. I hope the doctor's appt went/will go well and you can talk to the doctor about everything that's going on.
That really does sound painful and I can't see how a nerve block would help unless they could get to the nerves in your abdomen. I really don't know much about all of that.
I think bringing him information on your condition is a great idea. I doubt he sees many cases of PCS. I hope the doctor's appt went/will go well and you can talk to the doctor about everything that's going on.
Thank you for your support. I have not tried a nerve block. It will not help with the pain from the viens. PCS is the pooling of blood in varicose veins deep in the pelvis. I had a laperoscopy about 5 months after the birth of my last baby because the labor pain had never gone away. At that time I got the diagnosis of Pelvis Congestion Syndrome and my OBGYN told me he has no idea how I every had three children as bad as it was. He also told me I couldn't have more because it would be far too dangerous. PCS gets worse with each child.
I hope today goes well. I am going with lots of information printed for the doctor to keep. Maybe I just need to keep reminding him of my diagnosis.
I hope today goes well. I am going with lots of information printed for the doctor to keep. Maybe I just need to keep reminding him of my diagnosis.
Have you had a nerve block before? If you haven't, it wouldn't hurt to try it and see if it helps any. I have heard that PCS is very painful. I hope you are able to get through to your doctor about your condition. It helps to have a diagnosis and know where the pain is coming from. Even though it doesn't make the pain any less, I think it makes it a little better to deal with.
I hope your appt goes well today. Let us know how it goes!
I hope your appt goes well today. Let us know how it goes!
Thank you sandee1818. I am nervous about today but I spent lots of hours doing research on PCS because I feel like everytime I go in he just calls it mystery pelvic pain. NO it is not a mystery we know why I hurt. Then he tried to get me in for a nerve block.
I am going to pray her will take the time to listen to me today and my needs and if not I may be switching doctors. =(
I am going to pray her will take the time to listen to me today and my needs and if not I may be switching doctors. =(
The insurance company is fine with this as it will save them some money but the Doctor is completely different story. It is legal for them to write a 3 month prescription but most will not do this as the DEA has set the standards so high that Doctors want to follow the rules to a tee to avoid problems. While it is okay to write a 3 month prescription the Doctor has to see you every so many days to keep the DEA off their back. I am not sure what the time is that the Doctor has to see you such as every 30 days or so. If you do get a 3 month supply you may still have to go in to be seen by the Doctor to keep their records up for the DEA.
If your nervous about the appointment then I would wait and discuss this with him at a later appointment so you can have the issues at hand taken care of right now. I know you have been very concerned the Doctor will want to decrease your meds so it may be a good idea to wait on addressing this issue.
I wish you the best and hope things work out for you:)
If your nervous about the appointment then I would wait and discuss this with him at a later appointment so you can have the issues at hand taken care of right now. I know you have been very concerned the Doctor will want to decrease your meds so it may be a good idea to wait on addressing this issue.
I wish you the best and hope things work out for you:)
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