My name is Jayne. I have RA, diagnosed 6 months after have my 2nd child 16 yrs ago. Under control with Humira + other meds. Live in France.

[Jaynek]

Anyone out there who live in France? Please let me know.

Jayne

[helixhelix]

I was going to reply to your other post, but since I'm not on Humira I didn't. I'm currently half & half between France & UK, but moving over to France full time once I find a decent rheumy!

[oldtimer]

My sister also has RA and she lives in France. However, she has recently been going to Geneva hospital as she is part of a trial that they are doing there. She is on tefacitinab (xeljanz) which is not available in the UK.

There seem to be complicated procedures for paying for the medication in France. I understand that you pay up front and are then re-imbursed? When she was offered biologics, she said that she would have found it impossible to afford to live for a few months until she was re-imbursed, so went on this trial where she has her medication free.

[helixhelix in reply to oldtimer]

Strange, RA is a " maladie longue durée" ie a chronic condition so it's 100% covered and usually you don't pay upfront at all. My OH who is already over in France had an op recently and we were a bit worried about how much he might have to fork out, but he popped his carte vitale in the slot and was only charged 18euros. It's the getting into the system that seems complicated to me.

[Hidden]

Hello Jane,

I have lived in France centre est for 23 years and have had RA for 15. I get wonderful treatment from the French health service and hope yopu have the same good experience.

Harriso

[helixhelix in reply to Hidden]

That's good to know. Are you treated by a rheumatologue libérale or a hospital based one?

[Hidden in reply to helixhelix]

I go to a private clinic for treatment s0 I pay a small amount for the depassement of the rheumatologue but everything else is free. For eight years I took the cure at a spa and only had to pay for my accomodation.