Charm-
Good luck with the VitalSTim treatment. I was treated with VitalStim at a nursing home as that was the ONLY place that offered it in the Tampa area. It was out of network so my insurance(United)only paid a small percentage. For about 2 months of treatments, my total out of pocket was about $1500. The treatments were about $30 per hour session a couple times a week plus an initial $600 fee.
I started VitalStim after a couple months of swallow therapy at Moffitt. After 2 swallowing tests they said I was still aspirating, that I should take nothing but water by mouth, and that I probably wouldn't see much more improvement on the track I was on, and recommended Vital Stim. Two months later(Feb 09) I had my PEG removed and I'm eating 100% by mouth.
Age 33, NS, HPV-
8/01- At 25, SCC on tongue,3cm lesion remvd. L nk diss clr nodes
10/07- 2cm SCC remvd from L tongue
4/08- SCC on L tonsil,tonslctmy,2 wks later PET showed golf-ball szd tumor in tongue.
PEG.IMRT x 35 Cisplatin x 3 ended 7/08. Peg out feb 09 -Clear PET Dec 2010
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