Re: Urine Porphyrins shipping costs! Oh my.

[Guest guest]

our kit said to mail it at the post office - it was

onlyl a few dollars and it was fine

I added I think something like 60 cents for delivery

confirmation

--- noaholiviaian <phaselow@...> wrote:

> Good morning!

>

> I just shipped my son's first Urine Porphryins test

> off to France. For

> what it cost me, I was tempted to buy an airline

> ticket and take it

> there myself. I've never seen Paris.

>

> My instructions said ship FedEx only (looks like

> instructions from my

> doc and not the lab). I had the choice of $60 (1

> week) and $70 (2

> days). The instructions also talked about the

> specimen being " OK " for

> the 3 days of transit, which I took to mean it would

> not be OK to send

> it via ground.

>

> I'm thinking I could have sent this another way. I

> should have checked

> before hand, but I'm asking now.

>

> I feel a little stupid. One, I'm not sure this test

> was really

> necessary (I'm chelating regardless). Two, again I

> question the

> financial waste of it all.

>

> Pam

>

>

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[Guest guest]

We had that same issue. The first time I did one, I sent it snail

mail, which the lab had said was fine. No problems at the post

office. Because my son's creatinine level was so low, the lab said

they would do another one for me for free, so I decided to go ahead

and do it. The post office wouldn't accept it (it wasn't a lab they

are allowed to ship to, per the official USPS book) and there was no

way I was paying $70 to ship, so I didn't.

Next time, get a plane ticket. Paris is lovely :-)

Anne

>

> Good morning!

>

> I just shipped my son's first Urine Porphryins test off to

France. For

> what it cost me, I was tempted to buy an airline ticket and take

it

> there myself. I've never seen Paris.

>

> My instructions said ship FedEx only (looks like instructions from

my

> doc and not the lab). I had the choice of $60 (1 week) and $70 (2

> days). The instructions also talked about the specimen being " OK "

for

> the 3 days of transit, which I took to mean it would not be OK to

send

> it via ground.

>

> I'm thinking I could have sent this another way. I should have

checked

> before hand, but I'm asking now.

>

> I feel a little stupid. One, I'm not sure this test was really

> necessary (I'm chelating regardless). Two, again I question the

> financial waste of it all.

>

> Pam

>

[Guest guest]

Hummm actually I think Labbio pays the postage. I think the instructions

say “bill to receiver” or something like that. Last time it did not cost me

anything to ship.

Chris

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From: [mailto: ]

On Behalf Of noaholiviaian

Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:47 AM

Subject: [ ] Urine Porphyrins shipping costs! Oh my.

Good morning!

I just shipped my son's first Urine Porphryins test off to France. For

what it cost me, I was tempted to buy an airline ticket and take it

there myself. I've never seen Paris.

My instructions said ship FedEx only (looks like instructions from my

doc and not the lab). I had the choice of $60 (1 week) and $70 (2

days). The instructions also talked about the specimen being " OK " for

the 3 days of transit, which I took to mean it would not be OK to send

it via ground.

I'm thinking I could have sent this another way. I should have checked

before hand, but I'm asking now.

I feel a little stupid. One, I'm not sure this test was really

necessary (I'm chelating regardless). Two, again I question the

financial waste of it all.

Pam

[Guest guest]

We sent it through the post office. It cost 20 bucks.

Barb

[ ] Urine Porphyrins shipping costs! Oh my.

Good morning!

I just shipped my son's first Urine Porphryins test off to France. For

what it cost me, I was tempted to buy an airline ticket and take it

there myself. I've never seen Paris.

My instructions said ship FedEx only (looks like instructions from my

doc and not the lab). I had the choice of $60 (1 week) and $70 (2

days). The instructions also talked about the specimen being " OK " for

the 3 days of transit, which I took to mean it would not be OK to send

it via ground.

I'm thinking I could have sent this another way. I should have checked

before hand, but I'm asking now.

I feel a little stupid. One, I'm not sure this test was really

necessary (I'm chelating regardless). Two, again I question the

financial waste of it all.

Pam

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10:55 PM

[Guest guest]

Well, I'll have to look in to that one. I didn't see anything on the

lab order form that said 'bill to receiver', but I'll admit I'm not

savvy when it comes to these test forms (Dr. Usman's office always

did them for me) or FedEx.

Thanks,

Pam *$70 poorer today*

>

> Hummm actually I think Labbio pays the postage. I think the

instructions

> say " bill to receiver " or something like that. Last time it did

not cost me

> anything to ship.

>

> Chris

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From: [mailto:Autism-

Mercury ]

> On Behalf Of noaholiviaian

> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:47 AM

>

> Subject: [ ] Urine Porphyrins shipping costs! Oh my.

>

>

>

> Good morning!

>

> I just shipped my son's first Urine Porphryins test off to France.

For

> what it cost me, I was tempted to buy an airline ticket and take it

> there myself. I've never seen Paris.

>

> My instructions said ship FedEx only (looks like instructions from

my

> doc and not the lab). I had the choice of $60 (1 week) and $70 (2

> days). The instructions also talked about the specimen being " OK "

for

> the 3 days of transit, which I took to mean it would not be OK to

send

> it via ground.

>

> I'm thinking I could have sent this another way. I should have

checked

> before hand, but I'm asking now.

>

> I feel a little stupid. One, I'm not sure this test was really

> necessary (I'm chelating regardless). Two, again I question the

> financial waste of it all.

>

> Pam

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The best thing to do is to just have it weighed at the post office for

postage to France - thank them and leave.

Put the postage on it and toss it into a mailbox. It has 15 days to get

there.

Mine always do from BC. If by some oddity it doesn't get there in time, send

another.

Jen in BC