possible reacurrance .no insurance. no help crying

kevindee
kevindee Member Posts: 72
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
MORING LADIES. CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ADVICE. I HAD TO LEAVE IND WHERE I GOT MY MEDICAID AND TREATMENT CAME TO OHIO TUES. MON WENT TO INDY TO SEE THE DR. I'VE BEEN HAVING BACK PAIN BEHIND THE RIGHT LUNG FOR A FEW MONTHS TOLD THE DRS THEY DID CHEST XRAY SAID NO CANCER MY THROAT HAS BEEN SORE AND SCABBY AND COUPLE MONTHS TWO YHEY GIVE MY ANTIBIOTICS AND MARYS MAGIC POTION. MON AT THE I.U. CANCER CENTER THE DR CHECKED ME OUT AND SAID POSSIBLE IN BONE, NOT LUNG. I SAID DR IM LEAVING TOMAMMO FOR OHIO. CALLED CLEVELAND CLINIC . THEY SAID NO INSURANCE ,NO HELP. I CANT STARTED ON MEDICAID HERE FOR AT 45 DAYS. THE LAW HERE. LADIES I JUST GOT DONE WITH MY CHEMO IN JUNE, RAD IN OCT. WHAT CAN I DO NOW. I CALLED AMERICAN CANCER ****. THEY SAID THEY CANT HELP WITH FUNDS FOR A BONE SCAN AND THROAT TEST. ANY ONE PLZ GOT ANY ADVICE . AGAIN THANKS DEEDEE

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  • Moopy23
    Moopy23 Member Posts: 1,751 Member
    #2
    DeeDee
    I am so sorry to hear of the possible recurrence. Many times the possibilities doctors inform us do not happen. I pray that is the case for you.

    As far as assistance, the ACS is the best source that I know of. However, here in the Ozarks,there is a privately-funded breast cancer organization. They help financially as well as emotionally. Financially, they help with medical costs and living expenses such as food and rent. You might check the yellow pages and online sources for this type of independent group. If a medium-sized town like mine has such an organization, it is very likely that Cleveland has at least one. You might look under different categories: cancer, breast cancer, not-for-profit. Also, the Cleveland Clinic may know of a group or groups. I received the flyer about Breast Cancer of the Ozarks Foundation at the Breast Clinic where I got a biopsy and later in the Oncology office. You may also find a group in suburbs around the city.

    My best wishes to you. Please let us know how the tests turn out.
  • phoenixrising
    phoenixrising Member Posts: 1,508
    #3
    DeeDee, I'm wondering if you
    DeeDee, I'm wondering if you can get a scan in Indiana where you still have medicaid. Maybe stay with a friend or relative so you can say you still live there.
    I'm also wondering how they know how long you've lived anywhere. People here (Canada) sometimes take their problems to local politicians who might be able to resolve the problem. Or maybe call your federal "ministry of health" and lay it on them. It's a new era right?

    I hope you're able to find some solution. It's hard worrying about finances/health insurance while dealing with the emotional upheaval of a possible recurrence.
    All my best to you
    love
    jan
  • EveningStar2
    EveningStar2 Member Posts: 491 Member
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    One other thought: try the closest Komen center for suggestions. Sometimes they have money and they know who may be able to help you.

    Maureen
  • Cindy54
    Cindy54 Member Posts: 452
    #5
    Thinking
    DeeDee..I also am without insurance. Had a few thoughts for you...

    In OHio, is there a cancer center that will give you charity care..

    In Indiana, can you use a friend or relatives address, even if you cannot stay there full time...if they require a phone number you could get by with a cell phone number. I know this sounds like you are being sneaky..but it is your health and your life that need attention.

    Could your doctor in Indiana recommend anyone in Ohio that can help you...

    I'm pretty familiar with the Cleveland area, but not Ohio laws. If you asked about charity care at the Cleveland Clinic maybe they could direct you somewhere. I think there is a hospital up in Cleveland that does do charity care. The cancer center in Cleveland should be able to direct you.

    Also, the Susan B. Komen Foundation does cover mammos and any related biopsies, scans, etc. Maybe they can direct you. The local cancer society should have a contact number for you.

    Please let us know what is happening, we care. There is nothing worse than trying to fight the beast and then the added stress of the money to pay for it. ....Hugs, Cindy
  • rjjj
    rjjj Member Posts: 1,822 Member
    #6
    Cindy54 said:

    Thinking
    DeeDee..I also am without insurance. Had a few thoughts for you...

