#81854 10-10-2008 02:56 PM | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 716 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | OP  "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 716 | Okay, out of curiosity...How much did you pay for this product?
I ordered two cases through CVS and they tried to bill me almost $120.00...I was like whoa...that sounds a little steep...I chewed them down to $36.50 per case for a total of $73.00.
Carnation VHC Lactose Free Instant Breakfast by Nestle, 560 calories 8.45 fl oz or 250 ml.....
Who was right?
7-16-08 age 37@Dx, T3N0M0 SCC 4.778cm tumor, left side of oral tongue, non smoker, casual drinker, I am the 4th in my family to have H&N cancer
8-13-08 left neck dissection and 40% of tongue removed, submandibular salivary gland & 14 nodes clean, no chemo, IMRTx35
11-4-08 Recovering & feeling better
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Ray
I will give you a couple cases of two-cal formula I have. Its about 500 complete nutrional calories per 8 oz can. Let me know if you need it.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 706 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 706 | $36.50 per case is what we paid for it. Where does CVS get the nerve to jack up the price that much?
Sue
cg to husband, 48 Stage 1V head and neck SCC. First surgery 9/07. Radiation and several rounds of chemo followed. Mets to chest and lungs. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." Went home to God on February 22, 2009.
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 551 | I paid $40/case delivered to my house through Amazon.com, $60/case is outrageous.
Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018
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Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | And PLEASE buy it there by entering Amazon through the OCF link on the top of the forum page each time, or the entry page to the main web site. Costs you nothing but a click, makes OCF a commission from Amazon.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 49 | Carnation VHC, I love this stuff!
Hubby can drink 1 can(8.5 ozs, 560 cals) of vanilla flavored with 3 tbls of godiva chocolate power (130 cals) added for a change of flavor and 1 cup of soymilk (140 cals) for a grand total of 830 cals in 12.5ozs! The more calories he can get in one drink with the least amount to drink the better.
It is so much better then the "ensure" or "boost" or even the Isosource 1.5cal c-rap (only 375cals) they brought by for when he starts needing to use the PEG for feeding. I'm dreading the 6 feedings a day he'll need when his swallowing diminishes to the point that he can't get the nutrition he needs and has to switch to that stuff.
I ordered 2 cases online for 59.01 and after shipping and handling paid only 79.01 to have it delivered to my door. Thank the powers that be for our great informed and proactive nutritionist at my MO's office she hooked me up with where to order it. BTW I got it from RXusa.com and will be ordering more before the the new week begins.
Has anyone had any luck getting thier insurance to pay for this?? thanks, ~Ija~
Ija wife-husband 47y healthy nonsmoker,nvr chewed.Dx SCC 01/05 primary left anterior toungue w/2 surgeries 02/05 no rad/chemo recurrence 12/07 no rad/chemo. 07/08/08 modified lt radical neck disection 3 nodes removed 2 pos SCC. TX 090808 taxol & carboplatinx7 radx37 w/ethyol.
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Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 49 | oh! P.S.
Ray, you were so right to argue with them! OMGosh they were so wrong.
Ija wife-husband 47y healthy nonsmoker,nvr chewed.Dx SCC 01/05 primary left anterior toungue w/2 surgeries 02/05 no rad/chemo recurrence 12/07 no rad/chemo. 07/08/08 modified lt radical neck disection 3 nodes removed 2 pos SCC. TX 090808 taxol & carboplatinx7 radx37 w/ethyol.
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Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | After my recent surgery, I asked the Option Care lady (subsidiary of Walgreen) if I could get VHC, but after checking she said it's classed as a drinkable, not a PEG fluid, so it wouldn't be paid for.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Some insurances will pay for prescription liquid feeding solutions such as Nutren, Two-Cal, Jevity etc. Others will not pay for it saying that since you dont buy food to maintain yourself then this is the substitute. There was a bit of a battle with my insuance company. The radiation nurses had to argue on my behalf with them several times but they got me covered.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 309 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 309 | our insurance covered the Carnation high calorie. I did not know they would but called a medical supply store for purchasing and they told me if the doc would fax a script for it to them, insurance would cover and they would deliver by UPS the next day ... sure nuff, next morning a month's supply showed up.
(they told me their price was $70+ per case - because this is what the insurance will pay for it)
Rita - Age 44
wife, mother of 4 - ages 3,16,21,24 & grandma to 1
(R upper) Maxillectomy 8/8/08 - UW / Seattle, WA.
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