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I have ins. through where I worked and I was able to do a waiver of premium because I am unable to work.  This means I have the policy worth the same amount as when I was working. Now my former work place is swithching  Life Ins. Co.  Does anyone know how this will effect this policy?  Will it more over to the new ins. co?  Has anyone had this happen?  Guess I need to make some calls about that.  
Dx IDC-1984, 1cm, 0/21 nodes, mets-1998, ER+/PR-, mets to lungs,liver,bones,ovary,abd.

River, What a great birthday present.  You can't ask for anything better than TM's being down.  Glad you had a great 50'th and wish you many,many, many more.  Kathy

Is there not someone in network that can do it.  At least that would be one worry less.  I have had both procedures done under heavy sedation.  Didn't  feel a thing or know anything till I got to Recovery-not much discomfort after either, main risk infection.  It was a procedure I didn't want to have done either but I recommend that you do it if that is what the urologist suggests.  I had hydronephrosis and hydroureter on the one side and it was caused by tumor pressing on the ureter and causing obstruction.  I ended up with a bad kidney infecion as a result of this and ended up losing almost all function in that kidney.  Don't want to scare you but kidneys are pretty important.  I do have a stent draining what urine that kidney makes but my kidney function is well below normal and I worry about the same thing happening on the other side.  It is really not a bad procedure to go through.  Good luck and I hope they don't find a problem.  PM me if I can answer any other questions.  Kathy

Hi Chris,  I lived in Pittsburgh while in college and worked and lived there for about 7 years after college.  I always enjoyed the city but it seems like a lot more crime there now.  My onc. is there and I am treated at Magee..Take care.  Kathy  PS   I see from youir profile that we were born the same year. 

Bethie,  I'm glad to that you were neg. and i'm sure you are right about other genes.  I know a woman in her mid 40's now,diag with BC about age 40.  She also tested BRCA-.  Her mother died of BC as well as at least a couple of her paternal aunts,. Her sister-late 20's or early 30's was recently diagnosed.  There has to be some genetic thing going on with them.  Take care.  Kathy

Bethie,  Sorry you and your daughter are going through this.  I hate this disease also and with 2 daughters, I want it to leave them alone too.  No experience with what is going on with your daughter but I'm wondering if you have had genetic testing and if that would make a difference in the testing they would do for your daughter.  Prayers coming your way that everything is fine and it is just a cyst.  Kathy

I would say yes.  Not because it is bone mets but because you have any mets and that means the cells are out there.  Hopefully they are being beaten back by your treatment but it just seems that most of us end up with multiple areas of mets.  Just my idea.  Hope this is not the case with you. 

My white blood counts were low with Ixempra about week 2 but back to normal in time for the next treatment. Also the hgb and hct dropped some but not as low as with some of the other chemos.  I got Aranesp as couple times to boost that but no transfusions.  I did get a lot of neuropathy in feet and hands from the Ixempra-had 9 cycles -every 3 weeks.  Just finished that and am on a short chemo break.  Good luck with the Ixempra.  Hope it really stops the progression for you.

anitach,  I looked up my paperwork and the physician's part asks -Does this medical condition prevent the borrower from being able to work and earn money in any capacity?  Yes or No and  If yes, when did the borrower become unable to work in any capacity?  Also has a place for a statement to be written on what is the borrower's  diag. and present medical condition and how it prevents them from working and earning money in any capacity.  I am trying to get forbearance on Parent Plus but this is also the paper work for student loans.  Even if you are working now,  it is something to keep in mind if the time would come that you are unable to work.  I hope that doesn't happen and you continue to be well enough to work.  Kathy

Less pain and lowering TM's-that's great news.