Thursday, April 10, 2008
A fist full of Psoriasis
I’m now on week #4 of a new drug for my ongoing battle with psoriasis. It’s called Raptiva. Unlike the other medications I’ve taken, this is something I have to take by injection once a week. Also unlike all the other medications I’ve tried, I think this stuff is actually working.
My psoriasis seems to be better.
This is the first time in a very long time that I can remember having the ability to make a closed fist with either hand. Normally the skin on my fingers is too thick to allow me to close my hands into fists.
I often have trouble using my hands at all.
My feelings about this is somewhat mixed. On one hand (no pun intended) I’m glad that I can bend my fingers and that they aren’t cracked and bleeding. For that I am very thankful. The problem is that Raptiva is extremely expensive. Though I only have to pay a $50 co-pay for a month’s supply, my health insurance is paying over $1,600 a month for me to take Raptiva.
That is a lot of money. I don’t feel comfortable taking such a pricey medication. If I continue to take Raptiva, I worry about my health insurance eventually dropping me.
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