Re: : Re: /Compound Vitamins

[Guest guest]

I also was given a bit of a hard time getting CF

ADEKs. They made Dr Ren call and fax the script. I had

to order a 6 month supply and only given a 6 month

refill.

I hope they don't cut us off.

Sharon M in NY

--- dreamweavergirlus@... wrote:

> Actually I did speak to a rep about this. They

> called to ask why I had

> not ordered yet. To make a long story short I had

> yet to get the nurse

> on the phone so while I had registered earlier I was

> waiting to get

> Yvonne on the phone so that I coould ask her to call

> in the

> precription. The rep asked me if I had CF and I told

> her no but that I

> was malabsorbtive. The rep then went on into a major

> tirade about how

> some doctor in NY was telling all of his patients to

> order ADEKS from

> CF services and how they were losing money as a

> result of this and

> then how they would not be taking any new patients

> who did not have

> CF. She said that since I had registered before this

> policy went

> into affect that I would be allowed to order. She

> also said that if I

> wanted to order that I had to order atleast a 6

> month supply. I did

> not complain about the 6 month supply because even a

> six month supply

> is less than what I was paying for a 2 month supply.

> She also said

> that they had some big meeting the week before about

> how they were

> going to handle this and said that they were

> considering discontinuing

> the service to non-cf patients. I asked her how they

> lost money and

> she could not explain how they were losing money. I

> wouldn`t mind

> paying extra to keep this service available to

> non-cf patients. My

> fingers are crossed that I will still be able to

> order when the 6

> months are up. I think that because I have a 3 year

> prescription that

> they will allow me to atleast continue to order

> until my refills run

> out on my prescription.

>

> What I am having a hard time with is I would like to

> know how when

> Scandapharm provides Adeks to them at cost how they

> are losing money?

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

> I'm seriously beginning to consider the vitaforlife stuff..

Hi :

I was wondering if you ever did order the vitaforlife? Do we still need to

take the Niferex-Forte with these? What about the adeks. I am so confused

what these all include. I know I was taking the A & D from Twinlabs for a

while because Dr. Hess recommended that over the Adeks, but when my common

channel went down to 50, I started with the Adeks again as I was scared and

didn't want Dr. Gagner to know I was doing that.

Would you please let me know what you know about these.

Thanks ,

Patti

[Guest guest]

Do we still need to

take the Niferex-Forte with these? What about the adeks>>>

No, if you take vita4life you get all the vitamins and minerals you need, I

take them and had to cut down from 12 to 6 and then take 6 citrical to make

up for the other 6.....I was getting too high in iron and other vitamins

which is why I cut down to 6.

I still take one ADEK per day though before I go to bed.

Judie

[Guest guest]

Thanks Judie, I believe I finally got it right.

Patti

> Do we still need to

> take the Niferex-Forte with these? What about the adeks>>>

>

> No, if you take vita4life you get all the vitamins and minerals you need,

[Guest guest]

Patti,

the vita4life is geared towards the RNY patient and the distal patient is

advised to take all 12 capsules per day....well, I discovered its way too

much for us DSers so I cut down to 6 and then supplemented with 6 calcium

citrate or Bone Up which is a superior calcium formula with microcrystalline

hydroxapatite which is even more absorbable than just the calcium citrate!

And it really helps the arthritis in my knees.

Then I take one ADEK before bedtime just as a precaution.......

Judie