I'm lookig at getting a health insurance plan with a major company that has a $0 generic prescription copay.
Anyone know if the big companies (not sure if mentioning the name is OK or not) cover oral abx for Lyme easily? If they'll cover them without any trouble then I might need to do it.
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
Mine were all covered.
Some have had trouble getting Mepron covered. It is a liquid. It is extremely expensive--like $3,000 for a one month supply.
A generic form of Mepron became available last year. A few reports that it is not the same and have had to go back to Mepron.
Mepron is the drug commonly used to treat babesiosis.
Posted by poppy (Member # 5355) on :
The generic mepron is also expensive.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Mine were all covered.
Posted by SickSam (Member # 45330) on :
That's really good to know, thanks for the input!
I wouldn't want to pay for a policy if I was just going to have to fight for abx coverage and possibly lose the battle.
We're thinking I don't have Babesia now, so Mepron shouldn't be an issue hopefully.
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
Nearly every lyme patient has babesiosis. I had it and I really didn't have any symptoms of it. I tested positive through FISH at Igenex, so I definitely had it.
So, plan on having babesiosis and bartonella also. This is what nearly all lyme patients have. So much so that many lyme docs just automatically treat for all 3. They call them "the big 3."
Burrascano says that if you have had lyme for at least a year, you definitely have coinfections also.
Posted by SickSam (Member # 45330) on :
I took malarone/zithromax for a couple of months (and Bactrim for several months), and rifampin along with doxy for a few months. My doc thinks Lyme is my main problem now. I'm overwhelmed, trying my best to trust my doc, but I do feel like one of the coinfections that lives in endothelial cells is probably still hanging around.
I think if I would have trusted him before now I would have made progress, but I was told so many dumb things by doctors before my Lyme diagnosis that I have a hard time trusting anyone with my health now. I over-research everything.
Posted by Littlesprout (Member # 7406) on :
I have had Cigna and UHC. Never had a problem w oral abxs