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Dr. Friedman Has Partnered With Ulta Lab Tests to Offer Affordable, Hassle-Free Lab Testing at About One-Tenth the Cost of Going Through Insurance

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Ulta Lab Tests Overview for Dr. Friedman’s ​​​​​​​patients.

Ø  Tired of dealing with insurance or the Quest/Labcorp bureaucracy to get your labs done.

Ø  Frustrated at the slow turnaround times at Quest/Labcorp.

Ø  Dr. Friedman understands your concerns and has partnered with Ulta Lab Tests to offer affordable, hassle-free lab testing—typically at about one-tenth the cost of going through insurance, with fast turnaround times.

Ø  The Ulta Lab Tests platform is especially helpful if you are uninsured, underinsured, or have a high deductible.

Ø  Both you and Dr. Friedman will get the results in a few days.

Ø  Please note that Ulta Lab Tests does not work with insurance or handle any insurance billing or reimbursements; all services are self-pay. The only exception is that HSA and FSA cards may be used at checkout.

Patient Instructions 

1.         Change your preference for labs to Ulta Lab in Acuity and/or let Dr. Friedman know at the time of appointment you want to use Ulta Lab

2.         Go to https://www.ultalabtests.com and sign up for an account.

3.         Open the Ulta Lab Tests email from Dr. Friedman’s staff and click the link to your pre-filled cart. This will display the corresponding prices for the selected tests.

4.         Activate your patient account by entering the required demographic information.

5.         Choose a patient service center based on your ZIP code (Quest charges $12.95; “Premium Draw” fees vary).

6.         Complete payment for your order.

7.         Check your email for your order confirmation. Click the embedded link to access your Patient Portal, where you can view and download your Patient Service Center Requisition Form.

6.         Schedule your blood draw (Quest and other appointment optionscan be made through your patient portal).

7.         Review your patient instructions listed on your requisition form to view fasting and testing requirements.

8.         You will receive an email notification once your results are available. From there, you can access them in your patient portal. Dr. Friedman will also have access to your results once they are available.

9.         If you are a new patient, wait for Dr. Friedman to send you a summary of your labs. If you don’t hear from him, send us an email. If you are a follow-up patient, discuss the labs with Dr. Friedman at your next appointment

ℹ️ Reasons You or Your Friend or Family Member Should See Dr. Friedman

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Refer a friend or family member to see Dr. Friedman as a new patient and get a $50 voucher for your next appointment.

Here is a list of reasons you or your friend or family member should see Dr. Friedman

  1. Dr. Friedman thinks outside the box, as willing to look beyond standard testing and treatment approaches.
  2. Dr. Friedman is an expert in pituitary, thyroid and adrenal issues as well as several other endocrine conditions, while most endocrinologists specialize in diabetes or just thyroid disease.
  3. Dr. Friedman has seen and diagnosed more patients with Cushing’s disease, growth hormone deficiency or adrenal insufficiency in a month than most Endocrinologists see in a lifetime.
  4.  Dr. Friedman is well-trained and knows the Endocrine literature well
  5. Dr. Friedman is not beholden to protocols that many university-based Endocrinologists need to follow
  6. Dr. Friedman listens and cares.
  7. Dr. Friedman works with you and not against you
  8. A new patient who wants to be seen by Dr. Friedman can usually get in within a few weeks as opposed to months for other Endocrinologists that are booking out several months.
  9. Dr. Friedman uses conventional medicines, compounded medicines and supplements to optimize your health.
  10. Dr. Friedman works with several compounding pharmacies that prescribes weight loss medications so you can lose weight while you get your hormones optimized.
  11. Dr. Friedman believes should learn all about their health and provides scientific, yet easy to understand articles to help educate his patients.
  12. Dr. Friedman has hired extra staff members, so your needs are addressed in a timely manner.

For more information go to Dr. Friedman’s website https://www.goodhormonehealth.com or contact his office at mail@goodhormonehealth.com.

