Will be switching to Medicare in a few months and in researching my options I'm finding Enbrel will cost me about $5000 more per year than it does on my current health insurance. What have other people done when moving to Medicare?
Amgen works with a program called Saftynet Fondation , if you qualify you pay 0$ for your Embrel… Contact them
Ask your doctor about potential medication that will help. You don't have to suffer.
Just curious to what my fellow AS’ers do for pain control.
How many of you use marijuana and does it help you? Or pain patches, opioids or anything else.
Thanks-😊
What a great pic!
Good morning @A MySpondylitisTeam Member
I hope the day is kind to you..,
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My doctor is against the edibles. I get a partial dose muscle relaxant, opioid, narcotic at different times for pain control. Trying to figure things out each data’s I go. Never have a repeat of any… read more
I have Ankylosing Spondylitis, on Cimzia, and Methotrexate. Xray shows no fractures. Had AK for 43 yrs. On pain pump does not control pain.
I was also on Humira and got skin cancer in one place.
Good response...i go to the pool also..trying to twist shake and whatever..to take my mind off this chronic pain...i also do dry kneedling at physical therapy..
My physician is changing my medication from Voltaren to Celebrex because it was not working. What do you take or have taken to control the pain while you change medication therapies we’re doing this for the insurance company to say we have tried two prescription NSAIDs before I start a biologic.
Thanks for the info!!
I have rode in my neck from cerval stenosis and it was hard but this last surgery on my back from L5 to S1 was rough my neck is fine now
I just hit my 4 konths with Humera and am in the same place with my pain as when I started. I also have been very focused on maintaining my diet.
I have been reading and considering getting back on my birth control to regulate my estrogen levels. Has anyone else had success with that? Even just a mild improvement?
I've never heard of that Katherine! I'm interested on what you decide!! Keep us pst'd, K...? Best of luck. Have a good day...👋