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Just an update on insurance and treatment.
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Just an update on insurance and treatment.

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    • October 31, 2016 at 7:26 am
    miaka618
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      I posted a while ago about insurance problems with my adjuvant treatment. I am happy to report that everything has been resolved and I no longer owe a quarter of a million dollars. 😀 

      My aunt did get a second opinion on her moles and everything came back negative on that. 

      Even though I only had one dose of ipi, I did develop issues with my pituitary gland approximately a month and a half after the treatment, so now that insurance is back in order, my treatment is still on hold to see if my pituitary will bounce back. Oh well. The wait continues. I get to have another scan soon so let's hope it comes back clear! 

      I'm glad I found you guys. This site is a treasure trove of life experiences, and I may have been more worried about the headaches I was having if I hadn't read about so many other people experiencing the same thing with the ipi side effects on the pituitary. I wanted to say thank you to that. On that note, I may have to find a different local oncologist. She didn't believe me when I told her it might be my pituitary gland when I came in for the headaches. She didn't even do any blood tests to check hormone levels. She scheduled an MRI for 3 weeks later, and only after I was urged to go to the ER for the MRI by my specialist out in Madison did I finally get some relief. I'm telling you, those headaches were no joke. There was no way I could wait another 3 weeks. I'm feeling pretty good right now. Tomorrow I get to go for a drive to see how my hormones doing. I'm glad the weather is still nice. 🙂

      April 

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        • October 31, 2016 at 4:16 pm
        youngann
        Participant

          Hello April.

          So glad that your insurance is sorted out. It's so unfair that, along with dealing with melanoma, we also have to worry about our health insurance. The way I see it is, we pay our premiums every month so they should darn well cover our medical expenses. Too bad it doesn't always work out that way.

          Good luck,

          Ann

          • October 31, 2016 at 4:16 pm
          youngann
          Participant

            Hello April.

            So glad that your insurance is sorted out. It's so unfair that, along with dealing with melanoma, we also have to worry about our health insurance. The way I see it is, we pay our premiums every month so they should darn well cover our medical expenses. Too bad it doesn't always work out that way.

            Good luck,

            Ann

            • October 31, 2016 at 4:16 pm
            youngann
            Participant

              Hello April.

              So glad that your insurance is sorted out. It's so unfair that, along with dealing with melanoma, we also have to worry about our health insurance. The way I see it is, we pay our premiums every month so they should darn well cover our medical expenses. Too bad it doesn't always work out that way.

              Good luck,

              Ann

                • November 1, 2016 at 12:04 pm
                miaka618
                Participant

                  Yeah, the insurance thing is something you don't really think about until you need it. 

                  There was a short time I didn't even have insurance. I'm sure glad I have it now. 

                  • November 1, 2016 at 12:04 pm
                  miaka618
                  Participant

                    Yeah, the insurance thing is something you don't really think about until you need it. 

                    There was a short time I didn't even have insurance. I'm sure glad I have it now. 

                    • November 1, 2016 at 12:04 pm
                    miaka618
                    Participant

                      Yeah, the insurance thing is something you don't really think about until you need it. 

                      There was a short time I didn't even have insurance. I'm sure glad I have it now. 

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