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Joy · 08-26-2007, 08:59 AM

Heidi, I'm so sorry for your dumb insurance stuff. I have pacificare and while, I feel very fortunate to have it (through CoverColorado, formetly Colorado Uninsurables, our state high risk pool) my prescription coverage fortuantley does not have a max, but my initial co-pay for T/X was $2800 for 3 weeks worth. Now it has since come down because I had an out of pocket limiting thing, but it is still over $500/month. I applied to the Patient Access Network for help and they awarded me a $7500 precription grant. For which I'm sooo thankful. Google them, if you haven't and see what they can do. they were actually the most pleasant and knoweledgable people I dealt with at the time of crises. My insurance compnay, not helpful, my prescription manager, not helpful-did not know a THING about the drugs. But the specialty pharmacy, US Bioservices and the Patient Access Network Foundation have been great!

Good luck with all of it!

08-26-2007, 08:59 AM	#5
Joy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ft. Collins, Colorado Posts: 546	Heidi, I'm so sorry for your dumb insurance stuff. I have pacificare and while, I feel very fortunate to have it (through CoverColorado, formetly Colorado Uninsurables, our state high risk pool) my prescription coverage fortuantley does not have a max, but my initial co-pay for T/X was $2800 for 3 weeks worth. Now it has since come down because I had an out of pocket limiting thing, but it is still over $500/month. I applied to the Patient Access Network for help and they awarded me a $7500 precription grant. For which I'm sooo thankful. Google them, if you haven't and see what they can do. they were actually the most pleasant and knoweledgable people I dealt with at the time of crises. My insurance compnay, not helpful, my prescription manager, not helpful-did not know a THING about the drugs. But the specialty pharmacy, US Bioservices and the Patient Access Network Foundation have been great! Good luck with all of it! __________________ with love and gratitude, joy dx stage I 2/2000er/pr+; her- per IHClumpectomy4 rounds A/C30 radstamoxifendx stage 4 5/2002huge mets to livertiny mets to lungsstopped tamoxifen5/02 taxotere/xeloda*her 2 checked with FiSH-her2+++herceptin 2/03 stopped chemo femara w/herceptinzolodex04 switched to aromasin w/herceptin05 high estrogen tx11/05taxol/carbo7/06 stopped chemo; megace/herceptin*9/06navelbine/herceptin5/07tykerb/xeloda great response4/08 progression in liver; ooph/ faslodex /herceptin 6/08 began Herceptin DM-1 9/08 progression