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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 4:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Nancy I wish I had some answers for you, I haven't experienced anything like that before. If you have a like example in your billings from the past, I would certainly send it to your insurance carriers.

Fast update on my tests. My MRI came out fine, I just took the doppler on Monday so no results from that yet. My blood work was good except that they discovered that I do in fact have Mom's blood disease, the Factor II gene mutation. I guess it creates three times the risk of throwing bloodclots along with a host of other problems. So I get to visit a hematologist next. I'm hoping to not have to go on cumadin just yet, but if I do no worries there are certainly worse things in life. .

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Nancy, call the insurance company and tell them you think you found a mistake. Yes, you do not want to be over your max, even if it is not money out of your pocket right now.

It almost sounds like some sort of shenanigans going on.

Retired
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07-11-2001

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Nancy -- whenever I have a problem I call the customer service # on my card and speak to a person directly (and take names, dates, etc. down).

Gal -- Glad your MRI was fine. Being on coumadin can be a pain especially with the protine tests but as you said, there are worse things in life. Maybe just aspirin therapy will be prescribed.

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 2:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
thanks, i did both. contacted insurance. Told them I found a mistake. I then callled the dr.s office and they said the charge was for the injection and the medicine. too which i stated well i pick up and pay for the medicine at the pharmacy and your nurse just gives me the shot. told them specifically that it normally costs me 70 dollars not 1000! So they will look into/correct. Its a good thing i'm more careful these days because of my surgery coming up tomorrow. :-)

gal that is good news for sure!

Retired
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07-11-2001

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 2:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Nancy, glad you made some progress. I've found if you persist (and are nice about it) things usually get resolved. Again, will think good thoughts tomorrow? Do you still have Marble? My Spice is a tortie (see my profile).

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
Thanks retired Yes I do she is 3 yrs old this year. She's the 2nd torti i've had. I think it must be a torti characteristic she is SOOOO talkative to the birds, as was "roo" her predecessor.

Yours is pretty!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 4:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Good work, Nancy. I think that was the right thing to do.

Good luck on your surgery tomorrow.

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
thanks JuJU-If we are all figments of your imagination does that mean that its really you having the surgery? :-)

Retired
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07-11-2001

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Thanks Nancy. She thinks so too LOL.

Again, good thoughts for tomorrow.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Friday, August 17, 2007 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Woo hoo. No Coumadin for me yet!!

Nancy, I hope you came out of your surgery with flying colors.

Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Friday, August 17, 2007 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
Yay GAL

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Friday, August 17, 2007 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
thanks gal and yeah foryou! I posted in my knee pain thread--i'm in pain now but I know its temporary.I am also overtired but can't seem to fall asleep---ughhhhhhhh

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Great news about the Coumadin, Gal! You've been on my prayer list for a while.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 6:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Regarding anesthesia, is twilight sleep same as local anesthesia? Coming out of twilight sleep was so easy -- much more pleasant than general. I didn't ask, but was I likely to have been rattling on saying God knows what while "asleep"?

Serate
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08-21-2001

Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
it effects people differently. me they have to give me so much to get it to work - because they won't listen and let me sit up so it will work faster - that it knocks me out. last time they gave me 3 shots boom boom boom and after the 2nd one -so I'm told - I started rubbing my arm where I could feel the drugs go through my veins and asked if it was supposed to feel like that. Doc said yes but it wouldn't last, and then he told me I said "Oh no it has to last can I have more please give me more". So yes I guess you could talk while "asleep" as I did.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 11:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Vacanik..

My doctor put me on Blaine MagOX Magnesium Oxide 400mg twice a day. Very specific about the brand because this is quickly absorbed. They carry it at Albertson's, among other places, so it is easy for me to find.

I'll stick this in your folder too.

Oh and yes it does help with the restless leg syndrome, but I still get antsy at times.

Suz
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10-13-2005

Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Suz a private message Print Post    
Do you think Magnesium might work for leg cramps too? Seems like drinking more water helps but, I still get them.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Suz, take potassium for the leg cramps. You'll see a big difference.

Suz
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10-13-2005

Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Suz a private message Print Post    
Thank you Twinkie, I'll try that. I take a daily multi vitamin that has 80 mg potassium in it, but I guess that is not enough.
My dd has had trouble with leg cramps since she was a child. I wonder if you can inherit that trait.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I've noticed foot / leg cramps when I've taken in too much salt, e.g. a potato chip binge. (Shame on me.) Could that be creating the problem?

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 3:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Never heard of salt causing cramping, but I know it's time for regular doses of magnesium again when I have to jump out of bed in the middle of the night with my big and second toe in a painful V-formation.

Suz
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10-13-2005

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Suz a private message Print Post    
I have been using lots of salt. I will cut down as much as I can to see if that will help.
Still have to go get more magnesium also. I'm willing to try all information to stop the leg cramps from waking me up. Gosh, they really hurt. Thanks everyone for all the help.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Drinking water is key but yes, I also take potassium for food and leg cramps. I didn't find that the magnesium was an obvious help for those but it helps for the restless leg.

Oh yeah they hurt like crazy.. I would get them on top of my ankle.. very awkward.


I also got some while DRIVING.. ACK! The pits was after doing the San Diego Zoo with Native_Texan and Costacat (and fleetingly, Escapee) I got in my car to drive 90 miles home and was hit with horrible foot cramps. Just grit your teeth and go time, but yow!

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 4:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
My mom used to have a problem with foot cramps. IIRC, she blamed it on too much salt. I don't add much salt to my food. (I've never had a blood pressure problem.) So when, as I said, I've gone on the occasional potato chip binge, I can pretty much count on painful cramps in my foot during the night. And I do get the very occasional leg cramps from a medication I'm on -- Tamoxifen. But I'll be done with my five years this coming January. Yippeeeeeeeee!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 4:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Anyone else have a bicuspid aortal valve? Apparently that's a big part of the problem I had last month, and I'd like to talk to some other people who have dealt with it.