Osteoporosis Testing

[Guest guest]

My understanding is that osteoporosis testing will be covered by insurance if

your physician can justify it--mine was done because I have a family history of

osteoporosis--my mother and grandmother had it. Talk to your physician about

getting it done. They know how to bill it so it is covered. I have it done

every two years since I finished menopause at age 58. I am now 63.

 

I am not able to take the osteoporosis meds [gave me an ulcer] so I am looking

into a high alkaline diet to prevent further bone loss. A high acid diet is

supposed to leach the calcium from the bones. High acid foods include meats,

cheese, beans, alcoholic drinks, sugars, most grains. Alkaline foods include

most vegetables and fruits, a few grains, most herbs [cayenne is the highest

alkaline wise]. Google Alkaline diet and you can get lotos of info. I have made

a high calium vinegar tincture that I will begin taking after my stomach lining

fully recovers from the osteoporosis meds.

 

Let's hear it for a better health care system too and more research into

osteoporosis.

 

Kathleen

Eureka CA

 

glpveg4life wrote:

I called my insurance company a few weeks ago to see if they cover

bone

density tests. They told me know insurance company will not cover preventative

testing until age 60.

I said my younger sister has the precursor to osteoporosis and my mom has

osteoporosis. They said unless there is an active diagnosis they will not

cover the test.

So if I break my hip or loss some height they will cover the test.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kathleen M. Pelley

Knitters are Real Purls

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Despite indicators and history, it is hard as anything to get my insurance to

pay for the osteoporosis testing, plus the free testing thing is never out where

I live. Also one often needs to convince the doctor to order the hip or back

done, not just the ankle. I had the testing, but in the ankle and the report

was that all was fine. Now the orthopedic surgeon says not only no but he(( no

and wants to replace both hips and fuse the spine because of the degenerative

hip/back mess. Lots of luck, Jeanne in Georgia

 

 

Oh to be a dog or cat

Who's living in a house like that

Where sofas become scratching pads

Four legs good two legs bad

Christine Kane

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I said to the lady at the insurance company that it runs in my family and

she said the won't cover it because I am 45, When I am 60 they will cover for

preventative. My mom had it before she was 60 and my younger sister already

has the precursor she still says unless I break a hip or am getting shorter

they will not cover the test. There needs to be an active diagnosis.

 

gayle

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Osteoporosis is the culmination for some kinds of curvature of the spine. This

I suffered with from the age of 12 to the age of 16 during which time I wore a

brace made out of leather, steel post on the back to go with my spine, steel

posts to keep my pelvis " straightening " through my teen years. It prevented

osteo setting in during my child bearing years and allowed me to carry children

in 2 pregnancies, one when I delivered twins, full term, weighing exactly the

same weight. I would think you should have a good court case against the health

carrier with your history. Find a good bone man who will support you with some

testimony. There are such people who are so angry about the insurance

companies. Go for it. There is nothing to lost, GLPVEG4LIFE

Luanne