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beth - I made mine in a 1/2 gallon jar which would also be 2 quarts/ 8 cups.

All I did was take the average 1 gallon recipe and cut it in half. But I like my

tea strong so I used 5 tea bags... just until I get myself some loose tea. Hope

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HI Everyone!

Is it possible to make a smaller batch of kombucha?

Thanks,

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Kathy,

I'm 13 months out and it gets much, much better. Occasionally, I still get a bit of swelling in the ankle but it goes away if I put my feet up. I continuted to ice my knee for months after surgery so you might try that if you have swelling. Also, I wore knee-high compression hose many evenings (not to bed, just for a few hours in the evening) in order to reduce swelling by the next morning.

Even now, if I sit a really long time, it's a bit stiff but recovers within seconds. I can walk and walk now with no problems. Stairs are no problem now and before TKR, I couldn't go up and down without help. I never think about my knee anymore as it does exactly what it's supposed to. I think the turning point was really about six months and then even more at 1 year.

But you will really notice continued improvement.

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Hello,I am a new member to this group. I had a left TKR 9weeks ago. My recovery is going well, I think. I amstill using a cane when going out and about, canelesswhile walking in the house. Stairs are still a littledifficult for me. I am a school nurse and have goneback to working half days. I would like to hear from group members that are 6 - 8months or so past surgery and how they are doing. Ifind that when I am sitting for several hours my kneestill gets a little swollen. How long will thiscontinue? Also, do you ever get to the point whereyou don't think about your knee when walking?I guess I am just looking for information on what toexpect in the next few months.Thanks,Kathy __________________________________________________________Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

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Thank you ChrisI have had gallstones and the pain is similar, the thing that makes me wonder is that I had a kind of burning pain in the nether regions and I passed water a couple of times and it went away. Although I was not rolling around on the floor like I was with the gallstones, I am wondering if it was a small stone. But of course may never know although I think I had the same about 4 years ago. But of course when they found the gallstones it was decided that was it. I wonder what the chances are of getting both. I had a ruptured right kidney when I was 19 and had a scan not long ago and its a little smaller than it should be, I think you can get stones from old injured kidneys. Oh well I just hope it never happens again. Carol

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So glad you are feeling better. Sympathies with the kidney stones,

had them 20 years ago and it was worse than giving birth.

Luv

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Hi Carol

Yes when I had the kidney stones I had 3 shots of pethadine but only

1 when I have birth, but the pain is the same as it is contractions,

the difference is with birth you get a breather between contractions

and with kidney stones you dont. Its a pain I will never forget and

hope never get again.

Is gallstone pain in the middle between the bottom ribs, cos about a

year ago I had a horrible pain in this area, like a massive muscle

cramp, whereby I could not move,felt really sick, lasted about 3

hours, husband got up to take me to hospital, I would not go and

started wretching, after about 12 wretches the pain went.

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Can you get OxyPowder over the counter? I have never heard of it. Thanks so much, I will try it. Miralax hurts my son as well. pj

Since I was young I have had a pain right bellow my bellybutton that feels like I am being pulled from within. I get it from time to time. When i was in college a doctor told me it could be a hole in my abdomen wall. My daughter has a hole in her abdomen but does not have any pain. But she always complained of abdominal pain lower and was distended also. She was constipated and then withheld. When I gave her Miralax she seemed to be in more pain. I decided to do an elimination diet and found that the pain mostly went away when gluten/casein were removed from her diet. I took her off the Miralax and use OxyPowder. She occassionally has some abdomen pain but much less.>>

Do your children complain of stomach pain? My son hurts all the time behind his belly button. He says it is a burning pain. We have taken him to a speacilist and he had many tests. His systoms sound like he has an ulcer, but the doctor never found any. No medication has seemed to help him. I don't know what to do anymore. He has an appointment with a GI doctor in April, because he won't see anyone under 18, but my son said he can't wait that long, I wish I could help him now. Does anyone have any suggestions? He takes Nexium but hasn't helped. pj> > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _____________ __> Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Search. http://tools. search.. com/newsearch/ category.

