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mueritos · 2 years

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If you don't mind my asking (feel free not to answer if invasive tho), How hard was it to get top surgery, and how long did it take you to recover? Do you need to be on T first? I really want top surgery but I'm not on T yet and when i do start T i want a really low dose cuz i already have anger issues unfortunately and don't wanna amp those up. Is it like a long wait list? Cost? Just any basic info about if you'd be willing to give really would be so rad.

Hiya!!! Not invasive at all. This information is crucial knowledge. Inserting a read more.

It was not difficult at all for me to get top surgery, I knew costs were going to be covered by my insurance, the only roadblock was getting the approval. This did not take long, tho I was denied initially because the office usually tries without the letter from a therapist. I had one from my doctor, but after sending the therapist letter, it was all good. The entire surgery was something around 47k, but after insurance and financial aid from the hospital, I only had about 1.6k to pay on my own (which I'm still paying back, but its way more manageable than 47k). It took me about a month to be fully okay with moving about normally (with some limitations, like not raising my arms up for another month or so), but the first 2 weeks were like somewhat bed bound and having someone else help me for a lot of things like bathing, eating, using the bathroom, changing gauze, and flushing my drains. You dont need to be on T to get top surgery, but it might require you need another letter of approval from your insurance if theyre tricky like that. For my surgeon, he was most comfortable working on patients who were on t around the 2 yr mark because it creates a chest shape that allows him more skin to work with, but its different for every surgeon and method. There was no wait list at all, I just had to schedule my surgery after my semester when I could have actually gotten it around march of 2021, but I didn't want to miss out on classes and worry about healing with classwork. Thats about all, but if you want more detailed info, I suggest looking thru my # top surgery tag!

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st-ivangeline · 3 years

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having an angry moment about my circumstances— i’m mentally ill with a personality disorder. i’ve applied for social security income (ssi) a form of disability. i’m currently waiting for a response the agent on the phone said my claim looked like it was going to be approved but to call back at the end of september if i haven’t heard back from them

it makes me so angry that the average amount of money that people get on ssi is $783 a month. now i’m in a lucky situation i’ll be living with my parents who are reasonably well off and won’t have to be on food stamps until i move out (somehow). for people in less fortunate situations we’re expected to live far far below the poverty level and usually we live on the streets.

and people have the audacity to believe that we’re looking for handouts. say i get the average amount and try to work on ssi , i can’t make more than the amount i’m getting from ssi because i’ll lose my benefits.

i can’t work due to my disorders. i’ve tried and failed miserably usually resulting in my symptoms getting worse

i can’t get legally married because you basically become a dependent of your spouse and their income becomes yours and i’ll lose my benefits.

and you think people choose this to get off easy. there’s nothing easy about poverty because you emotionally and physically can’t work.

i would LOVE to work. to make myself useful and have something to do and to make decent money so i’m not on the streets(if i didn’t have my parents)? i’d take that any and every day over ssi. someone tell me why i would choose this if i didn’t have to

i’m trying to go through school right now and found out this semester that i dropped too many classes to qualify for financial aid. i didn’t drop those classes cause i didn’t feel like finishing them cause i’m lazy i dropped them because of intense panic and anxiety attacks and vomiting in the mornings from stress. and now on even tho i’ll be on ssi i won’t qualify for financial aid meaning i might as well drop out after this semester that my parents paid for because it’s very likely i’ll lose my benefits if my parents pay for my classes.

i’m so angry

i would love to have handouts honestly— but social security income isn’t a handout.

#disability #ssi #social security #social security income #mentally ill #mental illness #personality disorder #bpd #bipolar #anxiety #mentally ill queer #lgbt

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1-800-444-tune · 5 years

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This is my main blog, I mostly do Tarot and other divination services on here, and most often it is for FREE. Which, this is NOT fair to me, but none of ya 'll know about my struggle.. bug it is real hear me out, yo.

ABOUT ME

I am nearly 30 years old now and I was actually first off diagnosed with Ovarian cysts at the age as young as 14 yrs old, yes, I was 16 by the time it went untreated and had spread all through my ovaries and to all the fallopian tubes and my uterus... then untreated still another couple years (because of poor health care in my smaller rural communities including my hometown) then at 19 my whole entire uterine lining was xomething of a mess, the doctors said basically all there woukd have been to prevent it from dpreading the cancer elsewhere would have been a full out take of my sexual organs , i believe the term is a hysterectomy....but on my paperwork i see here that it says that I was to undergo something else... + + The removal of an ovary together with the Fallopian tube is called salpingo-oophorectomy or unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (USO). When both ovaries and both Fallopian tubes are removed.

But that did not happdn due to complications. So now, its spread to my other organs as youd guess, spleen, liver, kidneys, etc...it is a shitttSHOW I knowe.

This is why I would appreciate it if some one, any one would stand up for me ..just have a say in whether I eat today or not, or whether I stay in this residence without having to move this winter, I mean, Winter, its settling in.,,

I do not always feel totally blessed to be me; But ai I cannot complain when the bills is caught up and I gots good food at home(and the fight food, I am on a special expensive diet)

Cancer is expensive…AF! If you have cancer, this is no news to you. But until cancer happened to me, I had no idea how expensive it truly was. I think it’s safe to say that that seeing how much it will cost to undergo treatment is almost as frightening as getting the actual cancer diagnosis. My diagnosis has definitely opened my eyes to the shocking reality of the financial burden that cancer causes for an individual and their family. The astronomical expenses that accrue from treatments, tests, surgeries, scans, integrative therapies, etc are outrageous! While there are both public and private health insurance that defray medical and drug costs, huge out-of-pocket costs can be devastating to patients and force major changes in their lives. I’ve had to make several changes and my life has been affected indefinitely due to the financial burden that cancer has caused. The financial stress it causes for people during treatment until remission alone is hard, but imagine living with cancer where the treatments, doctor visits, tests and lifestyle adjustments are ever enduring, like when you have metastatic cancer. It’s life altering… to say the least.

