Pieces of the big picture, from dx, tx, and years out afterward
Hi All. I'm still NED at 8 years out and just had my annual physical exam with my nurse practitioner. The cost of the exam had not increased hardly at all.
But the escalation in the lab costs at the hospital lab blew me away. Specialized labs are always spendy, such as the cancer markers. But to find out that a vitamin D level now cost $200 all by itself.... Ye gods....
So... I thought I'd start a very simple thread here to educate us all... and ask for anyone who would like to post pre-insurance cost for their current visit or treatment or lab visit...
My total pre-insurance for the labs for my annual physical exam were $950.
MammaMia!
A.A.
P.S. What does it say when the technology costs 4 times or more as much as the actual diagnostician's time?
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
NED
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