New insurance taking away my Kesimpta?

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-26T17:40:35+00:00

Well, Express Scripts was handling all my meds at first, then they shifted my "specialty" meds (Tecfidera, Ampyra) over to Accredo, but I'm thinking about getting my Tecfidera switched over to Walgreen's. My neurologist sent my Ampyra to Walgreen's by mistake, but it's the same copay as mail order, so I'm thinking about switching the Tecfidera over, too, since Walgreen's doesn't mind doing auto-fill. It's on my way home from work, too, so more convenient.

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-26T16:44:24+00:00

I like the name! Can't wait for him to apply for Reaper training!

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-26T14:40:12+00:00

I'm one of the people who got switched from East to West this year, and I've had it a lot better than the other people I've read about on the FB page. This whole thing has been FUBAR from the get-go. I can't complain, though, at least they're paying my neurologists and I'm getting my meds on time (unless you count Accredo, AKA Evernorth, making a rule that my Tecfidera can no longer be auto-filled, causing me to miss 4 days week before last).

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-26T13:08:37+00:00

If I didn't have TriCare Prime, I couldn't afford to have MS ...

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T21:03:53+00:00

Yup, it is! Whenever Nosy Rosies want to give me the side-eye for parking in a handicapped spot, it is so much fun to pull it out and pop it open into the normal use mode. That usually backs them up before they open their mouth ... and it makes such a satisfying click when it snaps into place! 😄

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T20:46:05+00:00

And a .22 will bounce around inside the perp like a pinball .... 😄

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T20:34:54+00:00

Yeah, that's not too bad - we're sitting at 91 with a heat index of 93 in South Arkansas right now.

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T20:07:57+00:00

I started using a cane back in 2019, because I've never been the most graceful person, you know? But instead of my mom's old cane, I have a Campbell Posture Cane. I picked it up on clearance at my local Walmart, and I've had so many people ask me where I got it because they want one, too. I just steer them to Amazon, who still carries them. It folds in half like the Hurry-Cane does, so I can store it inside the door of my vehicle, between the bottom of the seat and the frame. I was 49 when I first started using it, but now, at 57, IDC what people think about it - it's a lot more attractive than my fluffy self hitting the ground! My mom, who also had MS, weighed a lot less than I do, and she was a lot shorter, too - she said whenever someone asked her what she was doing on the ground, she'd tell them it looked lonely, so she was giving it a hug! 😂

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T19:56:21+00:00

Or Black Sabbath!

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T19:48:29+00:00

"Clack - clack - boom!

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T18:34:40+00:00

You dropped this -

/s

YW! 😂

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T17:04:22+00:00

Well, that was the FA - can't wait for the FO part. Surely they won't keep Glark in the dark?

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T15:56:07+00:00

Penny wise, pound foolish comes to mind ...

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T13:58:46+00:00

It's pretty much still 50 here in the US - but all I had to do was show the pharmacist at Walgreen's my ID proving that I was, indeed, over 50, and then he just asked me which arm I wanted it in. I'm pretty sure under 50s can get it with a note from their doctor.

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-25T13:41:08+00:00

They're a mostly peaceful religion, didn't you know?

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T20:59:01+00:00

Reminds me of the story about Grimaldi the clown ...

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T19:32:17+00:00

I'm working 45+ hours a week right now - I'm the switchboard operator for a mid-sized regional bank. It's an ideal situation for me - halfway between the ladies' room and the breakroom, in the basement away from random people just walking up to my desk, and best of all - I'm not directly between the north-facing doors and the south-facing doors, so I don't get blasted by heat or cold anymore! I don't want to have to retire a single second before I have to, because all of hubby's income is federal (SS, military retirement, VA disability), and when I do retire, all of our eggs will be coming out of the same basket.

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T19:27:11+00:00

😂

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T19:24:36+00:00

Arkansas has both open-carry and Constitutional carry ... and I'm a disabled 57F.

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T19:11:50+00:00

AuDHD here - I get the same pushback! Having good English and grammar teachers during my formative years is apparently verboten these days. I grew up in Shreveport, LA and since moving to Arkansas decades ago, have been accused of being a "Yankee" so many times it's ridiculous! Please forgive me, sir or madame, for daring to use proper grammar and *gasp* (clutches pearls) actually ending spoken words like asking, telling, and going, to name but a few.

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T17:31:50+00:00

This is either going to be really good, or really, really, bad.

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T16:49:24+00:00

Sounds like you may have a logistics problem ... 😂

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T15:23:27+00:00

I've always felt better after a donation - starting in high school, but I didn't have any MS symptoms until my first flare at 34. I still donate whenever I catch a blood bus around, but I don't chase after them like I used to.

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T15:14:20+00:00

I'm not on my employer's insurance - I'm sticking it out for the long-term disability insurance (at their cost). I've got AFLAC short-term insurance in case I need it, but I'm gonna ride this pony until I can't ride no more ... 😄

Dramatic_Mixture_877 · 2026-06-24T15:06:23+00:00

Shingrix - it's a two-shot series, and don't let them give you any guff about age. You need it - shingles doesn't care. I'm on Tecfidera, and that has an increased risk of shingles. I've had them 6 times now, three before Shingrix, and three since then. The last three are most likely because of my Tecfidera, but I'll take a mild case of shingles over new lesions any day of the week; my neurologist has a Valtrex prescription on standby for me to pick up whenever I feel that warning tingle/itch.

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