My surgery is the 7th. The Doc gave a prescription for a blood thinner called Arixtra yesterday. I took a brief look on the web for prices before coming to work and was shocked! Did anyone else need to take these injections for 7 days following surgery? It looks like it could cost $800-1000 for the 7 doses. I am a self pay patient because my BSBS doesn't cover bariatric. Would they at least cover the meds?

The baby aspirin I'd been taking for a couple years and then told to stop, seems to be a whole lot more cost effective!

I had to take Lovenox shots, and my co-pays were out of this world. I spent nearly $2k on just the co-pays. Let your doc know they are cost prohibitive and see if there isnt a cheaper option.

I was given a prescription for lovenox it was $500 before insurance and $450 after lol. I started to do allot of research before I bought them. I contacted the maker and was told they have a patient assistance program but it was on hold for 2 weeks because they were restructuring the program. I called my doctor but it takes 2 days for them to call me back. I had the pharmacist give me half of the prescription which cost me $200. Then once my doctor called me back, he said there is not substitutes for this blood thinner and since I don’t have a history of blood clots I don’t have to take it just stay real active!! (Wish I would have know 2 days prior to spending $200) So I would definitely check on the assistance program from the manufacture.

I just got back from the pharmacy. My BCBS did cover it as a generic and the copay was only $7. I'm very thankful! Being a self payer it seems like I've hit a roadblock at every turn.

6 more days until surgery!