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Sherryg683 · 09-18-2007, 06:03 AM

I think a big part of it not being given longer than a year for early stage breast cancer is insurance. Herceptin is not cheap. The doctors are not sure of the benefits of giving it longer than a year and this for sure will cause the insurance companies to say NO to anything longer. I was diagnosed Stage IV and have been taking it weekly now for almost 2 years and will continue indefinately. I have had no problems with insurance. I remain NED for almost 2 years now, I feel the Herceptin must be doing its job for me. ...sherryg

09-18-2007, 06:03 AM	#15
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	I think a big part of it not being given longer than a year for early stage breast cancer is insurance. Herceptin is not cheap. The doctors are not sure of the benefits of giving it longer than a year and this for sure will cause the insurance companies to say NO to anything longer. I was diagnosed Stage IV and have been taking it weekly now for almost 2 years and will continue indefinately. I have had no problems with insurance. I remain NED for almost 2 years now, I feel the Herceptin must be doing its job for me. ...sherryg __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!