HOW MUCH DOES CANCER TREATMENT ACTUALLY COST?

This is an impossible question to answer. The cost of treatment obviously varies from individual to individual based on their diagnosis, the type of treatment they will require and the longevity of the treatment. However, the “typical” cost of breast cancer looks a little something like this according to recent studies.

“For patients covered by health insurance, out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer treatment typically consist of doctor visit, lab and prescription drug copays as well as coinsurance of 10%-50% for surgery and other procedures, which can easily reach the yearly out-of-pocket maximum. Breast cancer treatment typically is covered by health insurance, although some plans might not cover individual drugs or treatments. For patients not covered by health insurance, breast cancer treatment typically costs $15,000-$50,000 or more for a mastectomy or $17,000 to $35,000 or more for a lumpectomy followed by radiation.”

New cancer drugs are being approved at a fast pace. Numerous are approved each year and new drugs are constantly in trial and in the pipeline to be FDA approved. In the past, these drugs might cost around $10,000 for a year’s treatment. But newer studies have found that newly-approved cancer drugs carry price tags between $120,000 and $170,000! One of the drugs I take as part of my daily cocktail, is a newly FDA approved drug called Ibrance… for heavily pretreated ER+ metastatic patients. It has worked wonders for me but a month supply of this drug is over $12,000. I am blessed to have good coverage, but not all people are as fortunate.

“Depending on the individual case and the type and number of treatments needed, the total cost of breast cancer treatment, on average, can reach $100,000 — or, in advanced cases, $300,000 or more. This includes the cost of the chemotherapy drugs, additional drugs to help manage side effects, administration of the drugs and medical care for chemotherapy-related complications.”

And again, if you are anything like myself and are living with a metastatic diagnosis, treatments and care is endless with no foreseeable light at the end of the tunnel.

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WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE???

The never ending list of cancer expenses looks a little something like this:

🎗Frequent doctor visits with surgeon, radiologist, oncologist. I personally see my oncologist once every 3 weeks and check in with my surgeon every couple of months.

🎗Lab Tests. This includes blood tests, urine tests and more. I get my labs done every few weeks when I see my oncologist to check my levels and tumor markers.

🎗Clinic visits for treatments. When I was on IV treatment I would be in the treatment center every few weeks. Currently I take an oral chemo and only have to be in the treatment clinic once every few months for my Lupron injection. But many people are in the treatment clinic, daily or weekly to get their infusions and injections.

🎗Procedures for diagnosis or treatment. Such procedures can include biopsies, room charges, equipment.. I’ve had a few biopsies and had to get lung taps done frequently when I had lung mets.

🎗Imaging Tests. These tests include X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and PET scans which may mean separate bills for radiologist fees, equipment and any medicines used for the test. These tests are extremely costly too…yikes! I get PET/CT scans every 3 months, consistently for the past 6 years now.

🎗Radiation Treatment (implants, external radiation, or both) I have never had radiology but as we know, it’s a very common treatment for most cancers.

Drug🎗 Costs. (inpatient, outpatient, prescription, non-prescription and procedure-related) The cost of chemotherapy drugs is crazy!

🎗In-Home Nurse Care (if you need it, and I do actually, yes) and its freaking insane how much these so called "nurses aids -assistants" want an hour!!

Hospital 🎗Stays. This can encompass many types of costs such as drugs, tests and procedures as well as nursing care, doctor visits and consults with specialists. I have been admitted twice, each time for a week stay for cancer related issues.

🎗Surgery. Costs can accrue from surgeon, anesthesiologist, pathologist, operating room fees, equipment, medicines… I have had 3 lumpectomies and 2 other surgical procedures related to my cancer diagnosis.

🎗Fertility. If you are blindsided and diagnosed in your 20’s or 30’s with a cancer diagnosis and want to have a family, freezing your eggs is an option, but a costly one. You will be required to pay for tests, and medications leading up to the surgical procedure to remove your eggs. I paid about $10K out of pocket to cover the cost of freezing my eggs.

While these are examples of the clinical costs associated with cancer, there are other adjustments you may want to make that will also prove to be costly. I personally changed my diet and started to eat all organic foods and sought integrative therapies to add to my clinical regime. You can read more about the therapies I have incorporated here. All of these expenses add up and certainly are a financial strain.

🎗🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟And of course we need to pay... Rent, heat/hydro, car/transportation/ambulance bills , always bills bills bills billsssss.....and wifi/internet/television/mobile phone znd/or tablet or computer and gaming systems... camera.....im z girl so clothes..makeup,(I'm thrifty ricky tho) and always last, maybe maybe get sweets healthwise branded cookies or some type of peanuts(unsalted).

I never get go, go nowhere, do anything, get a coffee from a coffee shop, i can't afford to do just about anything a normal individual such as yourself yourself would do, i just cannot do it its not in my budget ... I currently own ONE lipgloss, and one broken eye liner , that is my makeup beauty kit, who the heck wants to even go out or take pictures thenn? Ugh....

Www.paypal.me/believeitxxnot is the link to the Cancer Fundraiser🎗the email for it is [email protected]

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