@tntwo99

Your message resonates with me. I am so sorry that you are experiencing what I call "treatment exhaustion." I am also experiencing regret that I ever started treatment for CKD. I was briefly at Stage 3a but have been Stage 2 for three years now. Fortunately, I am not diabetic. But that makes it even more stressful to make a decision about starting Jardiance (my insurance only covers Jardiance which is supposed to be interchangeable for what my hematologist/nephrologist wants to fix--high urine protein).

As I wrote earlier, when I asked about side effects to watch for, he said more peeing and fatal skin infections. And I'm supposed to be happy that urine protein is down while spending my life in the bathroom and waiting for that fatal skin infection?

About the deductible. Your maximum out of pocket costs for drugs should be $2000/year. I reach that this month but my husband spent more than $2000 on prescriptions in January so the rest of the year was "free."

If I remember correctly, my MIL was on Warfarin but was able to get switched to another med that didn't require INR as frequently (or perhaps ever again).

Please talk to your doctor about alternatives. I am thinking that mental health should be a priority for our care, too.