Wellness

[HonnyBrown]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@HonnyBrown wrote:

Judgey much?

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That's what you get when you reveal the real you on a discussion forum - judged. Not prepared? Best not reveal yourself then.

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I also got useful recommendations.

Which category were you, moon?

[hckynut]

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@Laura14 wrote:

Have your Vitamin D level checked.  If it's low enough like mine was, my doctor gave me a prescription for a 5000 I think it was daily dose which was about $5-7 a month.  

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@Laura14

My Medicare will not cover a Vitamin D blood test unless I am an in-patient at the hospital, or I have  a known Vitamin D deficiency(which I do). My wife wanted one and Medicare would not pay for because she did not have either of my above mentioned.

I buy mine OTC and they are cheap in comparison to others. After I got out of the hospital last November, my nephew-in-law wrote me a prescription for 50,000 mg capsules to take. One per week.

hckynut(john)

[Nightowlz]

I don't get it either. Why bother. You would have to go to the doctor pay your co-pay plus go back to the pharmacy to pay your co-pay so you can get a $25 gift card. How much money will you be out paying co-pays, gas & your time?

I hate going to the doctor so not worth it for me.

[hckynut]

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@RedTop wrote:

You could ask for a prescription strength antihistamine for backup when the OTC stuff doesn't kick in fast enough.   

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I would have to have a visit to my doctor for him to write a prescription for a new med. Maybe @HonnyBrown doctor will.

hckynut(john)

[Moonchilde]

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@HonnyBrown wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@HonnyBrown wrote:

Judgey much?

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That's what you get when you reveal the real you on a discussion forum - judged. Not prepared? Best not reveal yourself then.

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I also got useful recommendations.

Which category were you, moon?

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One who thinks your request is not cost-effective in any way, and time-wasting and unethical for a reputable doctor, taking his time away from people who actually need medical treatment.

Stir away.

[Laura14]

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@hckynut wrote:

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@Laura14 wrote:

Have your Vitamin D level checked.  If it's low enough like mine was, my doctor gave me a prescription for a 5000 I think it was daily dose which was about $5-7 a month.  

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@Laura14

My Medicare will not cover a Vitamin D blood test unless I am an in-patient at the hospital, or I have  a known Vitamin D deficiency(which I do). My wife wanted one and Medicare would not pay for because she did not have either of my above mentioned.

I buy mine OTC and they are cheap in comparison to others. After I got out of the hospital last November, my nephew-in-law wrote me a prescription for 50,000 mg capsules to take. One per week.

hckynut(john)

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@hckynut   Really?   I have my insurance through work and so far I have only gotten dinged a little bit for lab work.  She just does the basic blood work and also checks my cholesterol, vitamin d and thyroid.  I think that's the only three things she makes a point to bring up with me every time.    

I don't have the prescription anymore.  I do OTC now.  I found the same dosage via Amazon after I was short one month before my annual appointment.  My doctor tested me because she didn't want me to get too much after a year but I was still fine so she said to keep it up and I have.  Daily tablet for me.

This was a few years ago under a different insurance through work and it was really cheap.  Didn't like having to run to the store every month though.  That's for the birds.  

Sometimes my doctor threatens to put me on statins because I run borderline to high.  Ain't happening.  I hate medicine.  Vitamins and supplements I'm with you.   Meds, forget it.  Unless I am going to die right there in front of her at any moment, she can write all the scripts she wants.  I'm not taking it.            

[HonnyBrown]

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@hckynut wrote:

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@HonnyBrown wrote:

That didn't answer my question.

If I wanted to get a fake prescription, I would not need to ask here.

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@HonnyBrown

Hit the post tab accidently. As for your free prescription, when you take none? I would run it through my shredder with unsolicited bank credit cards.

hckynut(john)

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Thanks for the edit John.  I was wondering....

This is not a credit card offer; it's a gift card promotion at a store I frequent. 

Because of the suffestions here, the helpful ones, I get $25 to try a new allergy med!

[HonnyBrown]

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@Nightowlz wrote:

I don't get it either. Why bother. You would have to go to the doctor pay your co-pay plus go back to the pharmacy to pay your co-pay so you can get a $25 gift card. How much money will you be out paying co-pays, gas & your time?

I hate going to the doctor so not worth it for me.

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Night, I would call my doctor and ask for a prescription for my existing allergies.  There is no copay for that.

The promotion from the pharmacy would comp the cost for the copay.  No charge there.

If I chose to, I could walk to the pharmacy in lieu of my walk around the lake, so there is no issue with gas or time.

And $25 to try a new allergy med!

It sounds like a win-win to me.

[HonnyBrown]

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@hckynut wrote:

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@RedTop wrote:

You could ask for a prescription strength antihistamine for backup when the OTC stuff doesn't kick in fast enough.   

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I would have to have a visit to my doctor for him to write a prescription for a new med. Maybe @HonnyBrown doctor will.

hckynut(john)

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New med, existing condition.  When I go for my annual visit in April, we will discuss it.

[HonnyBrown]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@HonnyBrown wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@HonnyBrown wrote:

Judgey much?

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That's what you get when you reveal the real you on a discussion forum - judged. Not prepared? Best not reveal yourself then.

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I also got useful recommendations.

Which category were you, moon?

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One who thinks your request is not cost-effective in any way, and time-wasting and unethical for a reputable doctor, taking his time away from people who actually need medical treatment.

Stir away.

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My doctor is a she.