Guest guest Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Mike wrote: >Thank you Janice, Just the information I was looking for. My Dr two years did ordered a test not from smokey mountain but from Alletess medical labs.. But I believe he also mentioned he uses smokey mountain. He went into detail about the leaky gut as well, so we were on the right track....I will call him to order these test again.... You gave me a ton of great information...best to you,Mike >>> Great Mike, glad the info was useful. Be certain that it is " Great Smokies Lab " that he is referring to. It probably is, but just be certain to get the name correct. They are famous world wide for the work they do in gut health, there are likely to be others with similiar name riding their coattails. And yes, those tests are expensive. *However* something I never knew until I was " inside " is that lab tests are a huge profit center for docs. I never knew that every time I walked in a doctor's office (when I used to walk into the doctor's offices) and they handed me the little cup to pee into even tho perhaps I was there because my finger hurt.......that is a product they are " selling " and making handsome profit from. By the time they double the cost of Great Smokies tests, which are already expensive, it is quite costly. They just bill insurance and nobody ever seems to care. Maybe one reason so many of us, including myself, cannot afford so called health insurance. I never padded the cost of the test, since I don't take insurance and the people I work with are having to pay out of pocket I have always worked to help them keep their costs down as much as possible. I only charge for my time, re: consulting/counseling, and found that having the results of the tests really saved my clients a lot of time and money as we could go straight to the heart of the problem. Great Smokies will have a menu of options so you can pick and chose what tests you want run on your samples. Of course it is cheaper to get the whole package done at the same time - digestion, pathogen, and parasite. Or these can all be ordered as separate tests. Like I said I have not ordered tests from them in a while, but if you want me to check I will see if I am still in their system and what they are charging for the tests these days. But if you have insurance that will cover the costs, just as easy to get it from your doc, since he can prescribe the meds for you, if you decide to go that route, and I cannot. Oh, and GS also can do liver function/detox test, it is a salvia test if I recall correctly. That might be of interest as well. Warmly, Janice PS What alternative treatments did your doc have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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