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Shelia

I remember hearing my oncologist telling me how the insurance company may not pay for my abraxane. His thoughts were we will deal with it after we start you on abraxane. I recall he was prepared to write the insurance company on my behalf to fight for the drug using the current data showing it was necessary. I ended up taking abraxane carboplatin herceptin. My insurance did cover it in the end.

I am sorry you did not get the abraxane as you wanted but the addition of avastin is a good thing. I used avastin and herceptin with no chemo for 6 months and it shrank a few tumors. The combination of avastin and chemo has been proven to do very well for many.

I wish you the best good luck to you.