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Undecided choice of drugs for Osteoporosis

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06111945cc, from another site:
"CAL216
Jun 10, 2022 • 12:12 PM
I pay for and order my own bone markers. I find it is more cost effective. If insurance does not cover - and Medicare, I'm finding out, does not cover a lot of tests - it is far more affordable. The cost for a CTX test is around $75.00 when I order and pay for it. If a doctor orders the test, I have found the cost to be at least triple. I use Life Extension and have been extremely satisfied.
Procollagen test cost minimal is in LifeExtension (Intact N-Terminal Propeptide of Type 1 Procollagen (P1NP) Blood Test) with price $99.00."

You might call the lab you usually use to ask about the price. Or Check Private MD.
Has medicare refused payment?
I'm sorry you have this endocrinologist. It is hard enough to fight an illness. We spend all our energy fighting providers and insurance carriers.

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06111945cc | @06111945cc | Nov 17, 2023

Thank you for sharing. I called LifeExtension and they explained to me how the process works.
I ordered both tests.
The LifeExtension representative said they would mail the order directly to me and I should just take it to LabCorp and have it processed.

My doctor also shared with me that she had another patient who insisted on these tests. She ordered them and Medicare refused to pay for them.

She refused to contact Medicare and say they tests were medically necessary.

I have seven fractured vertebrae right now and a history of other vertebra fractures the last two years.

I really don’t want to go on drugs. But I’m coming to the conclusion that this is something I’ll have to do for the rest of my life. If the drugs can keep me out of pain that would be wonderful.

Have you read anywhere else on the site that patients talk about the drugs working to keep them from pain?

Thank you for helping me.

Blessings,

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