Universal Health Insurance
Dear Grace: I agree with most of what you have to say about the medical industry and Michael Moore in general. I do not want to start a war with words but I won't like an "Universal Health Insurance"
People like you and I; in the event that one day there is one- UHI- would have to wait until our doctor's papers are first; submitted, review and approved.
Having UHI means "everyone" would be entitled to have acces to everything that relates to medical industry. Whether they have contributed to the system, or not.
I came to the states about 24 years ago, never, ever, have received anything from the government, and am not going to pay for anyone to obtain benefits at my expense.
Michael Moore is merely in the industry to make money. Some of his "suggestions" are well taken, others; you just have to disregard.
I really do not see anything wrong with our medical industry/government. Other countries are worse off than ours.
We are a clear example of the collaboration between the pharmaceutical companies/ government; without them we wouldn't be here.
Pharmaceutical companies must make money to stay in business, they put out tens of thousand of dollars experimenting with new drugs, some of them never get approval by the FDA. People do not know that, or do not care. I do.
I agree with you about Michael's selection of countries, why Europe vs USA. Again, he's just causing controversy to make money. In a way, he's a little instigator and agitator.
People in Flint, MI love him, they financed his very first movie. It's a shame that Flint is becoming a ghost town, as people are leaving in pursue
of greener pastures. Is the Auto industry to blame? I wonder if Michael is working in a docummentary about it. Mmmm?
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1994 - rt brst, .lump, underarm node dissection,chemo+rad 1.2 cms, Grade 3.
28 nodes neg
Er,Pr, Positive HER2 status unknown
2003- Recur to rt lung.July 16 ( B-Day!)
Her2+++ Er,Pr, Negative
2003 - Aug04--Navelbine + Herceptin
2004- 2007--NED - Herceptin, only
2007 Feb-April Xeloda added to hereceptin
2007-May Back on Navelbine+Herceptin
2008-Feb-Mar 15 Ses Rad to Rt. Lung
2008- Oc 17 Add Tykerb to Herceptin
2009- June-- Discont Tykerb
2009 July 7--Current Taxol + Herceptin
2009 Dec--Discontinued treatment due to progression. Looking into cyberknife.
2010-Aug Accepted to TDM1, no SE, except liver count went up.
2010-2011 September got kicked out of the trial, due to a small spot found on lung.
2011- 2012 September thru early 2013 on Herceptin
2013- March Bone density shows small spot on 5th rib.
2013 - April 4th appt with onc. will post after discussing course of treatment.
2013-March-April Cyber knife to brain and radiation to rib. Chest --base line before chemo-CT-Scan stable for lung issue. CA2729 Normal.
2013 April Herceptin- TDMI
2013 Sept Herceptin + Perjeta . CA2729 within normal range. Brain and Pet scans October 31st. will post results.
2013 October Brain MRI- mixed response. Will see Onc/rad on Halloween.
2013 October/November Brain-MRI nothing new. Repeat MRI next year in May.
2013 December Continue Herceptin and Perjeta. Stable at the moment.
2014 February Brain MRI -clear!
2014 January Added Taxotere to Perjeta+Herceptin.
2014 March Stopped chemo-chest ct-scan next.
2014- March Scans shows tumor's larger, CA2729 higher. Discontinue Herceptin.
2014 April Perjeta+ Halaven
2014 April CA2729 went down 60 points after one cycle. Cough does not want to go away.
2014 June Continue on Perjeta + Halaven-- no more cough. Stable
2014 June Back on Herceptin + abraxane
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