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Using the HA drops first is a good idea. I think I will suggest that to my wife to try when we get the serum drops.Originally posted by Dog2012 View PostComment
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Well the doctor who won't prescribe to me won't do it because he's a family friend of a friend (so he won't see me as a patient). But he was saying that a lot of other doctors won't prescribe it either in general, and made it seem like a challenge to find one who will. People on this forum haven't seemed to really mention that, so I was wondering how easy it is to go into my doctor and request this?Originally posted by Dog2012 View PostComment
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Sometimes I think they won't prescribe because some offices do not have the necessary staff/means to draw the blood on site and then transport to the compounding pharmacy. Liability concerns, perhaps. A lot of insurance plans do not cover them either. If you can't get your regular opth to handle for you, consider teaching hospitals. I'm sure others here (any Floridians out there?) have some additional suggestions.Comment
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I had serum tears made at Bascom-Palmer in Miami. I believe Dr. ****** in Tampa makes them as well. Do you need contact info? Where in Florida are you located?Comment
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I am in Miami - though I had a really poor experience at Bascom-Palmer and don't think I will go back. I saw Dr. Trattler here in Miami as well, but on my second visit he told me I looked fine and that I had "corneal neuralgia" (I then went to a ophthalmologist-neurologist who did a simple Shirmer's test and told me that no, I was actually just dry. Dr. Trattler didn't do Shirmer's, even though I asked for him to). I have that doctor (in NY) that I can return to, but I don't know if that doctor will even know what Serum is.Originally posted by NotADryEye View Post
In general, I didn't know if a non-standard line of treatment, like Serum, needs to be approached uniquely.Comment
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My B-P experience wasn't great either. One doctor told me to massage my glands and two weeks later I couldn't open my eyes. And one time they put preservative in my serum tears. I kept calling the emergency number and telling them that every time I put in a drop (4x per day) my eyes would sting very badly for 6 hours. And then eventually someone called and said that another patient had reported stinging and that was when they discovered that there was preservative in the drops. (So I wonder to this day why no one looked into it when I called about it for three days in a row). They said I could get the drops at no cost but what does "free" really mean when you can't drive and someone has to take off work to drive you for 4 hours each way.
At one point I asked them if I could have my blood drawn elsewhere and then shipped to them. They told me if I could figure out a way to do this then that would be terrific. Eventually, one year later, I found a lab, that is a national company with locations all over the U.S. The lab, Any Lab Test Now (www.anylabtestnow.com) told me it would be absolutely no problem for them to draw the blood to Bascom Palmer's specifications and ship it overnight on ice.
I tried calling the B-P lab manager about this, but was only able to leave a message. Eventually someone called me back and was dismissive about the possibility of anyone else being able to draw blood and ship it somewhere. Really? Well, by now I wasn't a B-P patient so I insisted that they listen, take down phone numbers, names, e-mail addresses and the website info. I haven't followed up but realistically, if you are a patient from Minnesota, how easy is it for you to travel to Miami to have your blood drawn. You'd think they would have been a bit more receptive.
And here on DEZ we have someone telling us how to make serum tears ourselves. Go figure.Comment
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