fellow sleevers - B12 question
Kim, I just saw this post regarding B-12 on the main board. I thought it was interesting and worth checking into. Sounds like you can get a 30 dose vile for about the price of one month of the sublingual B-12...one shot per month!!!
Post Date: 6/22/09 10:59 am
I wanted to share an experience I had with the group. I thinks it’s very valuable knowledge.
I’ve been giving myself my B-12 shots since last August. I talked to my WLS surgeon at my 12 month checkup and asked him about the single dose vs. multi-dose vials. I told him how inconvenient it is for me to have to run to the pharmacy every time I need to take it, especially after he told me that I could take a dose every 2 or 3 weeks if I wanted to help with being tired, etc. He encouraged me to ask at the pharmacy about this because he didn’t prescribe it in this manner and it was either the insurance or the pharmacy that was doing this.
So, on Friday when I was picking up my refill, I asked the pharmacist what the reason was for the single dose vials. He told me it was because the insurance wouldn’t cover multi-dose vials for whatever reason. So for the last 10 months I’ve been paying $8.78 every 4 weeks for this single dose vial. The pharmacist told me that if I wanted to just pay cash instead of running it through the insurance, he could give me a multi-dose vial. I asked him how much that would cost…
He was able to give me a 30 dose vial for $6.68!!! Over the last 10 months I have paid almost $90 for 10 doses!! Unbelievable! Why do they not tell people this up-front?? Well, duh, because they want your money. So if you don’t ask, they don’t tell. Everyone needs to know about this so you can avoid being “taken" like I was! I am so glad I asked. This 30 dose vial will expire November 2010 and even if I didn’t use all of it, it’s still cheaper than what I was paying. And I have the convenience of having it at home ready to be used when needed. Not to mention how much easier it is to get a full dose out of a multi-dose vial vs. a single dose vial.
Post Date: 6/22/09 10:59 am
I wanted to share an experience I had with the group. I thinks it’s very valuable knowledge.
I’ve been giving myself my B-12 shots since last August. I talked to my WLS surgeon at my 12 month checkup and asked him about the single dose vs. multi-dose vials. I told him how inconvenient it is for me to have to run to the pharmacy every time I need to take it, especially after he told me that I could take a dose every 2 or 3 weeks if I wanted to help with being tired, etc. He encouraged me to ask at the pharmacy about this because he didn’t prescribe it in this manner and it was either the insurance or the pharmacy that was doing this.
So, on Friday when I was picking up my refill, I asked the pharmacist what the reason was for the single dose vials. He told me it was because the insurance wouldn’t cover multi-dose vials for whatever reason. So for the last 10 months I’ve been paying $8.78 every 4 weeks for this single dose vial. The pharmacist told me that if I wanted to just pay cash instead of running it through the insurance, he could give me a multi-dose vial. I asked him how much that would cost…
He was able to give me a 30 dose vial for $6.68!!! Over the last 10 months I have paid almost $90 for 10 doses!! Unbelievable! Why do they not tell people this up-front?? Well, duh, because they want your money. So if you don’t ask, they don’t tell. Everyone needs to know about this so you can avoid being “taken" like I was! I am so glad I asked. This 30 dose vial will expire November 2010 and even if I didn’t use all of it, it’s still cheaper than what I was paying. And I have the convenience of having it at home ready to be used when needed. Not to mention how much easier it is to get a full dose out of a multi-dose vial vs. a single dose vial.
This is the ride of my life.....what an amazing tool I now have!!!
I don't think there is any difference except I would imagine the injections would hit the blood stream better than the pill melting under your tongue. I've been taking daily pills under my tongue but am going to check out the possibility of injections....cheaper and one less pill to remember to take on a daily basis. I'm not afraid of needles since I had been giving myself insulin shots prior to surgery. Looks like I could save quite a bit of money too.
This is the ride of my life.....what an amazing tool I now have!!!
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