Xalcori

My husband was diagnosed 19 months ago with stage IV metastatic to the brain lung cancer. After tumor removal from brain and traditional chemo and radiatiation to the brain , he started on Xalkori 11 months ago. Initially his tumors shrunk in half and his scan showed today that the tumors are still stable.
Our insurance has changed and now our copayment is 5x what it used to be. Has anyone gone to Mexico or Canada to get this job. His blood thinner med has increased by 15x. We are so thankful for his progress but not sure we can continue to afford the treatment due to the cost. Thank you for any info ....
Im also on Embrel which has increased 5x also.

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The best suggestion I can make is to contact the social work department at your local hospital. There are many trusts and foundations out there that have been specifically set up to help cancer patients with this type of thing. Some of them even go further and help buy groceries, make house payments and etc. The social workers should have a list of such places and they'll usually also help you apply for the assistance.

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What blood thinner does he take?

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in respones to mimi. if you can't afford the meds ,if you call the company/manufacture the will give it to you free or at a reduced rate..I was dx.with ling cancer stage 4 in april .and was started on xalkori at first had some problem with my blood pressure the med made my bp very low .so I take it but it is every morning and every other evening.and that is working for me .and my last pet scan show great improvement hank you jesus.

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