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Something that no one has mentioned (I think) is the possibility your Onc. could put the amount your treatments cost on payments. I had a talk with the person who does the billing at my Onc's office because I was stressing out over the amount of medical expenses I was running up and she said that whatever was "do-able" for me was OK. They just wanted to see "something" each month. She said there was one person there that was paying $50 a month. She stressed that their policy was never to send accts. to Collections. Now, you can't walk away from your large medical bill, what will probably happen is it will come out of your estate when your estate is settled (at least this is what I understand). I talked to my kids and told them that I was sorry that I wouldn't be able to leave them very much from my estate because of the cost of the herceptin treatment and they said they would much rather have me around as long as possible than any amount of money...bless their hearts. I'm sure your family feels the same way. Of course, every Oncologist Office is different but you might give yours a try and see if they can put your herceptin costs on payments for you. Best of Luck, Linda in Calif.
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