IVIg Approval

Wow,

What can I say.  I thought that it would take months to get approval from Cigna for my IVIg replacement therapy, but I woke up this morning to an email from my case manager at Cigna that my IVIg replacement therapy was approved.  Such a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.  Typically insurance companies fight tooth & nail to not have any of the IVIg covered, but I guess in my case, when you have a Dr who fills out the paperwork appropriately, and you provide all the necessary data, that things are easily approved.

My previous immunologist ordered the IVIg, however, is in a previous post I had learned that he had written it that as I was going to be getting a Kidney transplant….  Just goes to show you that some doctors out there have literally fallen asleep at the wheel, or they quite simply just don’t give a shit.

My first infusion will be April 11th @ 8:30am at Immunoe.  The infusion will take roughly 5 hours to complete.  The type of IVIg they have ordered for me, and will be administering is Octagam 5%.  I was told to bring my Epi Pen in the event of an allergic reaction, but it’s highly unlikely that it will happen, but better safe than to be sorry.  For the record, Epi Pens hurt.