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Old 01-07-2009, 08:39 AM   #6
Vic
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Location: Newport Beach, CA
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Hi Bill, Sassy, Gerri and Henny,

You made my morning! I just emailed the nurse and my onc. involved in setting up the Zometa injections and have decided to have them even if the insurance co. doesn't pay. I did let them know that many of you have yours paid for by insurance due to the osteopenia/osteoporosis shown on your bone density scans. So, I suggested one as a baseline before I start the Zometa.

Thank you for your very wise advice. You each make things so clear in the decision-making process, that it really helps me to processs these issues. That means so much to me that I could come here first thing in the a.m. and hear your reasoned responses. My husband said that money is not a factor and that I should do it anyway, even if insurance doesn't pay. You can't put a price on your health.

Have a terrific day and thanks again.

XO,

Vicki Z
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Diagnosed 12/03 at age 53
1.5cm tumor, ER-PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
Stage 1B, Three negative nodes from Sentinel Node Biopsy
Paget's of the nipple, Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma and DCIS of the rt breast
Bloom-Richardson score 8/9, P53+ 60-70%, Ki-67+ 30-40%
Skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate lat-flap reconstruction and saline implants, 1/04
Chemo: FAC, five sessions every three weeks Feb.-May 04, then switched to HTC weekly for 12 weeks, June-Aug 04
Zometa every 6 months for osteopenia, started April 09
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