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It is interesting the different prices for some of the same treatment. My first mastectomy was $10,000 that inculded a night's stay in the hospital and surgeon, pathology fees. My adramycin/cytoxin was $8,500 every other week, lunasta shot $6000 every two weeks, taxol/herceptin was $8,000 everyother week, anarasep $3000 every three weeks and now just on herceptin runs $4,800 every three weeks not including labs. My second mastecomy ran about $7,000 and I did not stay the night this time. Echo run $2,000 every three months and the cardiologist charges $500 to read it. It makes me dizzy thinking of all that money! About 2 months ago I added up my charges to date and I hit over $100,000 and I have only been in treatment 8 months. Mind boggling!!!!
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Debbie in North Carolina
Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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