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Old 03-02-2008, 08:57 PM   #12
TSund
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Here's a related question: the husband of a woman with stage 4 bc that we met at Baylor very early on pulled me aside and said if Ruth EVER goes to stage 4 make sure that she files disability right away. I don't think this had to do so much with work as with health insurance? Something to the the effect that medicare would kick in two years after claiming? I don't know how continuing to work full time affects this or if it does. All I know is that he was very adamant that this mistake had cost them thousands of dollars. Perhaps Medicare would have picked up some of the medical costs not covered?
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Terri, spouse of Ruth, Dallas/Ft. Worth area
Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino
multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area
Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable
100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++
6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage
1 year Herceptin till 6/08
MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells"
now 50% ER+, PR- ???
Rads finished 1/16/08
Added Tamoxifen,
Finished Herceptin 05/08
NOW is the time to appreciate life to the fullest.
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