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Old 08-14-2014, 10:34 AM   #1
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I am a 25 year currently going through chemotherapy for stage 3a grade 2 Er, Pr, and Her 2 positive breast cancer and it has been a journey to say the least. I am not sure where I can go to for help or if there are places that even help with what I am going through. I am struggling to pay for my bills and don't know what to do. I started a gofundme account to try and get donations and so far have been able to raise $70 which I am thankful for because that's more money then I have in my checking account. Please help me if you know of any places. I have already contacted Cancer Care and I might qualify for a $150 grant it just takes a couple weeks. Thank you in advance for your help. Please feel free to private message me or respond to thread.

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Old 08-14-2014, 10:48 AM   #2
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American Cancer Society helped me with $300 for gas expenses.

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Old 08-14-2014, 10:53 AM   #3
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Ok thank you Lizbeth I will look into that right now.
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Old 08-14-2014, 11:37 AM   #4
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I think the hospital should have a social worker, maybe they can help you or at least tell you where to go. I take it your family can't help out? Call your local political office (state senate or whatever) and ask for where to go for help. where do you live? so sorry you're having these problems along with your cancer. good luck
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Old 08-14-2014, 11:47 AM   #5
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Lizbeth the program you told me about ran out of funds last year, but thank you.
Sarah my social worker told me about Cancer Care and I have already contacted them and then American Cancer Society is going to send me some information on other organizations that may be able to help me. I live in southern California, San Bernardino County.
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Old 08-14-2014, 02:40 PM   #6
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Kim there are alot of women on the Her2 support board that have had financial difficulties too. Some in Ca.
Perhaps you could log on and ask them there.
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Dxed Stage IIIC May 05, 12 pos nodes
er/pr -neg,Her -pos
LVI
Right partial mast & partial axillary dissection-June14,2005
Right modified mast-no clear margins- June 30, 2005
DD AC x4
Taxotere X4 with Herceptin
Rads x 35( 5 fields )
Left prophylactive mast( atypia & hyperplasia found ),
put on Tamoxifen x 1 yr; D/ced due to endometrial thickening
bilateral recon (saline implants)May 06
Nipple recon July 06
metformin 2010
removal of implants due to severe encapsulation, insertion of gummies 2013
Reclast Q yr
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Old 08-17-2014, 12:54 PM   #7
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http://www.patientadvocate.org/NURD/...tion=financial
http://www.thebody.com/content/art6307.html
http://www.kristylasch.org/subpages/requirements.html

Here are a couple to check into.
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dx age 45
DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa
Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes
Triple Positive
4 DD A/C
12 Taxol/Herceptin
33Rads
Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk
Herceptin for total of 18 months
Lupron Monthly 4 yrs
Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!)
Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin
Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement)
Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk
Back to Arimidex for year seven
Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix
Stop Arimidex 5/13
Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa
5/14 Start Tamoxifen
3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing
5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs
9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen
3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects!
NED and no meds.......
14YEARS NED!
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Old 08-17-2014, 09:56 PM   #8
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I googled financial help for cancer patients and it gave me a big list. Some very helpful other not so much just had to check out each one. Also check out breastcancerfreebies.com they have a list of financial as well as other resources
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Herceptin, Zometa, Taxotere and Anasterole and of course radiation
2/14/2014 2 mets on pelvic bone
Stop Anasterole continue on Herceptin and Zometa start radiation (again)
2/24/2014 start T-DM1 continue Herceptin and Zometa
4/28 more radiation that brings total to 5 (10 days ea) - I think I will soon glow in the dark....
6/01/2014 Great news! Rib mets gone, 4 of 5 spine mets showing new bone growth and pelvic mets shrinking.
8/28/2014 T11 on spine is being stubborn started Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa and Taxol - goodbye hair!
9/04/2014 Tomo therapy - pain finally gone
1/3/2015 - starting New Year out as still stable. Feeling positive
2/23/2015 - problems with left leg, bone met flaring up - MORE radiation Whew!
2/24/2015 Stress fracture in right side of pelvic - (great just great) back to wheelchair then walker then.....
2/26/2015 Off Taxol!! Still on Perjeta, Herceptin and Hormone Blocker starting to feel a little more human.
4/10/2015 Cancer has spread to spinal fluid - not sure where I go from here
6/29/2015 Omaya Port placed,begin IT Herceptin on 7/7/2015
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