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Hello Prayer,
At what point would your insurance be willing to pay for Herceptin for anyone? Would they pay for you to get Herceptin if you pay out of pocket for the FISH and turn out to be strongly positive?
Was your test done in a major central lab that does the test frequently and routinely, and not by a small lab that only does a few now and then?
Herceptin is very expensive and shouldn't be given to anyone who is not genuinely HER2 positive because it can sometimes cause damage to the heart.
As Karen said, Adriamycin is favored for use for HER2's. You should be tested by FISH so you have enough information to make a good decision about which chemo to have.
AlaskaAngel
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