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, that is so sad to hear you had so much pain for so long. (sorry), what did they do for the hole in the abdomen? Rosejennifer_thorson <jennifer_thorson@...> wrote: Since I was young I have had a pain right bellow my bellybutton that feels like I am being pulled from within. I get it from time to time. When i was in college a doctor told me it could be a hole in my abdomen wall. My daughter has a hole in her abdomen but does not have any pain. But she always complained

of abdominal pain lower and was distended also. She was constipated and then withheld. When I gave her Miralax she seemed to be in more pain. I decided to do an elimination diet and found that the pain mostly went away when gluten/casein were removed from her diet. I took her off the Miralax and use OxyPowder. She occassionally has some abdomen pain but much less.>> Do your children complain of stomach pain? My son hurts all the time behind his belly button. He says it is a burning pain. We have taken him to a speacilist and he had many tests. His systoms sound like he has an ulcer, but the doctor never found any. No medication has seemed to help him. I don't know what to do anymore. He has an appointment with a GI doctor in April, because he won't see

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Nothing for me since they cannot confirm it. I was told I would need

to come in when the pain occured to confirm. The timimg never worked

out. My daughter will have to have surgery at some point. They said

5 years old but that was before the ASD.

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, my son also has constipation problems since he was an infant. His stomach would also be extended. I had to give him medication to help him go. He still has this problem, but I try to give him stuff from the health food store instead of all that medication he was talking. something like Flax seed extra fruits, the vegetables he would eat, brown rice, never white breads, things like that. but when he starts missing a few days, I have to give him that medication (Miralax). Keep us posted on how your doing. I know this is so uncomfortable for her. Have you heard of Senna tea? Its a natural tea to help with constipation. Please keep us posted on how she is doing? Rose jennifer_thorson <jennifer_thorson@...> wrote: Nothing for me since they cannot confirm it. I was told I would need to come in when the pain occured to confirm. The timimg never worked out. My daughter will have to have surgery at some point. They said 5 years old but that was before the ASD.> >> > Do your

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You can buy it online at www.Oxypowder.com. My daughter is almost 40

lbs and I give her one pill every night. If she does not drink

enough water she complains that it is too hard. I give her 2 pills

when this happens. The consequence is that she says it burns. She

needs a lot of encouragement to not withhold. But I have not had to

give her mineral oil in a few months. After she was off the Miralax

she would withhold for a week and I had to give her a lot of mineral

oil to get it out. The Oxypowder works if you stay on top of what is

happening. Give a larger dose at the moment of firmer stool. If my

daughter does not have a BM for one day, she withholds and then the

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>Hi-

> Below is an article about a University of North Carolina biology professor

who told his class that he thinks fetuses with Down syndrome should be aborted.

> Here is his email. akharris@...

> I wrote him and told him that my daughter is great and that I think that is a

very hurtful thing to say. He needs to know that many of us disagree with him.

I feel bad for the student in his class whose brother has Down syndrome. The

comment made in the class made him physically ill.

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after saying he thinks fetuses with Down syndrome should be aborted.

> Albert , 65, made the comment in his embryology class. He has taught in

Chapel Hill for 35 years.

> " In my opinion, " wrote in his lecture notes, " the moral thing for

older mothers to do is to have amniocentesis, as soon during pregnancy as is

safe for the fetus, test whether placental cells have a third chromosome #21,

and abort the fetus if it does. The brain is the last organ to become

functional. "

> , who made the comments on Monday, said he has said the same thing many

times before. But Lara Frame, a senior in ' Biology 441, said the biology

classroom is no place for opinion.

> " Biology is not an opinion subject, " said Frame, an anthropology and Spanish

major from Charlotte. " It's a facts-based subject. And though abortion is legal,

it's not a fact that you should abort every baby with Down syndrome.

> " If this had been a philosophy class, I wouldn't have said anything. "

> Frame's brother, , 18, has Down syndrome, and Frame said she became

" physically ill " at ' remarks. She didn't say anything during Monday's

class. She was too angry, she said.

> Truluck, who coordinates membership in the campus group Best Buddies,

also was appalled to hear what had said. Best Buddies pairs college

students with intellectually disabled adults in the community.

