Help with home instillations?

[maryla]

Hi everyone:kiss:

I need help from those of you that do your own rescue instillations at home. My uro has agreed to let me do them at home, but he has never done this before and he doesn't have a clue on how to get me the meds for me to do them? I told him I would see how you all do it and let him know!

ie..prescriptions? Does an everyday pharmacy carry the meds needed?

If you could let me know what the process is I would be most grateful.
Thank you, God Bless!

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[Sarojini]

Often regular pharmacies, like Walgreens, don't carry the stuff you need... I'm not sure why, since they could order it like the other pharmacies do, but anyway...

I had to take my prescriptions to a compounding pharmacy. These are usually small, "mom-and-pop" type independent pharmacies. Some are also home medical supply stores as well. If you know of one, try going there with your scripts and talk to the pharmacist. They may need to order your supplies, but they are usually extremely helpful.

The one I go to can provide everything -- catheters, the meds, syringes, etc. They often don't stock the medications, but the pharmacist always gets them in the next day for me, so I just call for a refill a day or two in advance and it's not a problem.

[maryla]

Thank you Jen:kiss:

So basically my uro just writes scripts for each, heprin, lidocaine, sodium bi-carb, needles and what ever it is he wants me to use, is this correct? And I just mix them at home?

Thanks you again:cat:

[Dixiefireball]

I just send you a pm back hon to answer your question. Just wanted you to know.
rhonda

[maryla]

thank you thank you thank you!!!:kiss:

[kadi]

I highly suggest contacting your insurance company for guidance in finding a pharmacy for the instillation supplies and meds. I had a very hard time getting reimbursed by my insurance company when I went to a pharmacy that was convenient for me (right down the street from my house), but not on their "contract pharmacy" list. Not only did I have to pay out of pocket for supplies, and wait forever for reimbursement, but my claims got tied up for months because the insurance company demanded a letter of medical necessity from my doctor, but no one at the ins. company could tell me who should be sent the letter.

What eventually resolved the mess was asking for a "case manager" nurse at the insurance company. She found me the wonderful "contracted" pharmacy I now use and got the details on the letter I needed from my doctor (in addition to the prescription). Since the pharmacy is contracted with my insurance company, they bill the ins. company first, are paid at a higher rate, and I am billed only for my copay (which is much lower than going to a pharmacy on my own.)

Hope that info is helpful to you!

[ICNDonna]

I don't have insurance that covers prescriptions, but I just took my prescriptions to my regular pharmacy and they ordered in my supplies. I always made sure that I ordered the refills early enough so they could do the ordering and I wouldn't run out.

Donna

[maryla]

Thank you all you have been quite helpful!!!!


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