Comments on: Biologics Battle In The News http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/07/biologics-battle-in-the-news/ Adventures of a superhero on his journey through chronic pain and debilitating inflammation Sun, 30 Jun 2013 03:49:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: tessie http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/07/biologics-battle-in-the-news/#comment-799 tessie Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:53:29 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=5224#comment-799 Gotta love that your super-powers extend to putting together such a rich blog post that I can now clear half of my “healthcare reform” bookmark folder.

Currently, I am on Humira injections twice monthly. My doctor wants me to now go on Orencia infusions, or what I like to call “$$$$$”. I also, for the time being, have fabulous insurance so when I say how very much I hate being a part of this multi-billion dollar industry, it is not because it is costing me. It is because this is a prime example of how out of hand the whole medical industry is at this time. It is because, due to an agreement between two profit-based, greed-driven, sickness-promoting INDUSTRIES, the answers to quality of life issues are used to advance the INDUSTRY and not the consumer. This industry produces profits, not care.

]]> By: Helen http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/2009/07/biologics-battle-in-the-news/#comment-795 Helen Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:08:05 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritisguy.com/?p=5224#comment-795 One of the most discouraging, depressing and painful periods in recent memory was my four weeks without coverage of Enbrel after I graduated (I eventually got temporary government assistance). I could hardly walk or dress myself, let alone gather the energy to make it through a job interview. These drugs are lifelines to so many people, and yet they are so far out of reach. After those four weeks I can only imagine what it’s like to have to live without something you KNOW is the difference between a productive life and a life spent in pain and isolation.

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