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I like using the nebulizer for my albuterol and Atrovent/iptropium Rx but my doctor says that Medicare will not cover the cost in Arkansas. What else is an option?

This just began 3 days ago. Not doing anything different,

I had my first appt with a nurse practitioner yesterday, one whom I had seen before. I wanted a doctor within the practice , but was given this lady instead. I asked her what a doctor can do that she cannot do, and she said, 'basically nothing, except maybe put you in a nursing home'.
She will understand if I hold out for a doctor, but I liked her and would not mind staying in her care.
Have you ever been in this situation, and is it working okay for you? Thanks

I have Alpha 1 and do the Aralast treatment bi-weekly. For a day or two afterward it makes breathing harder. Does anyone else have this issue ? Or with any of the other treatments Prolastin,Zimera, etc

My doctor said that my copd was very bad for someone my age, so he took some blood test and said that I have (Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency) The way he explained it was that I do not have whatever it is in your body that produces enzymes. So I have no enzymes to fight off anything and that is also very hard on my lungs and can also damage the liver. So he is recommending that I take this infusion (shot) once a week for the rest of my life. The name of the infusion is (Prolastin), has anyone… read more

the lung dr is insisting i go into hospice, he asked my wife 3 months ago and she said no, thrusday he took her in the hallway and is insisting, now he changed my vists to every 30 days, but i feel fine and dont see any reason for it, can someone please explain

I have Alpha 1 and one of my treatments is through IV Therapy every two weeks with Aralast. There is about three other drugs as well that do the same thing. Anyway they are very expensive drugs and medicare will not pay for it even with the supplement. So I was fortunate enough to be able to keep my private insurance for my former employment. Each year it gets more expensive this year to the tune of $702 per month. The drug company bills the insurance $25,000 to $30.000 every two weeks, My… read more

My doctor is thinking about changing me from Symbicort to Perforomist nebulizer so insurance will cover it. Anyone have and pros or cons about this change? I am unsure because I know nothing about the Perforomist. Please help me understand more about this change, if you will, and thank you. God bless.