 Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 61 | I don't know how anyone could cope with cancer without insurance.
I had major medical, and also a small cancer policy (family history). About a year and a half after treatment I went back and got all of my providers info and contacted each for detailed procedure codes and charges to file against the cancer policy. It was just under $500,000 total.
Survivor. 55yr male. Dx 07/09 SqCCa Stage IV, Rt Tonsil, Lt&Rt Lymph Nodes. Aborted tonsilectomy 07/09. Chemo port 07/09. PEG 09/09. Chemo - 3xCisplatin 6xErbitux. RTx35. Tx ended 11/09. CAT scan (clean) 01/10. PET scan (clean) 02/10. Port & PEG removed 04/10.
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