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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern California
Posts: 308
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern California
Posts: 308
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I Can't Believe It!!
Okay-I can't believe it!!
As I mentioned above - have been so depressed and beside myself. Last night I was looking at betaseron, rebif, and avonex - deciding which one I would pretend to try so that Blue Shield would let me have tysabri when it "failed". (FYI - was leaning toward Rebif, just so I could carry around my Rebiject! what a name!)
Laying in bed this morning - preparing my day - going to shrink to have him write a letter to BS... Then off to neuro b/c I was certain the letter wouldn't be enough for BS - so i'd start the process of the interferons.
Well - my phone rings - - - - Who the heck is calling from North Carolina?! Hmm. Wasn't going to answer...but I did.
One of my lease favorite people - - or should I say formerly least favorite...
It is my case manager from TOUCH! I figure he's calling to "gloat" in a way that BS denied me. Well - he tells me that he just got off the phone with BS - and that I was approved!!!!!!!!!!   :Tra peze 2:     
I was in total shock - and said - "but but but - I wasn't approved" - and he spoken with them just now - and had it taken care of.
I hadn't even thought to call TOUCH to help with this - b/c we've seen how good they are at picking their noses - but they haven't done much to help me before! Dealing with them is like   - so I didn't bother. Couldn't/can't handle any more aggravation.
I'm still in shock. I called the infusion center - it's actually a main office that handles 3 locations. Gave them the auth # - and they will call me back within 2 hrs to get me scheduled. First I have to have a consult...then I can get my poison - uh, I mean my tysabri  tee hee.
Hopefully it won't be weeks waiting for an appt! I'd say I was keeping my fingers crossed - but I can't - - my fingers hurt from being crossed so much (okay, reality - my fingers hurt from the MS)
OMG - the infusion place JUST called (as i'm typing this) and said I wasn't approved!!! WTF?! But she told me she was getting this info from the doc's office -NOT Blue Shield. The doc's office doesn't know yet - b/c BS didn't send them stuff.
Okay - let's hope that is the case - b/c if TOUCH Fuc%ed up again - I can't handle it - I can't.
I want to say thank you to everyone who has helped - even just by being by my side, so to speak, throughout this. 
But now I need to go sit and freak out that hopefully this woman got her info wrong at the center. Oh, and they have no idea when they can even fit me in, etc. and she won't even look into it until she knows for sure! I hate them now.
Oh, "full" according to this center is they have 40 people who take Ty and that's all they will do!
Be back - when I know more..... wish me luck.
~Keri
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