Hello Collin, My hope for you is that things are much less fearsome than they seem at this moment.

I agree with Brian that the cost of a diagnosis is perhaps low compared with not knowing. I would gladly spend everything I had to know that I had no cancer. If you spent everything you had on survival would it be worth it?

If in fact you have the nasty "c" it would seem that it is still quite small and therefore a much better thing. Your writing is extremely polite and that suggests character. Be diligent and persistant in your next steps. You must not feel shy about writing here. If you don't have "C" then we will all rejoice in that fact. If it turns out you do have "it" then we will do our best to help you.