tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690296256014565959.post1228718735986900740..comments2023-10-02T09:48:26.843-04:00Comments on Day of the Doc: Why I lose sleepDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08271520121132707982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690296256014565959.post-18655478606623803722009-12-16T13:44:42.489-05:002009-12-16T13:44:42.489-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.satishsolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568239103040479480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690296256014565959.post-25809300001357599122009-09-09T17:38:02.764-04:002009-09-09T17:38:02.764-04:00Sadly, too many docs are too tired, busy, or jaded...Sadly, too many docs are too tired, busy, or jaded to really go to bat on these cases. I make it a habit to fight for everything, with naïve hopes that it will maybe result in less requests. Sleep agents are certainly not alone in the classes of meds picked apart by insurance companies. Some of these med decisions can truly mean life or death for the patient.<br />-Doc.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271520121132707982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690296256014565959.post-76367003358394812212009-09-08T20:52:14.269-04:002009-09-08T20:52:14.269-04:00been down that road as a patient. The sleep meds ....been down that road as a patient. The sleep meds ..as aggrivating as it's been ...was not nearly as upsetting as them forcing me to switch from Cellcept to Imuran ..Imuran has been tried, and failed ..yet they insisted thatI try it again and my other choice was no immunosuppressant (for autoimmune disease ..yeah huh).<br />the fact that Cellcept is significantly safer, less risk for both cancer and kidney/liver damage is beside the point, it's 1/10 of the cost ..so who cares!Dreaming againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717590226520457326noreply@blogger.com