Miracle Medicine?

Elias has been on a new inhalant medicine for a month or two now. It is supposed to help with his wheezing when he gets a cold (unfortunately you can't just use it once the cold arrives). Lucky for us we haven't had to test it out yet. I suppose winter is coming soon, so colds will be prevalent soon enough.

When Elias and I went to see the specialist, he suggested for a child that has more than 3 colds a year, this medicine would be beneficial. He failed to mention the side affects, some of which can be dry mouth, upset stomach, cough, WHEEZING (hello?), stunted growth (although no effect on overall height...huh?) and a weaker immune system (hence more colds, right?). Luckily Elias doesn't seem to have any of the side affects that we can see.

The other thing the doctor failed to mention was the cost of this medicine. We have insurance, but we have a high deductible plan which means cost does matter a little bit to me. He proceeded to write a year's prescription (good thing Elias wasn't allergic to the medicine). I had the office change it to a 90 day supply so I could save a little bit on the mailorder. The thing is, they changed the way they wrote the prescription so I really ended up with a year's supply anyway. Elias is supposed to take it every other day (via a nebulizer) unless he starts getting a cold. Then we up the medication to once a day. If he starts getting wheezy, we do it twice a day. Converting that into a 90 day supply does become a bit tricky.

The kicker is the way the prescription company sent it. They mailed the medicine via Fed Ex, but then Fed Ex delivered it to our local post office (what?) who left it on our doorstep. Luckily I was home when they delivered it because losing $1000 worth of medicine would not have made me happy. Will it work miracles? At $1000, it better.