To Ginger

[Lolly]

Ginger, some of the early stage gals have found doctors who are willing to give them Herceptin "off protocol" which means that even though it's only approved by the FDA for advanced stage, it IS an approved drug and any doctor can prescribe it if he/she feels it's medically necessary. The trick is convincing the insurance company to cover the expense, and a good argument can be made for HER2+ being more aggressive and therefore needing extra measures to ward off recurrence. Any oncologist worth her/his salt should be able to make the necessary arguments to get it covered; you may have to "shop around" to find one willing to take it on, but it has been done. Try posting your question along with your profile info again on the current page and ask if anyone knows an onc in your area if you don't think your current onc is going to help you.

Love, Lolly

[Ginger]

Lolly,
Thought I had posted a reply this weekend to thank you but see it didn't get through to the board. Thank you very much. Good luck to you.

Ginger