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madubois63 · 10-08-2007, 06:45 AM

I asked for a brain MRI long before my doc suggested one. I have many times suggested faking sysmptoms if it's the only way to get a test covered by insurance. I think everyone dealing with breast cancer should have one - if for nothing else but peace of mind and a baseline. We have to be one step ahead of this disease, and if your at this site reading these boards, you know it CAN happen to any one of us. My friend Maryann complained to her onc about visual changes. He did not give her an MRI...she is gone now and I blame him! The minute she said anything, she should have had a prescription for the test in hand...

10-08-2007, 06:45 AM	#7
madubois63 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 660	I asked for a brain MRI long before my doc suggested one. I have many times suggested faking sysmptoms if it's the only way to get a test covered by insurance. I think everyone dealing with breast cancer should have one - if for nothing else but peace of mind and a baseline. We have to be one step ahead of this disease, and if your at this site reading these boards, you know it CAN happen to any one of us. My friend Maryann complained to her onc about visual changes. He did not give her an MRI...she is gone now and I blame him! The minute she said anything, she should have had a prescription for the test in hand... __________________ Maryann Stage IV Inflammatory BC 1/00 Mod Rad Mastectomy 24nod/5+ Adriomycin Cytoxin Taxol Tamoxifen 4 1/2 yrs Radiation - 32 x Metastatic BC lung/liver 10/04 thorocentesis 2x - pleurodesis Herceptin Taxatiere Carbo Femera/Lupron BC NED 4/05 chemo induced Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5/06 Induction/consolidation chemo bone marrow transplant - 11/3/06 Severe Host vs Graft Disease of liver BC mets to lung 11/07 Fasoladex Herceptin Zometa Xeloda GVHD/Iron overload to liver Avascular Necrosis/morphine pump 10/10 metastatic brain tumor steriotactic radiosurgery