Peptamen Jr 1.5 vs Peptamen 1.5

[LJS]

I just realized that our home health care company gave me regular 1.5 instead of Jr 1.5! Do you think that's a problem?? aahh! My son has been taking it so hopefully it's not an issue!

 

[my little penguin]

Depends on his age .
Jr is technically for those under 13
Regular for those over 13.
It has to do with the protein etc needs...
Too much protein can be an issue for the kidneys
For kids.
If your Gi wrote for regular than that is what you get vs jr.
They have to have a script from the docs office to fill it.

 

[LJS]

Actually, because my insurance won't pay anything for formula, the home health company donated a months' supply of the Peptamen Jr 1.5 to me.. but I never noticed that the boxes said 1.5 and not Jr. 1.5

My insurance just disgusts me..the worst I have ever been on. I still owe 20% of everything that is being billed for the supplies that insurance approved PLUS all the formula. And I just received a PARTIAL bill from Children's for $1100 for our 23 hr stay to learn how to do the EN that they won't pay for! It's incredible!! Hopefully they will put me on a payment plan as I don't have the money... normally I'd have $5000 in my flex savings, but the federal regulations changed that to $2500 and I maxed that out already! aahh!

 

[CarolinAlaska]

How frustrating. Try not to dwell on it. It is what it is. How old is your son? My daughter is almost 14 and the pediatrician and nutritionist said she could use either one.

 

[LJS]

my son just turned 9.. the dietician went over the differences and said he's ok on the 1.5..whew, one less thing to worry about!