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Morning everyone,

We have just booked a holiday for the New Year following my final chemo a few weeks ago. I've booked travel insurance through 'All Clear Travel' but it cost a blinking fortune to cover my OC, I have 14 days to find something else and just wondered if any of you have any recommendations?

Lisa x

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Hi Lisa

Try Insurewith or MIA. They have always been pretty reasonable in the past. Depends where you are going. We only do Europe. Have a great holiday. Xx

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Thanks, it is Europe. I'll give it a go now, thanks so much. x

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GBIRVMIC

Hi Lisa what a great idea! I used MIA travel insurance.. I went to Cyprus in August for 8 days cost me £75... it's better to ring them and talk through the OC bit... Love Michelle xx

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Hi Michelle, I'm waiting for a call back from them, fingers crossed. X

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LPorter

Try Insurancewith.com, a couple of my friends, with different cancers, have used them and found them to be very reasonable.

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Yoshbosh

I used Insurancewith for my hols to Lanzarote. It was about a month after I finished active treatment and cost around £45. I'm not sure what it would have cost if I'd have still been having chemo.

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Hi, I tried them, got quite a shock. The stage I'm at seems to make a huge difference the minute i mark the box 'spread to other parts of my body' it jumps up by lots of hundreds! Do you mind me asking what stage you are?

Best, Lisa x

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Stage 3. I had finished chemo though and was three weeks clear when I got the insurance - that seemed to make a difference.

You can ask for them to insure everything but your condition and that brings the price down (or so I have read - not tried myself!).

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That sounds really similar to me stage and clear wise. Might try them again. Thanks x

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Good luck with it. I did the online quote and answered all the questions as honestly as possible. I had called them before I was three weeks clear and the lady said to hang on until I was clear of the window. I asked her if she could give me an indication and she said 'less than £250' - I was shocked and relieved it was only £45!!

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I've done it again and managed to get it down to 130 for 3 of us which is fantastic compared to 500 from all clear travel! Thank you so much..xxx

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Does this cover you for anything/everything cancer related?

All the companies I've tried I could only get it down to a reasonable price by covering everything but my cancer. I use 'free' insurance from my bank with my cancer declared and not covered. This means we can't claim for cancellation etc. but if I break a leg I'm covered.

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Hello, It's everything declared and covered. I was stunned at the difference but they do get down to the specifics which all clear travel didn't. I wouldn't dare not cover the cancer as we did that in the summer and lost a holiday.

Lisa x

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The only difference I can think of is I'm 'non-curable' and although I'm stable at the moment, it has spread (pelvic recurrence only) and will return at some point.

Last quote I got was more than the holiday so we book last minute and take the chance. I always make sure I have enough funds to get home if required but refuse to pay extortionate insurance.

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valo

Hi. Try. Eurotunnel found them excellent. X

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I have been told too about Eurotunnel, will be giving them a ring myself as soon as I finish my chemo in Jan. x

I'll try them too and let you know how I get on.

Thank you,

Lisa x

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La_Griffa

Hi Lisa

I always use Insurancewith, they are very reasonable, have a great holiday!

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