My thumb has been twitching/tremoring off and on all day. Happens in like ~30 second bursts or so. Hard to see in the video but it seems to originate in my lower forearm and extends to my thumb, making it actually move. I have health anxiety about major issues like Parkinson’s but I don’t understand the difference between a harmless twitch vs a “tremor”. Thanks for watching!
Thanks in advance for the advice on this, as I need it.
My GI doc offically diagnosed me with small bowel Crohn’s this week… apparently “silent” Crohn’s because I’ve never actually had the tell-tale symptoms and it was discovered by a chance ridiculously high calprotectin level from a stool sample and a follow up MRI of the abdomen (MRE), where they found my small intestine was constricted.
They took a blood sample just to make sure I didn’t have anything weird happening in my body before giving me immunosuppressants and, pending that result, they’ll start me on biologics in the coming weeks.
We decided upon ideally having meds that I can give myself at home, like Humira, but after doing some research, I’ll probably be given a cheaper version. She was going to do some research on what would be covered by my insurance and what wouldn’t before sending me in any specific direction.
I have a decent job with decent health and prescription insurance through CVS Caremark (work for state government). I’ve looked up potential costs for drugs they might end up prescribing me and I’m getting incredibly anxious at how much this unfortunate diagnosis is going to cost me. Out of pocket costs seems to be $300-thousands of dollars a month depending on the drug, which I absolutely cannot afford especially in the long-run.
Ive read about these copay assistance programs that a lot of these drug manufac offer and stumbled across people talking about this PrudentRX program as well, so I’m hoping there’s hope for me yet. I’m looking for any advice on which direction I should go before getting my first treatment. I’ve read some sketchy stuff about PrudentRX so I’m leaning towards going the route of the manufacturer co-pays (assuming I’m eligible 🙏🤞).
Should I join immediately upon receiving word on which drug im being given? Should I go with this PrudentRX program instead? Am i screwed either way?
Thank you!