Elecare Neocate Elemental Medical Foods Formulas

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Hello:

My daughter Lizzie has excema that is due to food allergies. She has

been tested for everything and it all comes back negative. I breast fed

her til 9 months. I started trying formulas and she either spit it up,

broke out in a rash (exzema), had bad diarrhea and burning BMs. We

tried eliminating things from her diet, milk dairy, soy, citrus, wheat

and gluten and alot of other foods. It helped but she started loosing

weight. At 12 months she was 19.5 pounds and at 15 months she was 19

pounds. The DRs put her on Elecare and she gained two pounds in 3

weeks. Now she is almost 18 months at 22 pounds but she is not quite

walking. The developmental books say she should be walking and saying

at least 15 words. Her word count is at 10 words.

I am concerned about her development as well as....

The Elecare cost $45 a can and the can last three days, about $500 a

month. Has any body had any luck getting insurance to pay for an

elemental medical food such as Elecare, Neocate, Peptuamen Jr. If so

what is your insurance company and what was in your request that

persuaded the insurance company?

Please I need help....

Thanks,

mother of Lizzie