 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Jon,
The sooner you can get your treatment started, the better your chances of survival are, which means returning to England is not an option unless you can get free emergency treatment. You need to figure out how to get the money to pay for the treatment in Thailand.
Does the hospital have a social worker that can help you? Do they have a long term payment plan you could use? Can you get a reduced rate? Are your doctors aware that your insurance will only cover a fraction of the cost? Can they help by doing charity work? Maybe some of your coworkers can help you with negotiating the financial ropes of how to do this in their country.
Good luck to you and I hope you can get your treatment started soon.
Take care,
Eileen
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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