This is a hard time for me. I guess it is past time I gave an update. I am sorry if it has been a while, I don’t remember when I sent the last update so I will start back a bit to give you what has been happening. I had a follow up appointment with the radiologist on December 10th to see how the October radiation treatment on the one tumor was going. I had a ct scan and when they looked at it they saw that two of the 5 have grown. So the doctor told me to stop taking the chemo and she wanted me to start another one. So I waited and waited and waited. Finally I found out that the insurance company denied it. I received a letter from the insurance company dated 12/12/14 on 12/27/14 about why they denied this chemo for me. I don’t understand it but basically they think they know better about my treatments than my doctor does. So the doctor’s office resubmitted it and were told that it could take 30 – 60 days to make a decision. Well, I got a call from a pharmacy that handles this medicine on Monday and they were trying on their end to get things done. They have a division that only works on this kind of thing. Well, long story short, the hospital called and the insurance company denied it again a second time and I will start on something else instead. So, I have an appointment on Tuesday with my oncologist to find out what she wants to do instead. This is very disheartening because it makes me feel like the insurance company is denying that my doctor knows best how to treat me. I am praying and hoping that this will be a good thing and that the chemo she ends up putting me on will work better than they could have hoped for. But it is discouraging to wait get the answer I wasn’t expecting. So, I guess all I can do is trust that this is the plan God has for me and hope & pray that this other chemo will be effective in shrinking the tumors away. Please pray that I will be a good witness through this. I am really trying but this was a hard hit for me and I don’t know if I have been handling this well or not. I always appreciate the encouraging posts, they are awesome encouraging me. I really have times lately that I feel very much alone. It is hard having my kids and Ron’s kids and our grandkids so very far away I miss them all so very much. Thanks for your encouragement and prayers!!! Cheryl L. Stare
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:33:55 +0000
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