vsl saga concludes

after calling just about every pharmacy we could find, we've settled on paying cash for vsl 3 at costco -- $68 for 30 packets. the double strength is $106, but comes in a 20 pack. and with my luck i'd spill it or something. the target has it for $82.50. much better than the walgreens $150 price. that was ludicrous.

yes, aetna won't cover it, but at least we were able to find it somewhat cheaper than getting it direct, and i won't have to pay shipping or pay attention to the mail to make sure i get it in the fridge. i've met my out of pocket pharma max for the year, so no drug copays for all the other stuff I take, so I can splurge on this probiotic, lol! i was paying $150/month for the asacol and rowasa and canasa at the start of the year, so $68 is a bargain :) figure i'll take it for a few months, then re-evaluate in january when my copays kick in again.

i just can't stand eating yogurt anymore. and i feel it would be a waste to spend less on a less effective probiotic, you know? like $30 for align that is like a regular-person strength probiotic vs $70 for one designed for uc/pouchitis and has been studied and recommended by other folks just seems like a good idea. whatever, if it helps even a little, it's probably worth the $2-3 a day.

still funny to me that pred is 25 cents a pill. I'm down to 20 mg starting today.