2 Dollars - I want my 2 DOLLARS!

The drug that i continue to refer to that i am on, sutent, is a whopping $8500 for 28 pills(1 cycle). and no, i didnt forget the decimal point. with my insurance, i pay $2500, then all Rx after that are completely covered because 1 cycle of sutent alone meets my deductible. the reason these little capsules of diamond dust cost so much is because the drug is so new and only available through pfizer. the drug also has limited use currently because it has only been tested on a few things. if they found enough other uses for it, the cost could come down. this is another reason the post below is so exciting. whether my nerve bump is related to the cancer or not, the fact that the sutent seems to have an effect on it is big news in itself. if i was a dr. with a patient that could put me in the the pages of medical history, i'd be pretty damn giddy too.