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Date Posted: 07:20:53 12/23/06 Sat
Author: Richard
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 206.135.142.221
Subject: Hi Rhonda
In reply to: Rhonda K 's message, "(((((Richard))))) Please take care of you...first...." on 18:19:46 12/22/06 Fri

Thanks for the encouragement. Malnutrition is part of my short bowel syndrome. I have a regimented diet that makes the best use of my much shortened bowel. However, nothing can make my remaining four feet / 1.22 m of intestine completely compensate for a whole set of intestines of 28 ft / 8.5 m or so. I get monthly B-12 shots. What is known as nutrient supplements are not supplements for me but the main source of nutrients and foods are supplements for me. Try telling this to Medicare clerks. I will tell them this and they say, “But they are supplements aren’t they.” I say no, not for me and repeat my case. They say, “But they are supplements aren’t they” and refuse to pay the approximate monthly cost of $226. Until I went to a medical outfit near Boston that was developing a growth hormone and highly individualize regiment diets for short bowel syndrome persons, Medicare was paying near $500,000 per month for a intravenous TPN treatment: a thick total nutrient liquid treatment

Again, Thanks,
RICHARD

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