Hi, my name is William McPherson, age 40, and I was diagnosed with operable Stage 3 gastric adenocarcinoma in March. My four treatments went well and I’m trying to get my Total Gastrectomy at MD Anderson in Houston. However, my insurance has refused to pay for out of state surgery leaving us potentially with significant medical bills. The cost of a TG is around $8,000–but we don’t know the exact amount so $10,000 is placeholder until we do.