Not only is it disconcerting to find out that you have recurring prostate cancer, but then to have to deal with restrictive insurance companies and find out that it will only get worse, just adds icing to the cake of worry and stress. The bright spot – dealing with the Mayo Clinic.
So here’s the deal. You find you have a rising PSA when, without a prostate, your PSA should be zero. Problem!
You then find that there is a wonderful test that potentially could identify where the growing prostate cancer is located so that appropriate treatment could take place. Get the test! Right? Not so fast…
In the Mayo Clinic consult I find that in order for insurance to cover the test, they require other tests – CAT scan and Bone Scan – be done so that (my words – less expensive diagnostic tests) one can find out if…
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