📞 Webinar on How to Stay Alive Without Adrenals (BLA and Addison’s)

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YOU’RE INVITED! GoodHormoneHealth Webinaron How to Stay Alive (and flourish) if have no adrenals (BLA and Addison’s)-in memory of Dr. Friedman’s patients who passed away from adrenal insufficiency 

Dr. Theodore Friedman (The Wiz) will be giving an updated webinar on how to flourish if you have adrenal insufficiency.

Topics to be discussed include:

  • How do you optimally replace adrenal hormones?
  • What laboratory tests are needed to monitor replacement?
  • When and how do you stress dose?
  • What do you if you are having surgery?
  • What do you if you are hospitalized?
  • What about subcut cortisol versus cortisol pumps?
  • There will be an opportunity for patients to share their experience on Facebook

Sunday • January 19• 6 PM PST
Via Zoom Click here to join the meeting or
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4209687343?pwd=amw4UzJLRDhBRXk1cS9ITU02V1pEQT09
passcode 111116
OR
+16699006833,,4209687343#,,,,*111116#
Slides and updated information sheet will be available before the webinar and recording after the meeting at slides
OR
Join on Facebook Live – https://www.facebook.com/goodhormonehealth at 6 PM

📞Webinar on The 20-minute Mini Back Scope Adrenalectomy (MBSA)

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Dr. Friedman will host Tobias Carling, MD, PhD, FACS
Surgeon-in-Chief & Founder
Carling Adrenal Center
Hospital for Endocrine Surgery
www.adrenal.com
Who will talk on:
The 20-minute Mini Back Scope Adrenalectomy (MBSA)

The Carling Adrenal Center is the world’s busiest adrenal surgery center, operating on patients from all 50 states and all over the world.

Dr. Carling is the most experienced adrenal surgeon in the United States, and by far the world’s most knowledgeable surgeon-scientist when it comes to adrenal gland function and disease, adrenal tumors and cancer, and all forms of adrenal gland surgery. Dr. Carling has more experience with advanced minimally invasive adrenal and endocrine operations than any surgeon in the United States. A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Carling is a significant member of both the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) and the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES).

Dr. Carling spent 17.5 years at Yale University and the Yale University School of Medicine where he served as the Chief of Endocrine Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, Program Director of the Yale Endocrine Surgery Fellowship and the Founder & Director of the Yale Endocrine Neoplasia Laboratory, a supreme scientific program focused on the molecular pathogenesis of tumors arising in the adrenal, thyroid and parathyroid glands.

Dr. Carling moved his world-renowned adrenal surgery program to Tampa, Florida in early 2020 to start the Carling Adrenal Center. Here, patients needing adrenal surgery have access to the best practices and best techniques the world has to offer.

Dr. Carling works closely with Dr. Friedman and will be able to perform a Mini Back Scope Adrenalectomy with a referral from Dr. Friedman.
Sunday • November 7• 6 PM PST

Via Zoom Click here to join the meeting or
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4209687343?pwd=amw4UzJLRDhBRXk1cS9ITU02V1pEQT09
OR
+16699006833,,4209687343#,,,,*111116#
Slides will be available before the webinar and recording after the meeting at slides

Your phone/computer will be muted on entry. There will be plenty of time for questions using the chat button.
For more information, email us at mail@goodhormonehealth.com

💉 Dr. Friedman: COVID-19 Vaccine Third Shots vs Booster Shots

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Dr. Friedman is getting a lot of emails on booster shots versus third shots. Third shots are for immuno-compromised patients that the FDA is recommending for a small group of patients The FDA also has the intention to soon make booster doses widely available to all healthy individuals. I am writing to clarify the difference between booster shots and third doses.

Third Doses for Immuno-Compromised Patients
The purpose of a third dose of mRNA vaccine is to give immuno-compromised patients the same level of protection that two doses provide someone who has a normal immune system.
It is recommended that the following people get a third dose

  • Been receiving cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood
  • Received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress the immune system
  • Received a stem cell transplant within the last two years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system
  • Been diagnosed with moderate or severe immunodeficiency conditions (such as DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
  • An advanced or untreated HIV infection
  • Been under active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids (> 20 mg of prednisone or 100 mg of hydrocortisone) or other drugs that may suppress immune response

Dr. Friedman thinks it is unlikely that any of his patients have these conditions.
Patients with Cushing’s syndrome, Addison’s, diabetes or thyroid disorders do not qualify.

