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Re: Insurance Frustrations
Tracy,
I feel for you. I have Aetna insurance also. I had no problems getting both drugs approved although I only received them for a year. This is the standard of care for non stage 4 cancer. What is the reasoning for them denying coverage? It seems that the standard of care for stage 4 is that both drugs be given indefinitely. It certainly seems that this is a medical necessity. They need to give you a clear reason why they are refusing to pay.
I bet you will get these drugs covered. Somebody must have made a mistake. I remember getting a call from an Aetna employee (she claimed to be a nurse) early on in my diagnosis nd asking me if I was told I was "terminal". I was shocked and I had to convince this Aetna employee that I WAS NOT TERMINAL.
Good luck to you Tracy. You don't deserve this!
Take Care,
Brenda
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8/2013 Diagnosed IDC Left Breast ER-/PR-/HER2+ Stage 3C, DCIS ER+/PR+/HER2- Right Breast (54 yr)
8/2013 PET/CT scan shows mass in uterues and suprclavicular nodes
8/20/13 Begin 6 rounds TCH chemo, Perjeta added for rounds 4-6
9/2013 After 1st round of chemo, mass in neck and breast no longer able to feel
11/2013 Hysterectomy, mass from PET/CT scan not cancer (adenomylosis)
12/2013 Finished chemo
1/2014 Double mastectomy with chest expanders
1/2014 Pathology report from surgery and SNB show complete pathological response!
3/2014 Finish IMRT radiation
8/2014 Fat transfer to radiated breast
8/2014 Completed 1 yr of Herceptin
10/2014 exchange surgery expanders removed implants placed
6/2015 3D nipple and areola tattoos
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