Astonishment
After posting about the cost of emend, I received an email from my nurse oncologist, Nurse Jenn. Nurse Jenn's email explained that though we hadn't discussed this at our meeting, she gives her patients the option to inject their own Neulasta shot the second day at home. She went on to explain that if I wished to inject this at home, I would need to obtain the drug from a retail pharmacy, and that it would cost --- are you sitting down? --- Three Thousand Dollars for ONE SHOT!
I need four of them.
She went on to explain that I could choose to come into the clinic to receive my shot from the nurses there. I am really hoping that by returning to the clinic, the neulasta will be considered treatment. Then it is covered. Since I had assumed that I would return on day 2, this doesn't seem like a hardship. $3,000!!!!
Oh my goodness. I am in total shock.
I need four of them.
She went on to explain that I could choose to come into the clinic to receive my shot from the nurses there. I am really hoping that by returning to the clinic, the neulasta will be considered treatment. Then it is covered. Since I had assumed that I would return on day 2, this doesn't seem like a hardship. $3,000!!!!
Oh my goodness. I am in total shock.
posted by *susan* at
9:58 PM
1 Comments:
By now your shock has worn to gratefulness, and I'm grateful right beside you. These drugs are amazing, but it's crazy to charge so much, in my opinion, but that's the socialist in me speaking out, betraying my Canadian roots. ;-)
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Kristina, at 12:24 AM
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