> " It is shocking to find that a university professor can be so ignorant of the

issues at stake, " Truluck said in a release. " We will continue to fight the

stereotype that people with disabilities are somehow less than human, and

encourage others to do the same. "

> Several students said they don't think ' comments were inappropriate.

> " He's not trying to brainwash us, " said McCall, who said she has

considered a teaching career. " I feel like if I do become a teacher I'm going to

bring up issues that spark discussion. That's the whole point of being a

teacher. "

> Holden Thorp, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said if a

complaint comes to administrators from a student it will be thoroughly

investigated.

> said he wouldn't follow his own moral position. His wife, then 34, was

pregnant with their third child when she suffered major bleeding. Doctors told

the couple to prepare for the worst.

> " If our child had been born with Down syndrome as we expected, we would have

cherished her, " said.

> ___

>

> Dawn

>

>

>---------------------------------

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Charlie,

In 2010, the national conference will be in Nashville. You'll have to

go to the LPA web site at www.lpaonline.org to look up your local

chapter and district director, who can tell you when and where the

local meetings will be held.

Bill

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Billie Ivy <crabbygrany65@...> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Hey all,this be Charlie (crabbygrany65) Im writting cuz I would really like

> to know where do ya ll shop ( Cloth) and when well there be a LP convention

> in the Tennessee area,we live in Milan Tn ,Never been and very interrestd

> thank ya Charlie

>

[Guest guest]

Jacq.,

Yes, it's good to get back to the doc for checkups. I just had another

one on Thursday. Things were still looking okay ... but he's keeping an

eye on a couple of places. I'll just keep hoping for the best. I've

had surgeries on both ears, but only one surgery for recurrence in the

right ear.

All the best to you,

Matt

jacquieashcroft wrote:

>

> Hi all

> I've just joined this group, and I'm not sure how it all works, but

> I've had a c-toma removed back in 2005, and am in the belief now that

> it's grown back. After reading some stories about the potential of

> them coming back, I'm going to organise my check up asap.

> In my case I don't believe I was diagnosed correctly in the first

> place, I went in to have a skin graft on my eardrum which should have

> taken about half an hour, only to find that I was in surgeory for over

> 4 hours as the found the c-toma. Two of my bones had to be replaced as

> it had eaten into them, and I still cannot hear properly out of that

> ear.....Anyway, from what I've read this is something that you need to

> always be on top of ........ie regular check ups etc...so I'm going to

> get my act together .... I will keep you posted on how it turns out.

> Jacq.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hello-

I wanted to chime in on the burning of the esophagus. I was on Gleevec and

had severe gastritis and reflux while on Gleevec. I was put on Protonix to

try to settle the acid down. I also used a lot of Tums. I even had an

episode of waking up abruptly during the night as I had aspirated in my sleep

and

had to go 911 to the hospital as I couldn't clear my throat. Scary, very

scary. I ended up with aspiration pneumonia with that one. It burns SO bad

when

that comes up. Not like typical GERD disease but severe. You cant clear it

out of your throat. For a week I was scared to sleep as I thought it would

happen again and I'd choke to death. I ended up sleeping where someone was

near me and practically sitting up to help everything stay down. The whole

stomach trouble which led to massive diarrhea was ultimately while I switched

to sprycel. I am very happy to report that these effects are remotely

noticeable on Sprycel. Thank god, because I am not sure how much longer I

could

have lived like that.

Best wishes to all-

Hugs and Hope-

35

CML 5/13/05

Gleevec 800mg until 8/07

Spyrcel 100 mg since 9/07

Wife and mother of 3 (12,9,7)

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thanks jenifer: how are you doing on sprycel? do you find it better than

gleevec as far as symtoms go?

i've had good results on gleevec but, the gastritis has been not so good

lately I have had chest pains noone including the cardiologist can explain . i

mean i've had many problems before the cml that has only put the cherry on the

icing.i have no education on the topic and franckly my oncologist does'nt say

more than she has to . this group so far has enlightened me on many topics

and remission isn't what i thought , not so simple. i'll seek more info on the

topic.

thanks everyone that posts.

aliza gutierrez rochester n.y.

63 yrs. old diognosed 2006

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Hello Aliza,

When I saw your age I knew it was time to say welcome to you. I am 62 and also

have found good information on this site. I am fortunate to have good

oncologists who specialize in cml. I recommend that if there is one near where

you live that you consider contacting them. It makes a huge difference. I have

always had oncologists who specialize in cml so I don't know what it's like to

go to someone who is not. It must be extremely frustrating.

Again, welcome to the site and I hope it continues to be valuable to you. I

have benefited greatly from the information I have found here xsince 2001 when I

was diagnosed.

Cheers,

L

Re: [ ] (unknown)

thanks jenifer: how are you doing on sprycel? do you find it better than

gleevec as far as symtoms go?

i've had good results on gleevec but, the gastritis has been not so good

lately I have had chest pains noone including the cardiologist can explain . i

mean i've had many problems before the cml that has only put the cherry on the

icing.i have no education on the topic and franckly my oncologist does'nt say

more than she has to . this group so far has enlightened me on many topics

and remission isn't what i thought , not so simple. i'll seek more info on the

topic.

thanks everyone that posts.

aliza gutierrez rochester n.y.

63 yrs. old diognosed 2006

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[Guest guest]

Hi guys,

We are still being nailed with the same storm. It is supposed to subside by

morning.

So far we have received10.7 feet of snow this winter. About 2 feet of it

fell in the past 4 days.

I always look upon this as a photo opportunity.

Zavie

Zavie (age 69)

67 Shoreham Avenue

Ottawa, Canada, K2G 3X3

dxd AUG/99

INF OCT/99 to FEB/00, CHF

No meds FEB/00 to JAN/01

Gleevec since MAR/27/01 (400 mg)

CCR SEP/01. #102 in Zero Club

2.8 log reduction Sep/05

3.0 log reduction Jan/06

2.9 log reduction Feb/07

3.2 log reduction Jun/07

3.6 log reduction Sep/07

3.5 log reduction Feb/08

e-mail: zmiller@...

Tel: 613-726-1117

Fax: 309-296-0807

Cell: 613-202-0204

ID: zaviem

YM: zaviemiller

Skype: Zavie

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

ROBERTA DOYLE

Sent: March 8, 2008 5:55 PM

Subject: [ ] (unknown)

HI EVERYONE, DON'T KNOW WHERE ANY OF YOU LIVE, EXCEPT FOR LOTTIE, AND A

COUPLE OTHERS, BUT I LIVE OUTSIDE CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE WORST SNOW STORM EVER, AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 46 YEARS !!

THE SNOW IS ABOUT 8 " UP OVER THE DOOR SILL, AND IT IS STILL COMING DOWN. I

HOPE IF ANY OF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS MONSTER, YOU HAVE PLEANTY OF FOOD

AND WATER. THE NEXT TOWN OVER HAS A BAN ON DRIVING, SO THEY COULDN'T GO OUT

IF THEY WANTED TO....BUT IT SURE IS PRETTY, TAKE CARE EVERYONE, BOBBY DOYLE

a (Bobby) Doyle

Brecksville, Ohio, USA

DX 05/1995

02/2000 - Gleevec Trial/OHSU

06/2002 - Gleevec/Trisenox Trial/OHSU

06/2003 - Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial/OHSU

04/2004 - Sprycel Trial/MDACC, CCR in 10 months

#840 - Zavie's Zero Club

09/2006 - out of CCR

[Guest guest]

I think the current approximate figure for dwarfism birth rates is 1

in 10,000 births. I believe this includes lethal forms of dwarfism,

so I wouldn't know the numbers for those who survive to adulthood.

Since the population of Canada is about 32.9 million people, that

would mean about 3290 dwarfs.

Bill

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:35 PM, jeannaholmes30 <jeannaholmes30@...> wrote:

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>

>

>

>

>

> I'm doing a report on Dwarfism " Little People " in Canada. Does anyone

> know approximately how many " little people " there are in Canada?

> Thanks. Jeanna

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your input. I will take it all into

consideration.

