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The insurance process for Forteo & Tymlos

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 10 4:33am | Replies (17)

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@georginas

Hi Guinevere,
I am so sorry to read that you have had so much trouble with your doctor, and that they would not complete their portion of the Radius Assist application. It grieves me, really. Perhaps you can look for another doctor? I go to the CORE institute in Arizona. I know that this is nowhere near you. But they were very happy to complete their portion of the application and hand it back to me so that I could send it in for review and approval. I was approved within two weeks and received the medication a couple of weeks later. It was very easy. I was going to a Rheumatologist before the CORE institute and I fired them because they never even offered Tymlos to me. They said I would have to take Prolia for the rest of my life, even though it wasn't improving my T-Scores after 3 years while suffering many side effects. I wish I could help you with this. My recommendation would be to find another doctor. Prolia was horrible for me, but then again, I know everyone is different. I will keep you in my prayers...

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I was able to switch clinics within the same hospital system which has the added advantage that it is closer to home (for our Wisconsin winters!). So far I have no problems at all with Prolia. Maybe by the time I am supposed to have the next injection therre will be a way to switch to Tymlos & get the greater benefit of that med. We'll see.

Thanks for your input & best of luck to you!