CancerCompass message board discussion started by Geri28 on 7/11/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,25944,0.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ My Dr put me on Taxotere for RCC . I have a subtype that responds to chemo.  Now after 3 rounds of treatment he tells me that my Medicare and secondary insurance has refused to pay for it.  I feel that it is his  job to make sure that insurance will cover the treatment before you give it.  I will have the scans this week to see if the chemo works but I dont feel I should pay for the chemo when I have insurance and he has 3 people who just handle billing. Has anyone else had this problem.   Geri28 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT The best possiblity of finding someone with the same problem is to join the free email support list for kidney cancer patients (see http://cancerguide.org/kofaq/  ).  Let them know the subtype of renal cancer that you had, and I think you will find someone you may have fought the same battle.Be sure that you are being treated by a doctor who has experience in treating rare subtypes of kidney cancer.  Trishpm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT I went back to my Dr for my test results and the Taxotere is keeping everything stabilized with no new mets or growth, I know Taxotere is not a drug usually used for RCC but it makes me furious that Medicare will thousands for Sutent which did not work and was horrible but is giving me a hard time on a drug that cost thousands less and is helping with no side effect.s  Geri28 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT