Re: Impedance Cardiography - $45!!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Bill,

Which is the best way to find out if the test is offered in someones' city? Is

there a website you can look it up?

Thanks, Sue T

winsomme <winsomme@...> wrote:

i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i asked the

the nurse if they took my insurance.

she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning properly, but

at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

now i have to convince my DR to order it.

thanks

bill

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Sue.

I found out how to do this. CardioDynamics is the leading producer

of impedance cardiography machines. Phone CardioDynamics in San

Diego, CA, at 1-800-778-4825 and then punch zero. The woman who

answers is very nice, and if you give her some names of cities in

your area, she will tell you if they have sold an impedance

cardiograph to any doctors or clinics there, and she will give you

names and phone numbers. This worked well for me in helping someone

in New Jersey to get this test. He got the test and the results

were helpful. I don't know what it cost him.

Rich

> i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i

asked the

> the nurse if they took my insurance.

>

> she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

>

> i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning

properly, but

> at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

>

> now i have to convince my DR to order it.

>

> thanks

> bill

>

>

>

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences

with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested

in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

there was an article that suggested you call the company that makes

and sells the machine.

so that's what i did. first they asked what my zip code was, and they

said there was nothing in my area. and i thought, " that figures " , but

then i told her i lived in MA and she said there was an office in

Boston and even better than that there was a small medical center in

my own town that has a machine.

the nurse told me that they are finding that this machine is an

awesome tool for them, and they are using it more and more for

monitoring cardiac patients because it is cheap and so non-invasive.

anyway, here is the company's website:

http://www.cdic.com/

Tel: 800-778-4825

i think i pressed option one, and just told the customer service

person that i was a patient looking for somewhere that performed this

test.

thanks

bill

> i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i

asked the

> the nurse if they took my insurance.

>

> she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

>

> i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning properly,

but

> at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

>

> now i have to convince my DR to order it.

>

> thanks

> bill

>

>

>

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences

with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested

in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow Rich, thanks. I went to a cardiologist in San Diego asking for

this test, and he laughed in my face. Said it was out of date and it

wouldn't give him the info he really needed. He wanted me to do a

stress test and then some kind of scan immediately after.

I personally didn't want to risk the stress of a " stress test " so

decided to wait. This is very helpful info.

penny

>

> Hi, Sue.

>

> I found out how to do this. CardioDynamics is the leading

producer

> of impedance cardiography machines. Phone CardioDynamics in San

> Diego, CA, at 1-800-778-4825 and then punch zero. The woman who

> answers is very nice, and if you give her some names of cities in

> your area, she will tell you if they have sold an impedance

> cardiograph to any doctors or clinics there, and she will give you

> names and phone numbers. This worked well for me in helping

someone

> in New Jersey to get this test. He got the test and the results

> were helpful. I don't know what it cost him.

>

> Rich

>

[Guest guest]

Penny-actually, your SD cardiologist isn't too far off base. I think

what he wanted you to do is called a stress/echo, echo for

echocardiagram. You would get a lot more info from it like your

ejection fraction, state of your valves, etc. From what I know

it would be more thorough although it would cost more. The IC

doesn't give you the efection fraction, and that is one of the

main things that cardiologists look at.

Mike C

>

> Wow Rich, thanks. I went to a cardiologist in San Diego asking for

> this test, and he laughed in my face. Said it was out of date and it

> wouldn't give him the info he really needed. He wanted me to do a

> stress test and then some kind of scan immediately after.

>

> I personally didn't want to risk the stress of a " stress test " so

> decided to wait. This is very helpful info.

>

> penny

[Guest guest]

Hi Rich,

Thanks for the lead . . . I left a message at the office and hope to hear back

from them.

Best Wishes, Sue T

rvankonynen <richvank@...> wrote:

Hi, Sue.

I found out how to do this. CardioDynamics is the leading producer

of impedance cardiography machines. Phone CardioDynamics in San

Diego, CA, at 1-800-778-4825 and then punch zero. The woman who

answers is very nice, and if you give her some names of cities in

your area, she will tell you if they have sold an impedance

cardiograph to any doctors or clinics there, and she will give you

names and phone numbers. This worked well for me in helping someone

in New Jersey to get this test. He got the test and the results

were helpful. I don't know what it cost him.

Rich

> i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i

asked the

> the nurse if they took my insurance.

>

> she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

>

> i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning

properly, but

> at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

>

> now i have to convince my DR to order it.

>

> thanks

> bill

>

>

>

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences

with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested

in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Bill or anyone-I can't remember what the treatment is if the IC

comes back showing cardiac insufficiency. Are you then treated as

if you have heart failure, or is it treatment for viruses that affect

the heart or something else? Anyway, for $45 it would be good to

know one way or the other.

Mike C

>

> i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i asked

the

> the nurse if they took my insurance.

>

> she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

>

> i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning

properly, but

> at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

>

> now i have to convince my DR to order it.

>

> thanks

> bill

>

[Guest guest]

Is this the machine that Dr. Cheney refers to as the Echo 7?

I called this company last year and was told someone would call

me back. They never did. I also gave my information on-line to

find a doctor near me. I never got a reply from this either.

I'll try again tomorrow.

Thanks for the information.

> > i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i

> asked the

> > the nurse if they took my insurance.

> >

> > she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

> >

> > i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning

> properly, but

> > at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

> >

> > now i have to convince my DR to order it.

> >

> > thanks

> > bill

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences

> with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are

interested

> in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor.

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

That is a bargain! Would you mind revealing the clinic or hospital?

Thanks.

Lucey

On May 8, 2006, at 2:51 PM, winsomme wrote:

> i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i asked the

> the nurse if they took my insurance.

>

> she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

>

> i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning properly,

> but

> at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

>

> now i have to convince my DR to order it.

>

> thanks

> bill

>

>

>

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with

> each other, not to give medical advice.  If you are interested in any

> treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I called a couple of local doctors offices referred by the company and I was

told that I must have a consult first and then an echo. If the echo indicates

heart failure then the Inpendance Bio 2 machine will be used.

Hmmm lots of $$. anyone know of a short cut or a good cardiologist in the San

Fransico East Bay Area,

Thanks, Sue T

winsomme <winsomme@...> wrote:

there was an article that suggested you call the company that makes

and sells the machine.

so that's what i did. first they asked what my zip code was, and they

said there was nothing in my area. and i thought, " that figures " , but

then i told her i lived in MA and she said there was an office in

Boston and even better than that there was a small medical center in

my own town that has a machine.

the nurse told me that they are finding that this machine is an

awesome tool for them, and they are using it more and more for

monitoring cardiac patients because it is cheap and so non-invasive.

anyway, here is the company's website:

http://www.cdic.com/

Tel: 800-778-4825

i think i pressed option one, and just told the customer service

person that i was a patient looking for somewhere that performed this

test.

thanks

bill

> i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i

asked the

> the nurse if they took my insurance.

>

> she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

>

> i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning properly,

but

> at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

>

> now i have to convince my DR to order it.

>

> thanks

> bill

>

>

>

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences

with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested

in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

sue

it is so frustrating when you run into roadblocks when all you wnat

is a simple test.

one question i would ask these cardiologists is if you have a

personal DR or a CFS Doc that would order this specific test, would

they be able to perform the test.

the way it works at the place i called here in MA is that they use

this machine in their own practice, but they also schedule it for

people from other DRs. all they need to do have is my DR to call and

request the test.

so one opition is to call the office back and ask them if your own

personal DR requests this specific test, would they be alble to

perform it.

another possibility is to call the company back and ask for more

names of DRs or medical centers that have their machine maybe from a

little further away than the one's that you ahve already called.

the best bet would be to find a medical center that has one of these

machines so then your DR can just right an order for the test and

then you get the test done without having to see a new DR.

my main question is if you have an ECHO done and it shows heart

failure, why would you need the Impedance Cardiography? sounds like

you were geting a little of the run-around.

bill

> > i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i

> asked the

> > the nurse if they took my insurance.

> >

> > she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

> >

> > i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning

properly,

> but

> > at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

> >

> > now i have to convince my DR to order it.

> >

> > thanks

> > bill

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences

> with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested

> in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor.

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your help and support on the testing. I will try and ask my doc to

do that.

At the same time I wonder if if would be a good idea to have a complete work

up since it has been 10 years.

I wish you the best of health.

Sue T

winsomme <winsomme@...> wrote:

sue

it is so frustrating when you run into roadblocks when all you wnat

is a simple test.

one question i would ask these cardiologists is if you have a

personal DR or a CFS Doc that would order this specific test, would

they be able to perform the test.

the way it works at the place i called here in MA is that they use

this machine in their own practice, but they also schedule it for

people from other DRs. all they need to do have is my DR to call and

request the test.

so one opition is to call the office back and ask them if your own

personal DR requests this specific test, would they be alble to

perform it.

another possibility is to call the company back and ask for more

names of DRs or medical centers that have their machine maybe from a

little further away than the one's that you ahve already called.

the best bet would be to find a medical center that has one of these

machines so then your DR can just right an order for the test and

then you get the test done without having to see a new DR.

my main question is if you have an ECHO done and it shows heart

failure, why would you need the Impedance Cardiography? sounds like

you were geting a little of the run-around.

bill

> > i just found out that this test is offered in my city, and i

> asked the

> > the nurse if they took my insurance.

> >

> > she said even if they didn't, the test only costs $45!!!

> >

> > i don't want to find out that my heart is not functioning

properly,

> but

> > at $45 bucks. that is some seriously worthwhile money spent.

> >

> > now i have to convince my DR to order it.

> >

> > thanks

> > bill

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences

> with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested

> in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor.

> >

> >

> >

> >