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Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jan 22 8:18am | Replies (1013)Comment receiving replies
Thanks so much for the info. Very helpful.
I have only been on Tagrisso for 35 days. I found my skin has dried out a lot and I have lost weight but that has seemed to stabilize.
My problem is, I am not on insurance and have to pay for Tagrisso myself and that's going to come to an end.
I am a Vet but not sure the VA will cover the expense. I have thought abut going to open a Go Fund Me page.
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Mikee are you in the VA Health system? I am not - waited too long to get coverage after discharge from the Marines, and now I don’t qualify. So I couldn’t be much help in terms of process but I know there are people who can if you need that.
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Mikee,
I've seen skin rashes and dryness mentioned before, but I missed those. Hopefully, you'll miss the nail-splitting. I swear I split a nail early on while wearing gloves, and I still always wear gloves when doing any kind of work on our property.
My Oncologist has a social worker who specializes in working with drug companies to help people afford their medication. In my case, we have to prove our family spends over 10% of our net income on medical bills to qualify for a special AstraZeneca program. We've qualified for these last 3 years, and we receive the drug shipped directly to our house. Check with your Oncologist, as there may be a program you qualify for.
Let us know what the VA says, as I know there are other vets in a similar position.