Hi All.

Just wanted to update and give you info just in case any of you have to do this!!

We had not heard anything from the Home Infusion People, so we called up Blue Cross Blue Shield.

I spoke to a lovely man named Brian and asked him if he heard anything. He goes hm hm, let me look. AHA, he goes. "Everything was approved!!"

So of course, me being ME!! and wanting no surprises, I said "Okay, walk me through this information because I know how expensive the Home Infusion thing is with the visiting nurse, etc. etc. and he goes, "Okay, let's see what we have here, okay, we have the Visiting Nurse, we have supplies, we have the equipment, we have the IVIG, we have it approved throughout October 15th, for up to 12 infusions!!! Then he said the three words people love to hear "ABSOLUTELY NO CO-PAY". I said "you are very kind" and he thanked me, said not to worry, that Alan is completely covered. I said "there will be no surprises right?" he said "Absolutely not, it's all right in front of me, and the infusion company will be contacting you, Alan got approved starting on April 4th, (which is tomorrow), so I gather what is happening is that all this is done either by fax, e-mail or snail mail so that's why we haven't heard anything yet. It's approved starting tomorrow.

I even got the name of the Infusion Company, It's called Bioscript Infusion Services (in New Jersey). He gave me their phone number but it was after office hours. So tomorrow Alan will call them and see what's up.

So that's it as far as Infusion NEWS!!!!

Now let's talke about A & D Ointment!!!! This stuff is absolutely amazing.

I put it on Alan's ear two days ago and he hasn't had one single scale, one single red thing, NOTHING!!! completely clear!!!! I would have never believed this.

But his legs, (with the psoriasis), well, let me tell you, outbreaks all over the place. So today I mixed a little clobetizole with the A & D.

His legs have never been this bad and this happened after the IVIG, so I guess maybe all the new little anti-body people are having a war with his own anti-body people, huh???

Wonder which side will win????

lol
Melody