In contrast, a Booster Dose is for Patients With Healthy Immune Systems
A booster dose—which is different from a third dose for immuno-compromised patients—is for healthy patients and is meant to enhance immunity and may protect against new variants of the virus. The Biden administration has announced that it intends to make booster doses available for people with healthy immune systems in September 2021, after they are authorized or approved by the FDA. This has not happened yet, but when it happens, Dr. Friedman would encourage his patients to get it.

Dr. Friedman is expecting a booster shot against the Delta variant to be released in the fall of 2021 and would recommend that for his patients.
Dr. Friedman wishes everyone to stay healthy.

🔵 New on the Message Boards ~ July 29, 2017

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A quick summary of some of this week’s activity on the Cushing’s Help message boards.

 

The Guest Questions have returned on a trial basis.  At the moment, new guest questions are not moderated.  Guests may ask for information and (hopefully!) board members will answer.

There is one question so far on How to search the boards?

A New Introduction at Jasmine, Possible Cushie, Stressed Beyond Belief!

More on an insurance issue in Dr F Update

Just for fun, I’ve added other images to Announcements, Questions About How These Boards Work? and Introduce Yourself to help newcomers find their way.

Information about A Phase III Study of Osilodrostat to Treat Cushing’s Disease

A long-time board member reports that she is Cured! No Surgery 🙂

The ups and downs of Blood Pressure

There’s other stuff happening but you’ll just have to read the boards to find out what!

(Please note that I’m sharing these from the Cushings-Help.com message boards. You must be a logged-in member of that board to read them. Log in or register at http://cushings.invisionzone.com )

Please join us!

 

The MAGIC Foundation’s Annual Adult Convention

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Lots of Cushies go to this meeting. Dr. Theodore Friedman (Dr. F) will be one of the speakers.

The MAGIC Foundation’s Annual Adult Convention

July 21 – 24, 2016

Program

Download the 2016 Convention Program by Clicking Here.

Location

The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 719-8000

Hotel Room Rates and Reservations

$104 per night ($115.44 with tax) All rooms have refrigerators!! A limited number of roll-a-ways and cribs are available at no cost so if you need one be sure to request one when making your hotel reservation. To make hotel reservations call the Westin at 888-627-9031, and mention The MAGIC Foundation guest room block, or book online at:https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1602112093&key=3A0B99EE

Airline Transportation

Please contact your local travel agent or search the internet for the most reasonable price. Be sure to search often and book early as great fares sometimes become available. The airport of choice is O’Hare (ORD) which is located closer to the hotel. Midway (MDW) is in Chicago also but a distance from the hotel. Please read “hotel transportation” below before booking a flight to Midway.

Hotel Transportation

Free shuttle service is provided by Windy City Limo’s to the Westin Lombard from O’Hare Airport only! The shuttle schedule is as follows: O’Hare Airport to the Westin – Thursday – 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm and 7 pm Westin to O’Hare Airport – Sunday – Pickups at 8 am, 10 am, noon, 2 pm and 4 pm Shuttle buses will have a MAGIC sign in the window and will pick up at the following O’Hare locations: Terminal 1, Door 1G * Terminal 2, Door 2E * Terminal 3, Door 3G * Int’l Terminal, Door 5E Pick up will be in the middle aisle when you exit the doors from baggage claim. If you are unable to find the shuttle, you can contact Windy City at 866-949-4639. You may choose to arrive at Midway Airport but there is no free transportation available and a taxi will cost approximately $40.

NOTE: If you use a power wheelchair/scooter or other device which cannot be folded and need wheelchair accessible transportation, you can contact Special Needs Chicago at (630) 668-9999 or visit their website to make arrangements online, specialneedschicago.org

Register here: https://www.magicfoundation.org/annual-adult-convention/