>

> I don't work in bariatrics, but have been offered similar things by

endocrinologists (I am a CDE). I would never give up benefits, paid

time off, etc... to go to a physician's office. this is only an

opinion, so I hope you'll get some better advice. good luck

>

> Arini, RD,CD,CDE

> Registered Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator

> Union Hospital Diabetes Education Center

> 1530 N. 7th Street Suite 503

> Terre Haute, IN 47807

> Phone: (812) 238-7577

> Fax: (812)478-4147

>

>

>

>

>

> >>> Schenk <reneeschenk97@...> 03/11/08 7:39 PM >>>

> Does anyone do their own billing or work in private

> practice? I have been asked by a bariatric surgeon to

> join his staff. However, he cannot afford to pay me

> and I would be billing independently. He is going to

> allow me office space and supplies for free but will

> not be paying my salary. I guess I am looking for

> some advice on whether or not I should join him.

> Currently, I am employed by a hospital as the

> bariatric dietitian and am not sure if joining a

> physician group rather than be employed by the

> hospital would be a finanical disaster. PLEASE

> HELP!!!

>

>

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your input. I did want to ask how you have your

billing set up. I have heard that some RDs ask for payment in full

up front and then have to patient turn in their bill to their

insurance company for reimbursement. Since most insurances do not

cover dietitian visits (with exceptions of diabetes and renal

disease), I was wondering which would be the best way to ensure

payment?

>

> > Does anyone do their own billing or work in private

> > practice? I have been asked by a bariatric surgeon to

> > join his staff. However, he cannot afford to pay me

> > and I would be billing independently. He is going to

> > allow me office space and supplies for free but will

> > not be paying my salary. I guess I am looking for

> > some advice on whether or not I should join him.

> > Currently, I am employed by a hospital as the

> > bariatric dietitian and am not sure if joining a

> > physician group rather than be employed by the

> > hospital would be a finanical disaster. PLEASE

> > HELP!!!

> >

> > __________________________________________________________

> > Be a better friend, newshound, and

> > know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

> > http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> Shefali Ajmera, M.S., R.D., L.D.

> Health and Diet Consulting

> Dallas, Texas

> Ph: (972) 385-0554

>

> " Health comes First "

>

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Good Luck!

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 8:57 PM, reneeschenk97 <reneeschenk97@...> wrote:

Thank you so much for your input. I will take it all into consideration. >> I don't work in bariatrics, but have been offered similar things by endocrinologists (I am a CDE). I would never give up benefits, paid time off, etc... to go to a physician's office. this is only an

opinion, so I hope you'll get some better advice. good luck > > Arini, RD,CD,CDE> Registered Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator> Union Hospital Diabetes Education Center> 1530 N. 7th Street Suite 503

> Terre Haute, IN 47807> Phone: (812) 238-7577 > Fax: (812)478-4147> > > > > > >>> Schenk <reneeschenk97@...> 03/11/08 7:39 PM >>>

> Does anyone do their own billing or work in private> practice? I have been asked by a bariatric surgeon to> join his staff. However, he cannot afford to pay me> and I would be billing independently. He is going to

> allow me office space and supplies for free but will> not be paying my salary. I guess I am looking for> some advice on whether or not I should join him. > Currently, I am employed by a hospital as the

> bariatric dietitian and am not sure if joining a> physician group rather than be employed by the> hospital would be a finanical disaster. PLEASE> HELP!!! > > > __________________________________________________________

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> > > >

[Guest guest]

Hi , I recently left my salary/benefit full time job to start my own practice. I got a per diem position with a home care company to help pay the bills during the transition. So far, it has been great! I am a provider for many insurance companies (long process but call each company in your area and get an application to become a provider). Most cover beyond DM and renal disease (hyperlipidemia, HTN, etc) and I just have to collect the copay from the pts. Reimbursement rates vary from company to company but overall they have been descent. Sounds like a great opportunity for you- with free rent and supplies. I would consider reducing your hours to part-time so you can try it out! Good luck! -Dara Dara Bergen, RDreneeschenk97 <reneeschenk97@...> wrote: Thank you for your input. I did want to ask how you have your billing set up. I have heard that some RDs ask for payment in full up front and then have to patient turn in their bill to their insurance company for reimbursement. Since most insurances do not cover dietitian visits (with exceptions of diabetes and renal disease), I was wondering which would be the best way to ensure payment? > > > Does anyone do their own billing or work in private> > practice? I have been asked by a bariatric surgeon

to> > join his staff. However, he cannot afford to pay me> > and I would be billing independently. He is going to> > allow me office space and supplies for free but will> > not be paying my salary. I guess I am looking for> > some advice on whether or not I should join him.> > Currently, I am employed by a hospital as the> > bariatric dietitian and am not sure if joining a> > physician group rather than be employed by the> > hospital would be a finanical disaster. PLEASE> > HELP!!!> >> > __________________________________________________________> > Be a better friend, newshound, and> > know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.> > http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ>

