Good Afternoon you wonderfully helpful people. Your assistance throughout my Hubby's Tonsil Cancer Journey has been amazing. His treatment finished 22nd July - we are now just awaiting follow up - Eek - can only pray treatment has done what it should have.
Hubby still unable to eat solids and relying in Fortisip Compacts each day alongside a bowl of very runny porridge in morning. We are however experimenting on all-sorts. Still VERY dry mouth but understand this will all take time. He did so well - hospital kept telling him that! ie, not being admitted during treatment and managing without feeding tube. He did get pretty bad radiation burn in neck, but now healing very well.
So for sure, you now reflect on past few months and look to the future. We go every year to same Hotel in Cyprus. We were there last October and I"m thinking to go this October, would be a great break for Hubby.
I'm assuming wecouldn’t even apply for Holiday Insurance until outcome of treatment and of course, it will depend on improvements with eating / taste. We also know any sun on treatment area is a big no no.
But, even taking all of the above issues into consideration - I still believe a change of scenery, meeting up with friends weve met at Hotel over the years coupled with gentle evening walks - would be very beneficial gir him.
Do you all think it's a step too far? And perhaps best leave any travel until next year? But then again - as we all know - life is way too short.
Now the next big issue! Insurance - can anyone recommend or suggest a good option to get a quote from.
I hope you are all well and enjoying this fine weather.
Kind Regards,
Hazel
I’ve just been to Berlin for a week and didn’t even give insurance a thought. Do you think it’s important Hazel?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I’ve just been to Berlin for a week and didn’t even give insurance a thought. Do you think it’s important Hazel?
Glad it's not just me Dani, I've always kept reasonably quiet on travel insurance questions, other than to point people towards Insurancewith because they have a good reputation.
I've never bothered with it myself, maybe not the most sensible approach but never had a problem fortunately
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Metastatic SCC diagnosed 8th October 2013. Modified radical neck dissection November, thirty-five radiotherapy fractions with 2xCisplatin chemo Jan/Feb 2014. Recurrence on larynx diagnosed July 2020 so salvage laryngectomy in September 2020.
I've always kept reasonably quiet on travel insurance questions, other than to point people towards Insurancewith because they have a good reputation.
Yes perhaps I shouldn’t have said …. Oops!
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Yes perhaps I shouldn’t have said …. Oops!
For me it would depend on where I'm going; if, for example, I was going to America (never been and no intention of doing so) then it's a no-brainer with their health costs, but just within Europe? Despite leaving the EU you can still get a health card which (using Greece as an example as it's my "most visited") means that if I needed health care there I'd get the same treatment as a Greek national, which is good enough for me really.
Also depends on mindset I guess, if you're a nervous traveller so that not having insurance would play on your mind then go for it.
Out of interest I just ran a quote through on the Insurancewith website and it said they couldn't quote me online so I'd have to phone them. Not very helpful in my circumstances
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Metastatic SCC diagnosed 8th October 2013. Modified radical neck dissection November, thirty-five radiotherapy fractions with 2xCisplatin chemo Jan/Feb 2014. Recurrence on larynx diagnosed July 2020 so salvage laryngectomy in September 2020.
I attempted a quote earlier too and, like you, stated I had to phone 
