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I'm new to this board so let me apologize if this topic has been previously discussed.
I was diagnosed in 8/04, stage III, er/pr negative, her2 positive, tumor 8 cm. I had 12 weeks of chemo first to reduce lump so that I could have a lumpectomy (epirubicin, taxotere and gemzar). I had a lumpectomy on 12/1/04 with 9 nodes removed with 1 positive. Didn't get a clear margin so I had a re-excision, still no clear margin. I had a mastectomy on 1/28/05 and started another 12 weeks of chemo (taxotere and gemzar) at the beginning of March. I had TRAM Flap reconstruction on /6/905 and will finish radiation next week. My oncologist has me scheduled to start Herceptin in a couple of weeks, every three weeks for one year.
He is prettty sure that my insurance isn't going to pay for the Herceptin because I'm not stage IV. But, I will be his first non stage IV patient to get Herceptin so he can't be positive. I would so appreciate any information, feedback or personal stories from those of you in the same position that I'm in who are receiving Herceptin, or those of you who know of someone.
Thanks for listening,
Stacy
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