>> > > >> > > > -- > Shefali Ajmera, M.S., R.D., L.D.> Health and Diet Consulting> Dallas, Texas> Ph: (972) 385-0554> > "Health comes First">

Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

[Guest guest]

My first suggestion would be to get a copy of Mold Warriors by Dr.

Shoemaker. It is loaded with excellent info that should help you or

_www.biotoxin.info_

(http://www.biotoxin.info)

Sue

Wow. I love this group. I am learning so much information that I never knew

exsisted and I am both elated and pissed off at the same time. I have

suffered for 6 months with what I feel as strongly in my heart as anything

else,

with mold somewhere either in my apartment or the preschool where I work.

Anxiety attacks are also new to me and yet I have been prescribed

antidepressants,

ativan and am now seeing a shrink because this is what I was told to do by my

doctors. I, too have been diagnoised with Fibromyalgia for several years. I

never put two and two together either. I lived in a house for 30 years with

mold in the basement. Though it was what I concidered contained and dealt with

a few time, I never put any stock to this being a cause for my health

issues.

SO thank you to all of you out there who are sharing their stories. I plan

on reading, learning and expediting all the advice given.

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Hey Dara,

I am also setting up my private practice. I have been also trying to work on this insurance process, but I do not have a clue how it works. The only thing that I have done is got my NPI number, not sure what is next after this. It looks like you have gone through the same thing recently. Would you mind sharing with me the details of how to start accepting insurance? how would you approach insurance company? what forms or documents we need to complete to get reimburse and so on?

Would be great help!

Thanks for the time in advance.

Shefali

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 6:42 AM, Dara Bergen <darabergen@...> wrote:

Hi ,

I recently left my salary/benefit full time job to start my own practice. I got a per diem position with a home care company to help pay the bills during the transition. So far, it has been great! I am a provider for many insurance companies (long process but call each company in your area and get an application to become a provider). Most cover beyond DM and renal disease (hyperlipidemia, HTN, etc) and I just have to collect the copay from the pts. Reimbursement rates vary from company to company but overall they have been descent. Sounds like a great opportunity for you- with free rent and supplies. I would consider reducing your hours to part-time so you can try it out! Good luck!

-Dara

Dara Bergen, RD reneeschenk97 <reneeschenk97@...> wrote:

Thank you for your input. I did want to ask how you have your billing set up. I have heard that some RDs ask for payment in full up front and then have to patient turn in their bill to their insurance company for reimbursement. Since most insurances do not

cover dietitian visits (with exceptions of diabetes and renal disease), I was wondering which would be the best way to ensure payment? > > > Does anyone do their own billing or work in private> > practice? I have been asked by a bariatric surgeon to

> > join his staff. However, he cannot afford to pay me> > and I would be billing independently. He is going to> > allow me office space and supplies for free but will> > not be paying my salary. I guess I am looking for

> > some advice on whether or not I should join him.> > Currently, I am employed by a hospital as the> > bariatric dietitian and am not sure if joining a> > physician group rather than be employed by the

> > hospital would be a finanical disaster. PLEASE> > HELP!!!> >> > __________________________________________________________> > Be a better friend, newshound, and> > know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

> > http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> >> > > >> > >

> -- > Shefali Ajmera, M.S., R.D., L.D.> Health and Diet Consulting> Dallas, Texas> Ph: (972) 385-0554> > " Health comes First " >

Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

-- Shefali Ajmera, M.S., R.D., L.D.

Health and Diet ConsultingDallas, TexasPh: (972) 385-0554 " Health comes First "