Hi @bepeacefulall - it's great to see another fellow Canuck joining the fold! You're lucky to be at Peter Munk. Here in my small town, I was lucky to have a fantastic cardiologist who told me about Camzyos and asked me to spend a week or two reading up on it. Like you.
Pros and cons of Camzyos? The only con is something I can't definitively pin on Camzyos, but if it was at fault, this was a small price for me to pay - after a few months I was put on a low dose Losarten for slightly high blood pressure. Pro? Literally everything. I could go for a walk, ties my shoes, climb a flight of stairs, eat a proper meal, ... Never mind - the rest of the good folks here are sick of hearing me preach the Camzyos gospel by now 🙂 As always, that's just my personal experience - your mileage may vary.
As for the approval process, when I started there was something called the REMS program. I don't know if they still do it this way, but I just had to fill out a one or two page form and my cardiologist filled out a couple more pages. A few weeks later the meds arrived. Easiest thing ever.
@boatsforlife, Thank you, boatsforlife, for connecting with your Canadian experience. I have been reading your posts and they are very informative and helpful.
Just wondering about the financial aspect, did your cardiologist get OHIP, Trillium or your provincial provider to pay for it? I understand it is $13000/year and I don’t have private health insurance.
All the best to everyone on this journey.