Mayo ought to be pretty good, although I have not heard anything specific to CML from there. You might look into having the test analyses done at Mayo since it is likely to have superior equipment and staff training. As I said before, it is easy to ship blood, and, even if the blood is 2-3 days old, the quality is still good enough for the tests.
Randy should look into how far you can push your insurance company. Fortunately for me, I was not DX until after I was eligible for Medicare. Medicare and my Blue Cross Medicare supplement pay for everything in full. I also have a drug policy. 90 days worth of Gleevec at 600mg/day costs me $30. Before I went on Medicare, I had a private policy as a self-employed person. It cost a fortune and paid for little. I empathize with anyone in that position. I've come to believe strongly that the US health care system is unfair. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
