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We have run into a little bit of financial issues as of late and need to get our dog in for his annual wellness exam. He is on medication for anxiety. At our appointment last year, it was $600 for all the vaccinations, heartworm/fecal testing/bloodwork, flea/tick meds/ and wellness exam.

PRKC has the wellness package for $200 that includes a lot of that but looks like they don’t prescribe things like anxiety meds. Does anyone do something like that and then just go to the vet for the annual exam (this one is $61) and medication prescriptions? I feel like it would be cheaper but I’m not sure my vet would accept that? I will call and ask, but I wanted to see if anyone has experience doing that and if it worked. Thanks

Hi all,

My best friend has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, and is currently at 3 1/2 years after diagnosis. She currently goes to KU and has had such a hard time with her oncologist. About a year ago her physical symptoms started getting worse, but her doctor always seemed to dismiss her when she brought them up. (I’ve been to her appts and the doctor is very cold and short with her) 6 months ago there was a shadow on her PET scan that the doctor dismissed and said she must have done something the previous day to make it “off” and did not order an MRI or adjust her meds and said to wait another 3 months. She still was feeling so sick. Her PC did bloodwork that ended up being so off and tried to help as much as she could to stabilize some of her symptoms. 3 months later and here we are, another PET scan showing significant changes. An MRI ordered and sure enough she has progression in her liver and other areas it hadn’t been there before. Her doctor still said it didn’t matter and she wasn’t going to change medication or try something new. The doctor and the team there seem dismissive and rude. I understand if there may be no more options, but no one is even explaining that. She’s talked to some fellow patients on support groups that have had similar experiences. Some recommended Advent.

So she went to a doctor at Advent for a second opinion, who told her to stay with KU because they have trials she can do and innovative medications, which isn’t even being discussed. It’s just been frustrating, feeling like not being heard, feeling so sick and so tired. I told her I would try to do some research for her. It’s exhausting and she’s a single mom with a 3 year old as well.

Thank you!