hello all, I am looking to go on a 7 day solo cruise around the med late next year or the following year and I have been searching for travel insurance quotes. One specialist company won't provide a quote until I book a trip as he said it will depend on future treatment but I'd rather know the cost now so I know what I'm spending.
another company I've approached online - not sure if I can mention their name? have quoted just over £1000 for a 12 month policy which is a lot better than I imagined. the cruise is costing between £1700-£2000 depending on dates and the route.
In additoin to this I can't find my type of cancer on this list - I had a soft tissue sarcoma in the upper left quadrant (abdomen) which has been completely removed. I also had my gall bladder removed, a liver resection and I've ended up with a colostomy as the some of the sarcoma was attached to the large bowel - I dont have bowel cancer by the way. I still have microscopic lesions on my liver and I'm jjsut waiting to hear what the consultants will decide re treatment - might be monitoring or ablation....I really dont know.
But I'm desperate to get away and need something to look forward to. Is this a good deal?? As this policy is for 12 months I guess I will need to make the most of it and book as many trips in Europe as I can. and do you think it would be sensible to call the insurance co and mention they type of cancer I have? all I could put on the form was "cancer with metastases" and "colostomy" nothing listed under soft tissue sarcoma
thanks in advance
Marei
Hi Marei, welcome, have you tried Insurewith, they tend to specialise in Cancer Patients, you are always best calling any Insurance Company or Broker as online applications as you have found out don't really cover all Cancer types, you will also have the added problem of the colostomy which will be an ongoing health issue even if you feel it isn't, I have a neck stoma and that has proved more of a problem than the 2 cancers I'm in remission from
Hope you get something sorted, Take care, Tony
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