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catlin · 05-14-2006, 06:05 PM

I go to UC Irvine Chao Cancer Center in Orange. I am on my last few months of Herceptin.(Stage 2 no nodes) My oncologist is Rita Mehta and I have been extremely happy with her. After my double mastectomies last year I got both my surgery and lab reports w/o even asking.I had to have drugs for anemia during my chemo when the numbers were too low, but then had to be off for a few weeks when the numbers rose and then on when they fell again. The chemo department told me the insurance only authorizes when your numbers fall below a certain level, and I have a PPO. I think universities are often a good bet if you are near enough to one and your ins allows it. I know people on HMOs go to UCI.

05-14-2006, 06:05 PM	#14
catlin Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	UC Irvine I go to UC Irvine Chao Cancer Center in Orange. I am on my last few months of Herceptin.(Stage 2 no nodes) My oncologist is Rita Mehta and I have been extremely happy with her. After my double mastectomies last year I got both my surgery and lab reports w/o even asking.I had to have drugs for anemia during my chemo when the numbers were too low, but then had to be off for a few weeks when the numbers rose and then on when they fell again. The chemo department told me the insurance only authorizes when your numbers fall below a certain level, and I have a PPO. I think universities are often a good bet if you are near enough to one and your ins allows it. I know people on HMOs go to UCI.