Re: Re: Medicare and Provigil

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> could use some suggestions re: how to request what I need form the MD, if you

(or anyone) has any ideas..

> But thanks very much for your support already either way.

>

>

I gently nagged my doctor over several months, 4 separate times in all, for

K-DUR (prescription, time-released potassium) 'til he finally wrote me a

prescription for it.

My reason for wanting to try it was weak: " Several people in my support group

tell me how much it helps them and I'd like to try it. "

I had no idea how many purely neurological symptoms K-DUR helped eliminate. I'm

so grateful for my patience and my doctor's patience for my requests while

asking for help and while struggling with many problems I know longer have,

including recurring kidney stones.

Your doctor has the power to say yes or no to prescriptions you might like to

try.

Respecting your doctor while asking for help with symptoms is difficult when

we're so miserable but worth it.

I have a situation where I would appreciate my local doctor writing my

prescriptions for time-released Potassium. I am writing a letter to my local

doctor for my K-Dur-prescribing doctor to sign so I may not have to bother this

doctor for such prescriptions. This doctor no longer takes my insurance (other

than Medicare for established patients like me) and whose office is 42 miles

away from my home.

Patience, gentleness and creativity helps our doctors help us.

toni

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