I’m hoping to get away for a short break abroad between chemo and lumpectomy. Has anyone had any experience in getting travel insurance to cover you immediately following chemo? If so did you find it straightforward, need doctors letters etc and which were the best insurance companies? Trying to have something to look forward to to get me through the next couple of months.
Depending on which pathway I follow, I will continue on Phesgo or switch to Kadcyla post surgery and I was wondering again how people felt on these regimes and again whether people felt generally well enough/have enough immunity to get in short breaks away between the 3 weekly treatments.
It would help me mentally to know that I am not completely stuck here for up to 16 months and could have a little break away at some point to feel in some way “normal”. Any advice is appreciated.
Hi I have just got back from Turkey. Finished chemo in February but found out just after we booked the holiday that the cancer has come back so stage four.
we used holiday safe and they was brilliant, only cost 64 pounds and didn’t need to show anything just make sure you declare everything. Did take a while on the phone but I wanted to make sure everything was declared.
I started the chemo tablets when I got back so not sure if that made a difference but they knew it was now classed as incurable.
I rang a couple before and they quoted 1500!
Hope that’s of some help. My friend is also on same pathway it seems as yours and she paid 400 for a yearly claim so can go as many times as she wants to go away a lot!
good luck x
We went away shortly after finished my chemo/radiotherapy. We got a pan-European cover for a year for £75 but i think the rate is discounted because we have car insurance with them. In our research it was much cheaper to get cover that doesn’t include the US.
Safe travels x
Hi I have recently gone Thailand in between having lumpectomy, getting results and then starting radiotherapy the day after we got home.
we had booked holiday before getting diagnosis and our bank insurance wouldn’t touch me, so we gave a few companies a call and finally decided to go with Insurancewith. Competitive quote and good benefits. Think it was @£75 for the trip which was well worth it as really needed this holiday as a family.
Thank you so much for your advice. It’s really helpful. I am really sorry to hear your cancer is back. Truly hope you can have treatment to keep things stable.
Thanks so much for your advice. Much appreciated.
Thank you so much for the advice. I will definitely get a quote from this company. Hope you had an amazing family holiday in Thailand.
Hi, this group might be useful for you. I went to the US after radiotherapy and during Phesgo and coped fine. During chemo I limited myself to UK camping trips, but it was in the post COVID era and being immunocompromised was a big deal. Hope you manage to get a break
Fab. Will check that out. Not finished chemo yet but thinking about a trip away between finishing and surgery. Something to look forward to!
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