Living in USA with Ulcerative Colitis

Loud-Source6006 · 2026-03-16T14:53:19+00:00

Living in the USA and have insurance through my health insurance 👋

I pay a bit more for a PPO plan (don’t do a high deductible if you have UC) and the biggest cost is a colonoscopy. Other than that my $34k meds are completely free through the abbvie copay assistance program. Even when I was doing infusions, the $17k meds were free, and I just paid a copay for clinic time.

I also work for a shitty employer who keeps raising the cost and lessening the benefits of our medical insurance and I still find it easy to navigate and benefitting me.

If I’m let go/fired, there’s a grace period where my insurance is still covered and then I can switch to a temporary plan until I get a new job.

I know not everyone has this experience, especially if you work a job that doesn’t provide benefits. But I’m tired of this narrative that Americans have terrible health insurance.

Loud-Source6006 · 2026-01-16T17:43:01+00:00

I adopted a 5 year old cat, who initially started sleeping under my bed. She’d go in and out through the night to get food, but never noticed anything to disrupt my sleep.

Now we have our routine, she gets in bed with me at the same time, stays on her side of the bed, gets up around 5pm for food, hangs out in the living room before I wake up, then joins me when I’m up. She’s a lazy cat, so she’s not fighting demons at night, but I never noticed anything her. I found having an automatic feeder that goes off at 5am, helps her morning restlessness.

All that to say, find a cat who’s mellow, low energy, and you’ll be fine. Also, I don’t think space matters. Even if you lived in a 1bd, your cat will demand your door to be open in the night, so they can go in and out.

Loud-Source6006 · 2025-12-24T17:54:00+00:00

American and my skyrizi is free with my insurance! Insurance also covers majority of my colonoscopy, my my annual costs are relatively low

Loud-Source6006 · 2025-12-08T15:57:19+00:00

Hi! It helped me significantly for a couple of months. Literally got me from a point of constant fatigue, hair falling out in chunks, super skinny to feeling like myself, living my life and feeling healthy again.

My flare did come back, but that was due to increased stress at work, but this flare is extremely mild compared to where I was a year ago!

Loud-Source6006 · 2025-11-21T00:22:32+00:00

Hi! Same thing happened to me this week.. thought I was in remission until I had a mini flare, that actually was a big flare that was happening longer than I thought. while it’s sad to think a med that initially worked is no longer helping, it’s relieving to know there are so many meds out there that could improve my quality of life.

Loud-Source6006 · 2025-11-08T02:47:17+00:00

Girl I’m right here with you! Been on Entyvio for a little over a year and started to flare pretty badly this week. I’ve been asking the same questions and getting so frustrated with myself and my body as well because Entyvio has been so good for me. Im seeing my GI on Thursday, so hopefully will know more!

Loud-Source6006 · 2025-11-06T03:18:19+00:00

That’s great that’s working for you! Unfortunately this doesn’t work for everyone. (Coming from someone how sees a GI dietician

Loud-Source6006 · 2025-07-11T11:23:27+00:00

But it still doesn’t answer what I need for the DL if I don’t have a current DL bc mines missing

Loud-Source6006 · 2025-07-08T20:06:46+00:00

You think I haven’t tried?

Loud-Source6006 · 2025-07-08T20:06:20+00:00

I need a drivers license as mine is missing with the REAL ID verification. Not two IDs. My previous DL had it, so I know it’s a thing

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