Medicare Vitamins Question
I have a letter of medical necessity stating I need vitamins calcium citrate, multi vitamin, Iron and B-12 shots for life.
Anyone know how to get them thru Medicare?
I am 69 years old. Too old to work and too young to die.....
5' 11" 73 year old Male
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It would depend on your Medicare Part D plan, I guess, but as far as I know, Medicare won't cover over the counter vitamins. My Part D plan won't cover the B 12 shots, either, but I don't mind because they are not expensive. I pay $8.08 for two doses of B12 and about 25 cents each for syringes.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Hi kelly
Just got back from my appointment with the veterans admin PCP. They are going to provide both drugs and vitamins free. I am 100% disabled service connected. I want to thank all the tax payers out there.
PS: in this area there is a shortage of B-12 shots but I was able to round up 4 doses recently.
5' 11" 73 year old Male
Started 314 Now 200
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Who is providing them, the VA? That's great.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Will the pharmacy have the right vitamins? Like calcium citrate, not carbonate? Some hospital pharmacies don't. I was in the hospital a couple years ago for something not WLS-related and I had to bring all my vitamins from home because they only had calcium carbonate, D2, ferrous sulfate, etc. None of the right stuff for RNY folks.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I was surprised they didn't have any of that at the hospital where I was.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
