Well, I’ve gotten my Pet scan results. \u00a0“Cancer has not left the building.” \u00a0Actually, on a positive note, it has not moved beyond the left lung and the one suspicous lymph node \u00a0between my lungs is “less suspicious.” \u00a0No signs of disease anywhere else . . . \u00a0great, but then again lung cancer is not one of the nice ones. \u00a0I spoke with the doctor about “the plan.” \u00a0First of all, I will be able to attend a wedding I have been looking forward to. \u00a0My cough is slightly worse and I have gotten a prescription and hopefully that will be okay. \u00a0The doctor is having his pharmacy and business office hash out what may be the cost of treatment . . . \u00a0the going rate is $16,000 \u00a0a month without insurance. \u00a0Thank goodness for catastrophic coverage – or at least, I hope so. \u00a0The targeted therapy may not be quite so harsh as infused chemo and I get to keep my curly chemo locks. \u00a0This may be more info than you care to hear . . .I am not pressing the “sympathy” button . . . but every cancer patient is having to face costs and those of us with insurance are the fortunate ones. \u00a0Just imagine what this is like for a huge number of people without insurance and emotional support. \u00a0Imagine the choices that had to be made before catastophic coverage. \u00a0 Anyway, I am feeling okay at the moment. \u00a0Have had some up and down days-it’s unnerving to have to wait for answers – but as usual, now that I know that there is a plan, \u00a0I feel considerably calmer. \u00a0My general health is still good so I should be able to manage this as well. \u00a0Keep me in your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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