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So, the good news: it didn't kill me and my kidneys appear to still function. The bad news: a week and a half later, I'm still dealing with days with very low blood pressure (under 100/55) when all I can do is lie in bed and curse my decision to have the Reclast infusion for my osteoporosis. Getting the bill from the hospital raised the blood pressure a bit! If I had been allowed to get the prescription at my preferred pharmacy and bring it to the hospital infusion center, it would have only cost 1/2 what they are charging. My copay will be about the same, but the added pharmacy cost will put me in the "donut hole" for the rest of the year, thank you very much. The only control I had over the whole thing was saying, "no thank you, I don't want this". And, of course, the true cost was not available to me until after the whole thing was over. The hospital bill for the emergency room and overnight stay to recuperate from the effects of this medication has not yet arrived.
We are constantly being told to be good consumers of health care. How is that possible with faulty or withheld information?
We are constantly being told to be good consumers of health care. How is that possible with faulty or withheld information?