[LibertyRocks]

Sorry to ping you all twice in one day!

NEW UPDATE - 2/18 - 3:00 pm
Amanda’s doctor called and we spoke for a while this afternoon. There is a new update with the details at Post #237 (the one from earlier today is at #220 in case anyone missed that).

We now got word back re: the insurance for her meds (denied), and discussed some of the doctor’s worries at this point (re: readmission for IV meds, and possible surgery).

Thank you so much, everyone - and like I mentioned earlier, if you are getting double-pinged, let me know so I can take off the second listing of your name. Or, if you’d like off this temp. list, please let me know...

[potlatch]

Double pings to people are the least of your worries, forget that!

Continuing prayers for all of you.
So wrong that the insurance will pay for ‘in hospital’ care but not for the proper meds at home.

I had always understood that the generic ‘had’ to be the exact same med but maybe with different ‘fillers’. Perhaps you could discuss that with the doctor more.

Lots of prayers going on for Amanda, keep your chin up!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[LucyJo]

[Tribune7]

Prayers continue

[left that other site]

No problem. Prayer pings are always welcome.

[AnAmericanMother]

Take this for what it's worth, and talk to your doctor to see if he thinks it will help.

I don't know what your Insurance Commissioner is like in WI, but here in GA we have a real bulldog of an IC who is very proactive in looking out for consumers. If you call his office with a problem like this, he (actually one of his staff) will get the insurance company on the phone tout suite and talk it out with them. We have had very good results calling them in, not for little stuff but when it was really necessary. And this sounds like one of those situations.

In the meantime, we'll keep praying!

[Dr. Eckleburg]

More prayers on the way until God returns Amanda to perfect health.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the updates! Prayers continue for Mandy and for you...

[Smokin' Joe]

Praise God! (More prayers up for the entire family).

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Praying with All my Heart)))))
Thank you for the Ping.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I am thankful that progress is good, don’t worry about double pings, for it won’t hurt us to send up double prayers, which I will continue to do..

Sending you a double big hug.

[LibertyRocks]

GOOD NEWS UPDATE! --2/19 9:30am

Amanda got her liver enzymes tested again today and the results were OUTSTANDING!!! Her ALT level was 102 on Tuesday (normal is about 7-56), and today her ALT was at 52! We don't know why her liver was showing what it did on Tuesday, but it looks good now! She will be staying with the generic pills, and we will be seeing her ID doctor on Tuesday for our first follow-up!

Thank you so much for everyone's prayers! Praise God for the good outcome today! We've done nothing different as far as food or meds, so I'm giving the glory to God for this positive news! I know the prayer warriors here at FR are a powerful group, and I am comforted to know you are all in our corner! :)

Hopefully I will not have another update until Tuesday when we go see the doctor! So from here I guess "no news is good news"! :) She is far from beating this infection (the meds are probably JUST starting to work now - it takes a while to "catch up" to the infection from what I understand). However, knowing what we are dealing with and having a very attentive and caring doctor is a tremendous blessing based upon the treatment we were receiving before!

Thanks again so much for all the prayers, advice and support. I wish I could reply to everyone's posts individually, perhaps tomorrow I can go through and reply a bit. There are things I'd love to respond to, but with this good news I think I'm going to try to just enjoy spending time with my girls today, and praising God for not having to take Amanda back to the hospital today!

Much love to all of you. May God bless you & yours abundantly!
~ LR

PS -- I realized last night at the pharmacy that I was confused about her medication. The pill form she has IS the generic covered by our insurance. The liquid/suspension is the brand-name they wouldn't cover because the pill is the "same medicine". It may take a little longer to get rid of the infection this way, but as long as she remains stable for now, the meds should "catch up" to the infection and she should start REALLY feeling better next week... This is a doozy of an infection to knock out - as I mentioned a while back she will have to take this medication for at least 6-9 months. Sorry for the confusion on that! :)

[Cindy]

Still praying for Amanda.
Lifting her up in prayer.

In Jesus’ Holy Name.
Amen.