I have a hepatitis C patient with cirrhosis who recently started treatment. He's doing great, his viral counts went from 3 million to less than 43. It's working! Then I got his blood counts back, and his red blood cells were low. In following the guidelines, I reduced the doses of his medication. His next counts were still low. I tried to prescribe a red blood cell boosting shot, but the insurance company said no. My nurse has been more than 4 hours total this week talking to his insurance company to get it approved. They said no again today. I will have to fill out more paperwork to petition them again, and I will try to get someone on the phone to explain that if they don't choose to cover the medication, he will need to be hospitalized weekly for blood transfusions and all the risks that numerous transfusions entail.
Hopefully I can convince someone. I refuse to stop his hepatitis medication; he is undetectable and if he remains that way his risk for liver cancer and transplant drops substantially. I'll fill out any amount of paperwork it takes to get this approved, it's just sad that I have to try and explain this to people who know nothing about medicine let alone the nuances of hepatitis C treatment.
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You are an incredible doctor. How much does it cost? I can sponsor the first shot until you get it worked out with the insurance company?
You're so awesome. Fortunately, after another day of calling and waiting, we got it approved. I think the fact that we had to admit him and give him 4 units of blood helped pushed things along.
I was diagnosed as HEPATITIS B carrier in 2013 with fibrosis of the
liver already present. I started on antiviral medications which
reduced the viral load initially. After a couple of years the virus
became resistant. I started on HEPATITIS B Herbal treatment from
ULTIMATE LIFE CLINIC (www.ultimatelifeclinic.com) in March, 2020. Their
treatment totally reversed the virus. I did another blood test after
the 6 months long treatment and tested negative to the virus. Amazing
treatment! This treatment is a breakthrough for all HBV carriers
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