After seeing an oncologist at Northside, we have decided to get him chemo here in Georgia. MD Anderson will give us an appt 2 weeks away and we honestly don't want to wait. He has holes that are getting bigger in his palate area that are inoperable since it's cartilage and cannot regrow. He is applying for financial assistance from Northside and I believe he qualifies for the disability under social security to get medicaid. We are trying all avenues. Can anyone tell me how long it takes to get the disability under social security? We are not going to MD Anderson because we are afraid of the length of time it will take to get an evaluation and for them to suggest the same treatment options. The oncologist here is telling us that there are already treatment plans for this recurrence. Therefore, should we spend all that money to get the same treatment plan at MD Anderson? Now if the treatment plan fails here or we don't see any improvement then we will plan to take him to MDA. I would just like some insight from anyone else that has dealt with these type of decisions. Please!!! Thank you to anyone reading this!!


Caregiver along with my mother to my Father
SCC 12/2012 age 63
25 rad end 2/2013
10 rad end 7/2013
9/19 recur. Stage IV
not a candidate for surgery
more chemo 10/2013
Clear PET 01/2014
cancer back on PET 04/2014
not operable MET to nose
at a NCCN
35 Rad start 06/23/14
Chemo every week during Rad for 7 weeks