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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

fadedrose

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3. Might be cheaper to get a prescription for POT

Reply to ellenrr (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 11:09 PM

Nov 2014

And has no side effects from what I heard. Are you in a state where you can get medical marijuana?

$600 per shot is really high. Your deductible won't be cheap. Lots of insurance companies don't want to pay for something that they are not sure will help.

When I had my cortisone shot, they made me take a 6 hour test with just a tiny sample of the shot. If there wasn't at least a 40% improvement in pain relief, the insurance company will not pay. I had to keep a 6 hour log that showed how much relief I felt every hour...

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Anyone have Hylan shots for OA (Osteoarthritis)? [View all] ellenrr Nov 2014 OP

I have never heard of the Hylan shots fadedrose Nov 2014 #1

I hadn't heard of them either... ellenrr Nov 2014 #2

Might be cheaper to get a prescription for POT fadedrose Nov 2014 #3

I don't have a deductable, and acc. to my dr office, ellenrr Nov 2014 #4