    In OHio, is there a cancer center that will give you charity care..

    In Indiana, can you use a friend or relatives address, even if you cannot stay there full time...if they require a phone number you could get by with a cell phone number. I know this sounds like you are being sneaky..but it is your health and your life that need attention.

    Could your doctor in Indiana recommend anyone in Ohio that can help you...

    I'm pretty familiar with the Cleveland area, but not Ohio laws. If you asked about charity care at the Cleveland Clinic maybe they could direct you somewhere. I think there is a hospital up in Cleveland that does do charity care. The cancer center in Cleveland should be able to direct you.

    Also, the Susan B. Komen Foundation does cover mammos and any related biopsies, scans, etc. Maybe they can direct you. The local cancer society should have a contact number for you.

    Please let us know what is happening, we care. There is nothing worse than trying to fight the beast and then the added stress of the money to pay for it. ....Hugs, Cindy

    Cindy and DeeDee
    Me too. no ins. that is, They have been trying for 4 months to get me on with the breast and cervical part of medicaid. still pending..i am getting worried that when i need to go to stay with my daughter for rads in Colorado..i live in Montana..that i will not be insured. I will probably start looking at other programs also, because i have no idea what help i will be able to get in Colorado. You are right this is a stressful and emotional situation that we do not need. Anyone have advice?
    hugs
    jackie
  • Marcia527
    Marcia527 Member Posts: 2,729
    #7
    DeeDee, I was just thinking
    DeeDee, I was just thinking about you. Try calling this number.

    CancerCare: CancerCare’s staff can help you find resources in your community. Contact them at 1-800-813-HOPE (4673).

    I found them online at http://www.cancercare.org . I hope you find help.

    I also found the following:

    Patient Advocate Foundation www.patientadvocate.org
    700 Thimble Shoals Boulevard Suite 200
    Newport News, VA 23606 Phone: 800-532-5274
  • Cindy54
    Cindy54 Member Posts: 452
    #8
    rjjj said:

    Cindy and DeeDee
    Me too. no ins. that is, They have been trying for 4 months to get me on with the breast and cervical part of medicaid. still pending..i am getting worried that when i need to go to stay with my daughter for rads in Colorado..i live in Montana..that i will not be insured. I will probably start looking at other programs also, because i have no idea what help i will be able to get in Colorado. You are right this is a stressful and emotional situation that we do not need. Anyone have advice?
    hugs
    jackie

    More Of Us
    Jackie..I am sure there are more of us out there who are without insurance. I became unemployed in October of 2008. So on January 1 of this year I no longer have insurance. The premiums would be doable to go to COBRA, but you have to have 2 months of payments up front...$1000 is not what I have anywhere. In Pa, I could not qualify for medicaid..they told me the limit was $205 per month. Yes, per month for a single person. I have no other living relatives or family..all gone to cancer... so I started getting a little stressed out by this news.I was afraid that all that I had gone through to fight the beast would be for nothing if I did not have follow up care. Believe me, the unemployment does not give you much left over for paying an insurance premium. I own nothing, so I have nothing to borrow against. I have gone under charity care at the local cancer center. Am in the process of applying for charity care at the local hospital. So I will be able to have all the necessary folow up that I need. But I will be honest. As mucu as it has relieved the stress of worrying about care, there is still that feeling of..charity care. I know we do what we have to. But it still makes all that you have worked for all your life and all that you have accomplished pale. I have also made it onto the waiting list for low income insurance...it's called adult basic. It takes pre-conditions also. But there is a 3 year waiting period on this list. I can pay the premium and have the insurance right away...but I still have to come up with 2 months in advance. So I am back to square one. And I have followed the President's stimulus bill...it does help with COBRA...but you still have to make those two payments without the discount.
    The one thing I would tell anyone who is without insurance...please keep asking...ask the social worker at your cancer center...ask the cancer society....ask other patients...ask, ask, ask. I know this is hard, and believe me it is tiring. But we all need to survive and thrive and not let cancer become the victor in this battle we have. Hugs to all of you, Cindy
  • LMedlin
    LMedlin Member Posts: 21
    #9
    I would think if you go into
    I would think if you go into the medicaid office and talk to them they can get you emergency medicaid. There should be no reason they cant.. Show them where you qualified before. However.. If your medicaid is still valid in the other state you can use it in the state you are in now as long as you have notified them that you are doing a transfer. Talk to them and make sure. Good luck..

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