bumb not bomb.

With diamox, i use walgreen savings card i think it cost 20 bucks to get the card, but for real last month saved me 40 bucks on my pills alone. so worth it.

I hope things get better for you.

I have Walgreens it is 52.00. But if you don't have it, you don't have it.

Randiew123,
I am so sorry to hear you are going through such a difficult time. I do not have a lot of advice to offer but just wanted to say how sad I am to see you in this situation.
Make sure disability knows that you cannot currently afford to see your doctors regularly. They know that some cannot - if you have already filed, call the office and have them note on your file your current situation and why.
I am thinking of you and wishing you well.
:) Mandy

I'm also so sorry to hear all that you're going through. Unfortunately I've been through something similar in the past and maybe we can chat about it in a private message. Please still try and sign up for disability. They do really understand the difficulties with not seeing a doctor due to a lack of insurance coverage and they'll probably send you to one of their doctors. Just make your situation perfectly clear and maybe apply in person so you can further explain. As far as being approved, it also helps to have more than one diagnosis, so include other ailments you may suffer from and also add in depression, anxiety, etc. if it applies to you.

Do you qualify for the type of medical coverage that social services offer? In my state, those on Social Security disability get the same medical coverage as those who get it through Social Services.

One last thing. I heard there are programs out there that help people pay for medications. Here's a link to one of them...
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/financial-help-with-medications/

Your family is in my prayers...best wishes to you.

WOW, do I ever feel your pain! My unemployment must have run out about the same time yours did, and we have two weeks to find a place that has a vacancy and will accept us before we, too, are homeless. We found a place last weekend, but we were declined with no explanation, and I honestly don't know why. They refused to give details on the phone, and we have to be out of our home before the paper copy of the report is supposed to be here. Feeling your pain, my sister.

I do have one suggestion: The NORDIC clinical trials are still accepting new patients. This is a study of Diamox dosing, so your Diamox would be free and you'd get as much as you can handle (presuming you don't get the placebo). Information is at: http://tinyurl.com/8dok8s4

I, too, have been trying to get SSD and I'm not getting anywhere because (a) I need help filling out the endless packets of forms; I can't make sense out of the questions they're asking; (b) this isn't the stage of the game my lawyer will help me with; and (c) I can't afford a visit to the doc let alone my meds, so SSA considers me non-compliant and not serious about getting help. I have one last hope for a highly-specialized job that I think I can do, so right now I'm hoping that works out.

This isn't intended to be about ME, but to comfort you that you are not alone in this. I truly understand what you're going through. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Something HAS to give for us, my sister. It just can't go on like this forever!

I am spending a lot of time on the internet trying to find a program for free drugs. I have ran across so many names of manufacturers for diamox. Who is the manufacturer of diamox. I figure there may be many. I have found and application for assistance from Pfizer.

Thanks for all the nice words and encouragement.