we are new here and new to cancer

[Guest guest]

So I have been poking around here and reading some of the posts on

this page. My daughter however has infomred me in the past it is

considered " spying " if you read peoples pages without at least

posting a hello. so HELLO to all of you.

My husband is 55 years old and started doing yearly wellness blood

checks, prostate, cholestral etc. Last July he did a round of tests

and no news was good news. this spring he had some little heart

palpations and went back in for his free yearly ekg. The nurse asked

him what the outcome was from his elevated PSA levels. He was

floored. no one had notified him of a PSA level of 10.2 nearly 8

months prior. the clinic said they sent it to his regular doctor,

who then said he never received it. So 8 months later the PSA is a

10.9 and the subsequent biopsy shows a moderate grade level 7 tumor

bilateraly (please excuse spelling!). Now we are scheduled for

surgery on May 13th. my husband works hard as a drywaller and makes

a decent living, but we have no insurance. So needless to say we are

devastated emotionally and financially by this news. We did discover

you can negotiate most of your medical expense 20-30% discounts if

you self pay in advance. Any other advice on financial aid would be

much appreciated. I'm sure I will return to this page often for

advice and information from others who are going through this and

have been there. It seems like everyone we know has a diet or a tea

that will provide the miracle we need.