INSURANCE
Oct 1, 2010 No Comments ›› lindaHi Everyone, The US Department of Health & Human services today announced the pricing and benefit information for health insurance as of October1, 2010. If you are interested go to www.healthcare.gov and click on the Learn more box and this will take you to the Insurance Finder tool. I found the rates to be higher than ...
Continue ReadingMultiple Endocrine Neoplasia or (MEN)
Sep 8, 2010 2 Comments ›› lindaHi Everyone, I am beginning to call MEN the gift that keeps on giving. This past weekend I was unable to get my glucose levels lower than 300, then Saturday early AM had glucose level of over 600. Now 600 is too high for the glucose meter to register so the meter just says HI and a ...
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Sep 6, 2010 1 Comment ›› lindaHi everyone, I am desperately searching for the pancreatic stomach enzyme Viokase. This is a pancreatic stomach enzyme that helps food digestion and I have not been able to find any since last Thursday. Spent the day in the ER yesterday getting IV fluids and IV insulin, by the time I was at the hosp. 0600 ...
Continue ReadingThe Whipple Procedure
Sep 2, 2010 1 Comment ›› lindaHi Everyone, Hageman Foundation is so thankful and grateful that many people having The Whipple Procedure are visiting this site and forming good relationships and getting actual, factual, up to date medical information about having the Whipple Procedure. We have decided to dedicate a new entity and web page for important information. We are thinking about a ...
Continue ReadingPancreatic Enzymes
Aug 29, 2010 1 Comment ›› lindaHi Everyone, I too had a problem regulating the pancreatic enzymes. I was on Viokase 16 and I am now taking Viokase 8. My physician has told me that you cannot take too much Viokase and you will have to experiment with your dosages on your meals and foods. The unofficial results of the Hageman Viokase ...
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Aug 25, 2010 No Comments ›› lindaHi Everyone, I thought this may interest some of you. This is the announcement by HHS Secretary Sebelius regarding Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/0720100701a.html. I monitor this site regularly and will pass along new information as it becomes available. Linda Hageman, RN
Continue ReadingLinda’s updates
Aug 25, 2010 No Comments ›› lindaHi Everyone, Please do not be discouraged if your Blogs are not posted immediately they will be soon. I have been in the hospital for several days to get IV antibiotics and IV fluids. With the very Brittle (Pancreatogenic) Diabetes, and no Spleen, a cold or virus will land me in the hospital for several days. ...
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Aug 10, 2010 No Comments ›› lindaHi Everyone, This week I have been putting a list together of different organizations that will help with the cost of medications and medical supplies. As I am gathering this info please feel free to e-mail me and I can try to steer you in the right direction. There are several options available and the more ...
Continue ReadingHageman Foundation for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Update
Aug 1, 2010 No Comments ›› lindaHi Everyone, We have been pretty busy this summer. We now have a Program and Development Director and her name is Katie Kinney. Katie and I traveled to M D Anderson in Houston, Texas for a one day MEN Seminar. There were over 70 Mener's in one place at the same time!!! We all identified ourselves ...
Continue ReadingMultiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Jul 29, 2010 2 Comments ›› lindaThis is good information to have I would not have said it better myself. what I do with my 23 year old Twin Boys is I have them get a complete physicial every year and along with their annual check-up they have a calcium level drawn and a Parathroid Hormone level checked. If the calcium ...
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