New treatment plan

Ron…I am so sorry to have missed your thread. Had it not been for Katja’s posting today I would have not seen it. As being said a significant portion of bankruptcies are due to the high medical cost in this country. It is a shame for a country as great as this to not tend to the ill. I much understand Ron. My current medical cost for my son (22) and myself comes to $1,400 per month. My son had been born with a congenital heart condition and I am looking for ways to reduce our cost. To this date l don’t know how this reformed health care system will treat those with pre-existing conditions.
Here are some thoughts and I am hoping for others to chime in: Compassionate use for chemo. I believe your income can’t exceed $75.000 per year. Negotiated payment plans for all other medications and procedures. Blood tests, can they be run through a county hospital for a lesser cost?
Then why is it: when my husband was receiving chemotherapy did the lady next to him receive for free the very same medication my husband’s insurance company had denied to cover? I am happy for her to have received it however, we pay very high premiums and at least should we be entitled to the same consideration. I had no idea that a Cobra plan can eliminate coverage for specific treatments. This subject had never come up on this board. Hopefully, someone will help us find the answers.
Best wishes
Marion

Great news, Rick,
I believe you are right, that there is so much data coming through that hasn’t been criticised yet. A lot of the studies are working on data gathered throughout the 90s. I so hope this chemoembolisation becomes the break that we’re looking for, and you are part of the success.
With much admiration,
Kate

Rick,

I am so excited for you. My oncologist has mentioned this treatment to me but wants to wait until I no longer respond to chemo. I am not sure whether to push it. I anxiously await your results and am praying that 90-100% is you.

You are in my thoughts and prayers!

Good luck,

Charley

Rick….what great news you have had. Of course, you will keep us posted as to the date of the Therasphere treatment so that a million good wishes can come your way.
This specific type of chemoembolization has been used by several members on this site however, not all institutions in the US, offer it to their patients. I am thrilled to hear that you fit the criteria for this treatment.
Best of all wishes,
Marion

Hey, Rick, that is all good news. How can you miss with the love that surrounds you and your fantastick attitude! Wishing you the very best.

i have not posted in a while,i had to take a break because well i was just getting to upset and emotinal reading about how this monster is effecting the lives of the good people in this foundation…this might be a long post so let say im sorry now……
my wife has been fighting this monster now for the better part of 2 years and putting up one hell of a fight…she has continued to work through most of those 2 years, even while recieveing chemo and the y-90 treatment because she said it kept her busy and her mind off of this monster…ive seen how she would drag herself out of bed aganist my wishes and go to work, she has a strong will…she did this up to 8 months ago and couldnt do it anymore so the doctors put her out on disability which they wanted to do from the beginning…while she was out on disability she had her company benefits so her medical care was taken care of …now we just learned that her company is going out of business and her medical benefits will end the end of this month…not to worry i told her we will just pick up the policy (corbra) and pay the monthly premium for the same coverage that by law they have to offer you…well it didnt turn out that way…it seems by law they have to offer you a policy but not the same coverage…the policy they offer covers nothing but some, some of her blood work, no infusions, no port flushings, no chemo or chemo meds.and no treatment for high calcium and i can have all of this for 800 dollars a month…dont you love insurence co. they will let me pay for nothing…when i ask for a policy that covers her treatment needs they say sorry there arent any..im willing to pay and i cant get coverage for her and i have tried them all… so now we go to social security and try to get medicare..we are once again told sorry we can not help you, your wife is to young (58) for medicare and hasnt been disable long enough to be eligible for benefits…seems that you have to be disable for 2 years before you are eligible for medicare…so where does a person go in a situation like this…to me its just unbelieveable how they just dont seem to care about the people in this country….well i think i went on long enough, there is more lots more but thats it in a nut shell…again im sorry for the long post and know that you all have been in our prayers and will remain there…..lucille and ron

Hey Rick,
Thanks for sharing this great news!
I wasn’t aware either that theraspheres radioembolization is a form of brachytherapy. When my mother had her liver transplant for CC the path report said there was no tumor. It was necrotic. Since she didn’t have much chemo it had to have been the brachytherapy that did the job. I’m hoping the same for you.

My best,
Ashley