JNF, I emailed Todd S. last week and he gave me some good insight into how Kaiser oncology works. He didn't know of anyone in particular that we could see. So we are in contact, but no great...
JNF, LOL! My husband's originally from Pensacola. Georgia is beautiful, and if we weren't so settled here we'd consider your advice! We both love living in Washington, but I yes in this instance the...
JNF, Yes, my husband will qualify for Medicare under SSDI (disability). We live in Washington State, which does NOT require insurance companies to offer Medigap policies to people under 65. And as...
Well, after looking at available Medicare coverage we might still be stuck with Kaiser. Since Steve won't be 65 when he qualifies for Medicare, we can't get a Medigap plan so it's either traditional...
Unfortunately, we have NO CHOICE but Kaiser. Kaiser is the only company that will insure people under the ACA in our county. I guess we are lucky that we have any insurance at all! That's why we...
@Wings, Thank you! I'll look him up....
Since DH's diagnosis in July of last year, we've seen only one medical oncologist. He's a good guy, very compassionate, but he's terribly overworked and really doesn't seem to remember us from one...
Thanks to a recent post on the The "New" Prostate Cancer Infolink site, I tracked down this article:...
Beth, I am so sorry for the loss of your dear Gary. I am so grateful that you feel that he is now at peace. My dearest wish is for you to move towards finding peace for yourself, and that, true to...
Lynn, Forgot to add, about food and cooking... our friend, who is a breast cancer survivor and nutritionist, highly recommended the book "The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen" by Rebecca Katz. There are...
Lynn, Glad I could be of help. Best to you and your husband... we are all stronger than we think we are! Adrienne...
DebbieMH, My husband was diagnosed a year ago, and he'd already progressed to bone mets. The oncologist recommended that he start chemo right away (Docetaxel). Everyone reacts differently, of course,...
Beth, Thank you so much for your journal. I've been checking in every day or so... it is both difficult and heartening to read. I hope that I can find something like your grace and courage when the...
Thank you ISU-CycloneFan for starting this thread. I am posting a comment so that I get updates. My husband is just shy of one year since diagnosis. He's had Docetaxel and is currently on Lupron +...
Beth, Thank you for your courage to tell this story. I was with my Dad at his last, he passed from metastatic PCa way back in 1989. You asked, "Should I be trying to get him up and eating when I've...
Beth, I am so sorry that you and Gary have reached this point on your journey together. My heart goes out to you both. If writing about your experience helps in any way to lighten your burden, then...
Thank you everyone for your helpful and heartfelt responses. Spring is finally upon us here in the soggy Northwest, long evenings and lots of outdoor work to do...:yeah: I wanted to follow up with...
Allen, Thank you for your explanations & clarifications. It is hard to wait for hormone resistance before pursuing other treatments but I realize there are many, many pieces of the puzzle. I really...
Thank you gmoose2. Steve just got word he starts radiation tomorrow. We don't want to get our hopes up too high in case it's not successful, but stories like yours are supremely encouraging! Did you...
Thank you Gremlin, Celebrate Life, and Tall Allen. Glad to "officially" be part of this community ;-) Tall Allen: I have been reading the New Prostate Cancer InfoLink religiously, thank you for your...
Greetings everyone, I have been lurking on this forum since discovering it last fall. My husband (I'll call him S.) was diagnosed on July 11 with PC and "innumerable" mets to bone. He started on...