Lita57

Thinking of you Lita!

Not sure this is what BAU meant but it's still interesting. Hadn't heard of it.

Chemotherapy into a body cavity (Intracavitary)

Intracavitary chemotherapy means injecting chemotherapy through a tube (catheter), directly into a body cavity. It gives a very high dose of chemotherapy to the tumour, but only a very low dose to the rest of the body.

You might have intracavitary chemotherapy into:

• the bladder – intravesical
• the abdominal cavity – intra peritoneal
• the chest cavity – intrapleural

Praying for strength and peace for you and your family.

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I mistyped. IT, not IC.

https://www.oncolink.org/cancer-treatment/chemotherapy/overview/intrathecal-chemotherapy-it-chemo

I might help your symptoms and give you more time

Lots of hugs, Lita. I think of you every day. I grew up in Sonoma county and have spent a lot of time inn Elk, Anderson and Mendocino. Such beautiful places!

I think what BadatUser meant was using an Omaya, it's done surgically to make it acceessible for one thing putting chemo straight to the brain, someone here had it, i'd have to look back. Best of luck today in getting your answers and plan. Ask about the Orbital area k.

Lita - thinking of you.

Thinking of you lita.

Lita- the breakdowns are truly scary. I hope that you don't have to pay that amount! So many people chose not to have treatments because they can not afford it. There are people doing GoFundMe campaigns to pay for their deductibles. Sad and wrong.

I'm so sorry, Lita. I'm hoping that $13,600 figure is a total -- NOT what you still owe. But you are so right about it being a huge financial drain, and it makes me angry that some insurance companies don't even allow some newer drugs for some patients, in favor of the older, cheaper standbys; as well as knowing of at least one beautiful younger woman here on BCO who did not have insurance and basically threw in the towel on tx, rather than bankrupt her family. We all share your feelings about these outrageous bills and the impact they have on us and our families. Hugs & prayers your WBR turns out to be well worth the cost!

I actually didn't think the $13,800 was high enough. One shot of Xgeva shows up on my BCBS supplement statement for $6500.

I was NEAD for three years. Then new insurance hurdles caused a three-week interruption of my treatment back in January, allowing MBC to migrate into my pericardium and almost kill me. That has cost the insurance company a 15-hour ER visit with multiple doctors attending, emergency heart surgery, a week in the cardiac ward, two months of home oxygen service, a year of weekly Taxol (so far), a dozen extra scans, and many additional doctor visits.

I suspect in trying to save a few bucks, insurance has wound up spending at least half a million more on my care this year. And I am worn out and bald from it and can barely walk from neuropathy... after three years of being NEAD. Makes me want to scream. The system is so broken.

Lita depressed or not you are typing away, good for you! So sorry for having these added worries, Lulubee so true for you too.

Mom that was too funny. It's sad that on top of dealing with MBC we also have to deal with insurance and major $$ issues

Babs

Wendy, I don't know where you get/got your Ibrance, but mine is $11,264.53 right now. 21 pills. Stunning.

My insurance gets billed $38,000 a month for Afinitor. 28 pills. I know they need to recoup their R&D and make some money, but good lord. If the manufacturer didn't pay most of my copay I wouldn't be able to pay for my part of it - it's more money than I bring home every month!