brenda fainmy pm has put me on fentanyl 50mg and fentanyl25 mg patch .i know the months worth of the 50mg's were 120.00 and thats after my insurance paid! she also gave mefentanyl citrate buccal tablet 200 mg for the times when i just can't handle the pain !plus i get 15 mg of oxy's and soma's 350mg and ultrams .
i really need my meds the patch has been wonderful ,was given it while i was in the hospital after my second back surgery in a month ! they did surgery again so they have kept me on the 50 mg patch and my pm added the 25 mg yesterday!
our insurance is changiing so it covers more of our meds so i am trying to wait until we get the new card to have my meds filled.but i really need to get the 25 mg fentanyal and the 200 mg tablets filled now ! any help would be very much needed !
i am glad to have friends on this site who care enough to give me much needed advise !thanks !!
i can't find where i was telling about hurting with my back after surgery but i want to tell all of you thanks for your advise ! i did end up calling my doctor who admitted me into the hospital on jan 16th and i had my 3rd back surgery on the 21st and was released from hospital on the 25th of jan.some how i set up infection and came home with a i v line ,a nurse can out and showed my husband how to start the i v .he did wonderful ! for five days i got a antiboic at home ! went back to doctor and i v's have stopped ,just finish the pills !
sorry so long just wanted to up date you all on whats been going on
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I have a friend that his daughter is on disability, she has been able to work out enough hours until she gets both types of disability, she is on the 50mcg patch and the 25mcg patches, along with 2 kinds of oral medications, I think if I recall the one pill is oxycontin for breakthrough, the year 2000 I took Fentanyl for about 2 years, I am on the lean side (I am not implying other individuals are fat) but going above the 25mch hr patches I could not tolerate them, I could not function or think, My pain doctor said it was because I didn't have enough muscle mass large enough for my body to be able to cope with the dose, anyway I am getting off the point someway her insurance would not pay for a month her Dad paid cash for a month's worth of the 75mcg, it was a good thing I was setting down, I recall he got her at Wal-mart, he made mention of the fact he got it cheaper because of a card they had,
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Fentanyl is not an easy drug to come off of but when you live with chronic pain there are times when there isn't a choice, I have had problems with MS Contin, makes me aggitated, very sleepy can't take Oxycontin it makes me shake so bad and I sweat, it has a horrible smell, was just changed I was on Dilaudid tolerated it fairly well I had polio several years ago, about 2-1/2 weeks ago I bent over to far and I fractured 4 vertebraes in my back, thats when the Dilaudid no longer worked for me I am now on Opana, I was started on 15mg. 1 or two every 8-12 hours, went back to the doctor Mon she increased it to 40mg. 1-2 every 8 hours, added Lidoderm patches and Advil otc because of muscle pain, We've had a blizzard where I live, about 1/4" ice on my front steps, I caught a fall yesterday it pulled the muscle in my left shoulder, I am so blessed to have come across this site and I care about all of you, I so appreciate the kindness from so many people, You were apologizing for going on so much, What about me? I was told when I was in my early teen I'd never seen a stranger, People are important and deserve to be treated with respect, I try and treat others the way I would appreciate being treated. whether I've been any help to you at all at least one thing is for sure we have had one more talk, I am sorry if I have worn you out, I am going to add you as a friend I feel especially blessed to know and to have had this time to talk with you, I hope I've accomplished more than just go on and on, I hope and pray that this isn't going to be an ongoing problem for you, My insurance refused to pay for Lidoderm on Mon I had to pay 295.72 for #30 patches, I had just been careful and felt like with this muscle and bone pain I really was in need of them and I managed, one things for sure medication is not cheap, If ever I can help you in any way my first name is I go by Caringsonbj on here, hope to talk with you again, I didn't mean to go on for so long, please take good care, I wish you only the very best!!
Dee don't forget if it all right with you I have added you as a friend, You are evvidentally are new and I hope you know how Welcome that you are here, there's a lot of kind, compassionate and caring people that are around, I feel ever so blessed just to know and appreciate each and every one of you. Billy (Caringsonbj)
i can get it at walmart for 149 before insurance pays !thanks for your input!!one med they put me on is 1,700 for 60 pills a month ! needless to say i won't be getting it ! it is fentanyl that you put in your cheek and it desolves and help with the unbearable pain !! would like to get it but even if insurance paid 70percent i still can't afford it !
thanks for answering ! i needed to hear from people who know what i'm going through ! one of my meds is 1'700 a month needless to say there's no way i can get it ! i know God can work it out so i can get it but i'm not gonna wait for Him to do it cause God has answered so many of my prayers ,that if it's His will it will get filled !
good thing is i can get the 75mg fent. patch at wal-mart for 149.00 before insurance ! so i am blessed and some how God provides the money for my meds !!!
i hope that you are always able to get your meds !!! i do pray for my online friends and i know that God hears my prayers !
blessings your friend brenda
I'm not sure how much the patch is now, but the fentanyl pills that dissolve in your mouth - the Fentora 200 mcg is over $1300 a month for one box, and over $1600 a month for two boxes - with no insurance. With my insurance they were $9 - Praise God for insurance! Be cautious with the Fentora - most doctors won't prescribe it (and insurance companies won't pay for it unless you are a cancer patient). It works really well, and nothing else can match it. Just be careful - it might be better to use oxycodone or something for breakthrough pain because once you get used to the Fentora it is really disappointing to use anything else. Best wishes to you - I will pray for you that your infection is gone and that you won't need any more surgeries. You poor thing!
thanks !i do have oxy's 15mg for break through pain .the other was just for when nothing was helping the pain and i couldn't stand it no more ! but i just can't get it! gonna take the script back to the doctor and tell her thanks for trying but i can't afford it ,really who can? my insurance is changing our meds part but don't know how much and how they will cover our meds !
hoping u the best of luck and praying that God will help u be able to get the meds u need !also praying God will help u with withdrawls!
I really do understand one of the patches (not fentanyl) but Lidoderm the vertebraes that I broke in my back I use these on the area 12 hours and then they have to be off 12 hours, for a #30 for a months supply I had no choice but to pay for them, it was $270, I had put the money back just in cast, these don't stop it but in combination with the oral pain medicine it makes a difference, But I know what you mean when you say you just can't do it, I couldn't every month, she said these fractures may take up to 4 months to heal but I just pray if they do I can handle it with a combination of the two and not need the patches every month, I friended you, if you need a friend to talk with my site name is Caringsonbj, but my first name is Billy if I can be of support or help please let me know, I can always listen Billy (caringsonbj)