This week I finally obtained a Neurologist, a nurse, and dietician that is familiar and on board with a ketogenic diet for Type 2 diabetics, SCORE! Very informative discussions were had with my dietician regarding being in ketosis, and it's something I've opted to not enter until after surgery for various reasons, provided I am a candidate for surgery. Which brings me to the next subject: Chemotherapy. Feral and I have had extensive discussions regarding this latest challenge, but chemotherapy in particular.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Chemo Costs
You may be shocked to learn that some people have to pay for their chemotherapy treatments in Canada, but every year thousands of Canadians are left scrambling to pay for their cancer treatments. I was one of them. I learned in 2014 that my chemo drugs weren't covered by the Province, but it was only recently that I learned why. The chemotherapy drug of choice for brain cancer is temozolomide, an oral drug filled at a pharmacy and taken home, and that is where the problem apparently lies. Because you are getting your drugs from a pharmacist and administering it yourself at home and not within the 4 walls of a hospital it is considered a prescription drug and not a treatment.
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