Make PriorityHealth pay for nonsteroidal Euflexxa injections again, as it did until this year, for those of us with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. The steroid injections it will cover are highly damaging to our joints, unlike products such as Euflexxa, which uses hyaluronic acid, a natural substance that doesn't destroy our vulnerable cartilage.
Why is this important?
I have the genetic connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. As of 2017, PriorityHealth refuses to pay for Euflexxa injections for my progressive and painful joint deterioration. It expects me to use steroids, which will only destroy what little knee cartilage I have left. Steroids are forbidden for those of us with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. This is a violation of our CIVIL RIGHTS. Please sign this petition for those of us with EDS who want to maintain our mobility. If forced to rely on steroid injections, people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome will face knee replacement surgery, which doesn't always work because of our severe structural disorder. Euflexxa injections are far cheaper than pushing people in great pain into unnecessary and premature joint replacement surgery.
