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TSund · 10-21-2009, 10:39 AM

My letter will be up front.

AND I will write to them that I am sending my letter to every major newspaper in the country. We should all do likewise. Maybe a threat of bad publicity will get them moving.

What WILL they approve at this point? Are they admitting to approving nothing at all?

(I guess they still pay for Herceptin at this point?)

10-21-2009, 10:39 AM	#65
TSund Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: DFW area (TX) Posts: 431	Re: Insurance Company Does Not Want to approve TYKERB My letter will be up front. AND I will write to them that I am sending my letter to every major newspaper in the country. We should all do likewise. Maybe a threat of bad publicity will get them moving. What WILL they approve at this point? Are they admitting to approving nothing at all? (I guess they still pay for Herceptin at this point?) __________________ Terri, spouse of Ruth, Dallas/Ft. Worth area Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable 100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++ 6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage 1 year Herceptin till 6/08 MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells" now 50% ER+, PR- ??? Rads finished 1/16/08 Added Tamoxifen, Finished Herceptin 05/08 NOW is the time to appreciate life to the fullest.