Rheumatoid Arthritis

Things are getting better. I have more energy and can do more, but doing more is also hurting. It may be from not being able to do thing for so long. Yesterday my husband and I did some very much needed shopping. I need some clothes and we had to get groceries. We did walk the whole mall and six stores.. so today was very hard. I was very sore. My back normally doesn't bother me, but my upper back feel as though it is pulling and hurts. My left ankle is mad as it really did want to work today, but by the after noon I was able to walk more normal. Just have to keep moving. Still waiting on my insurance to process the last rituxan treatment and my next one is Tuesday. I will share as soon as I see the break down of the bill. Without insurance the RA would have me disabled in a few years. I'm hoping it will be many many more years with insurance, but it'll all depend how out of control the RA has gotten from all the years without the insurance. It OK, as I' stubborn. M

What is the cost of Rituxan? $13,111.70 That was just posted thankfully to my insurance. I'm sure it will be cheaper once the insurance marks it down, hopefully quite a bit. Now I have to do this again in two weeks, then every six months two infusions. Meaning in a year $52,000 just on rituxan and that doesn't include the other doctor apts and meds that I need. That more then the average family make, and more then I make as well. Now imagine been a parent of a child who needs this. “Sorry honey, you'll have to be in pain and not be able to run like the other kids. We just don't have and can't afford insurance.” Would happen, so you would think here in America but it does. Quite honestly it would be better to not work and let the government carry us, but for those trying to make end meet and in the middle class range this does happen. They make too much for help, but not enough to pay for all their needs. What is going to help me is my insurance and rituxan co