Insurance Shenanigans again….
I sometimes feel like this blog has become a vent for my frustration with the absolute dumpster fire that US
Tag: medication
To Port or Not to Port?
After all the infusion drama last year, I thought I had lucked out: The company that provides my infusions has a dedicated nurse come to my house every six weeks, and while there have been some schedule changes (mostly around my traveling!). I truly like my regular nurse, and while the slower pumps that they are using stretch the overall infusion time, it’s fine, I am at home, and can move around, get some work done.
All of this changed with my regular nurse needing surgery and recovery herself.
It’s been a while….
Hello Friends! It’s been a while! A long while indeed, so a little update about me, my Crohn’s and its
The Infusion Drama Continues…
Remember, when I said, that the new place looked promising? Well, how wrong I was. Over the last few infusions,
I had my appointment! I had an infusion! (update on the infusion adventure)
“Ich hân mîn lêhen, al die werlt, ich hân mîn lêhen!” jubilated German Poet Walther von der Vogelweide (1170ish- 1230ish)
New Infusion Drama
The new infusion drama is a lot like the old infusion drama: unnecessary, full of bureaucracy, and of course, it’s
Fall Surprise: Covid 19.
It was November 14, and I spoke to my cousin on the phone. She asked me if I had had
Traveling Scotland with IBD
I recently traveled through Scotland with my husband and parents. It was a lovely trip, we saw a lot, and
Remicade vs. Inflectra
About three months ago, I received a letter from my insurance, saying they wouldn’t cover my Remicade (infliximab) infusion any
Interview: Nigel Horwood, Author of “Wrestling with the Octopus”
Tell us a bit about yourself: When and how were you diagnosed? In October 1977 I was at college and
The Morbus Crohnicles 