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dawn · 02-15-2007, 05:09 PM

Hi tammy,

Actually, I really wasn't directing my reply to you. But I just get a little frustrated when I hear people putting down our health care system, when in fact Canada has one of the best. As for Herceptin, Is it the provincial government government regulating it, or the federal government. I'm on just Herceptin alone at the present and will be until November, with no problems from either side. As I said in my last message, Herceptin was approved in Jan 06 by the NFLD health care system. With the Chemo, I don't know why the government is getting involved in your treatments. Myself and my Onocologist decide on my treatments, without any imput from the government. Just about everything other than the meds for sickness and my tamoxifen are covered my the provincial medical plan. My insurance kicks in for the tamoxifen, so I don't mind that at all. I have friends that have been advised by their oncs to take a break in treatments when things are good just to give their bodies a break. So I'm thinking it's the provincial plans that governs how things work. In that case, Im glad Im in Newfoundland. I always knew it was a wonderful place to live and raise kids. Now Im even more happy to be here, when I really need the support and help. Hoping that things work out for you .

Dawn

02-15-2007, 05:09 PM	#6
dawn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 153	Hi tammy, Actually, I really wasn't directing my reply to you. But I just get a little frustrated when I hear people putting down our health care system, when in fact Canada has one of the best. As for Herceptin, Is it the provincial government government regulating it, or the federal government. I'm on just Herceptin alone at the present and will be until November, with no problems from either side. As I said in my last message, Herceptin was approved in Jan 06 by the NFLD health care system. With the Chemo, I don't know why the government is getting involved in your treatments. Myself and my Onocologist decide on my treatments, without any imput from the government. Just about everything other than the meds for sickness and my tamoxifen are covered my the provincial medical plan. My insurance kicks in for the tamoxifen, so I don't mind that at all. I have friends that have been advised by their oncs to take a break in treatments when things are good just to give their bodies a break. So I'm thinking it's the provincial plans that governs how things work. In that case, Im glad Im in Newfoundland. I always knew it was a wonderful place to live and raise kids. Now Im even more happy to be here, when I really need the support and help. Hoping that things work out for you . Dawn __________________ Dawn Mar 2006Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu 3+++, Er & Pr positive, 8 of 18 pos 03/14/06: Mastectomy 04/19/06 started Chemo adriamycin, chlophosphamide, taxotere 25 rads Nov 1, 06: 3 years Tamoxifen, Herceptin (1yr) Jan 2009 Femara mets to bone aromasin and aredia June2009: Full Histerectomy 2/22/2010 6 spots in liver 2 mm-10 mm: switched to xeloda and Herceptin will continue with Aredia J Scan February 2011 new onc, switch to abraxane April 2011 NED clear organs, 3 spots on bone scar tissue. Scans August 2mm spot on liver and lungs. now on to tykerb/xeloda Dec 2011 scans nothing on lungs, liver down to 1 2 mm spot. j une 2012 another spot on liver on to cisplatin/gemzar.