Sally's GF3 thread

[ShrekDawg]

My balance was better when I was still riding horses lol

 

[saysfaa]

Did you buy the Densercise program, @saysfaa?

My insurance will pay for (most of) one bone density scan every 3 years. My out of pocket cost was about $90. I wish they'd cover it on a yearly basis; maybe more women would get them more often, and pay attention to their bones.

My insurance didn't pay for it.

The dr's office said they had never heard of it not being covered. The scanning people said it should be covered. I called the insurance before getting it to confirm it would be covered. They assured me it would be.

Afterwards, they wouldn't pay for it.

They said it wasn't covered because the scan found osteoporosis. Finding it made the scan a diagnostic and not a screening. They said if the scan hadn't found it, it would have stayed a screening and they would have covered the scan.

Knowing what I know now, I would have given up trying to get them to understand (or admit) the logical/linguistic problem with that after a few days instead of weeks. And gone to trying to get the code changed to diagnostic and resubmitted.. I don't think they ever said they didn't cover the scan if it was diagnostic, they only said they didn't cover that one for that reason. Now that my dd and sister have spent umpteen hours battling with various insurance companies regarding long-term, acutely-life-threatening issues, I'm pretty sure that had a better chance of working. Private instance and public insurance have been similar in this type of thing.

 

[fuzzi]

My insurance didn't pay for it.

The dr's office said they had never heard of it not being covered. The scanning people said it should be covered. I called the insurance before getting it to confirm it would be covered. They assured me it would be.

Afterwards, they wouldn't pay for it.

They said it wasn't covered because the scan found osteoporosis. Finding it made the scan a diagnostic and not a screening. They said if the scan hadn't found it, it would have stayed a screening and they would have covered the scan.

Knowing what I know now, I would have given up trying to get them to understand (or admit) the logical/linguistic problem with that after a few days instead of weeks. And gone to trying to get the code changed to diagnostic and resubmit.. I don't thing they ever said they didn't cover the scan if it was diagnostic, they only said they didn't cover that one for that reason. Now that my dd and sister have spent umpteen hours battling with various insurance companies for regarding long-term, acutely-life-threatening issues, I'm pretty sure that had a better chance of working. Private instance and public insurance have been similar in this type of thing.

Insurance compaines stink. My dh died, I filed the insurance, and the company denied it. They said they didn't cover dementia related death, but would cover Alzheimers death. My arguments fell on deaf ears.

They'll eventually be judged.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Insurance compaines stink. My dh died, I filed the insurance, and the company denied it. They said they didn't cover dementia related death, but would cover Alzheimers death. My arguments fell on deaf ears.

They'll eventually be judged.

I’m so sorry

 

[saysfaa]

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[Sally PB]

Balance, too. It is related to flexibility but may need some different components in one's routines.

Does the Densercise program address balance and flexibility? Those are both issues I would like to work on.

 

[Sally PB]

The insurance companies make me so blankety-blank mad when I hear about how they deny coverage that should blankety-blank be covered!

NBC news has a series on this very thing.

 

[saysfaa]

Does the Densercise program address balance and flexibility? Those are both issues I would like to work on.

Yes.
Well, flexibility at least. I think both but balance isn't as prominent.

 

[ksbkeys]

I got my bone density score... My bones are less dense than they were 3 years ago when I had my last test. -1.5, for anyone who knows what that means.

I checked my calcium supplement... it's a lot less than I thought it was. So I'm going to take more of it and look for a better one. Same with the the Vitamin D. I cover up when I go outside (long pants, long sleeves, hat), so I don't get much vitamin D from the sun. But I don't have much sun damage to my skin, either.

So, more walking! More calcium, more vitamin D. I work out on the elliptical, but even though that's a weight bearing exercise, it's very low impact. I like that, as it's easy on the knees.

But it's the impact that helps build stronger bones. So I'm going to skip on our walks. Not skip the walk, skip on the walk. 50 steps times 3 walks. I don't jog, I don't run, but I can skip.

I used to do something called "the Sally hop" down the hall at work. (I didn't name it that; a coworker did, and it stuck.) It's sort of a sideways skip. I bet that's a good bone building exercise too.

I love skipping...I don't hardly do it...but do walk a lot with my corgi...often 2 to 3 times a day, a mile each time. Hmmm....

I have often wondered, though, why jogging is a thing people do, to get exercise but not skipping. Skipping is fast and easier on the body than jogging. We could start a trend...pretty soon every city across America will have people skipping down the sidewalk on their lunch breaks!!!

I think I will go skip now.

 

[Sally PB]

I told a friend about skipping and she said, "That is soooo you!"

I think I will go skip now.

I think skipping should make a resurgence.