Monday, March 26, 2012

By The Numbers...


Claritin - 3 small boxes @ $4, 2 bottles @ $7 = $12 + $14 = $26
Benedryl - 3 bottles @ $4 = $12
Zyrtec - 4 boxes @ $5 = $20
Drugs total: approximately $58

Family Doctor Copay - $30 (6 vials of blood)
Specialist Copay - $70 (12 vials of blood)
Insurance Deductible - $200 (for labs)
Doctor/Insurance Total: $300 + 18 vials of blood

3 tubes of Eucerin Calming Creme @ $10 each = $30
1 bottle of Eucerin Calmin Itch Relief @ $7 = $7
2 bottles of Eucerin Calming Body wash @ $7 each = $14
Many packets of oatmeal bath in the early days = $10
Various tubes of creams and ointments = $20
Skin total: approximately $81

Approximate Grand Total: $449 + 18 vials of blood (and counting!)


4 months or 136 days with hives, pain, and general illness.


No answers. Is it any wonder I'm frustrated and just want to hide and CRY?



(I am counting from approximately November 12, 2011 since I don't feel like digging through my Twitter history to find when I first started complaining of hives.)

Read the beginning part of the story here.