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Chelee · 10-23-2009, 04:16 PM

All I know is this is a bunch of bull sh$% & it really ticks me off. Like we don't go thru enough fighting this misrable disease. Shelia...if there is ANYTHING we here as a group can do for you just let us know. I am sure everyone would be more then happy to help in anyway possible. Write letters, make calls...you name it! Every minute of every day for you should not be eaten up trying to get the insurance company to ok Tykerb. This is beyond ridiculous which I don't have to tell you. It makes me so angry that you have to deal with this.

Have you heard back from them since you last FAXED them the 14 pages you sent? I hope something positive has happened by now? If not...I'm serious...lets figure this out and get you that Tykerb...there has got to be a way!

Chelee

10-23-2009, 04:16 PM	#79
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Insurance Company Does Not Want to approve TYKERB All I know is this is a bunch of bull sh$% & it really ticks me off. Like we don't go thru enough fighting this misrable disease. Shelia...if there is ANYTHING we here as a group can do for you just let us know. I am sure everyone would be more then happy to help in anyway possible. Write letters, make calls...you name it! Every minute of every day for you should not be eaten up trying to get the insurance company to ok Tykerb. This is beyond ridiculous which I don't have to tell you. It makes me so angry that you have to deal with this. Have you heard back from them since you last FAXED them the 14 pages you sent? I hope something positive has happened by now? If not...I'm serious...lets figure this out and get you that Tykerb...there has got to be a way! Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.