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03-29-2007, 12:32 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Riverside, CA
Posts: 484
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Good News for a change.....
I just off the phone with my insurance company. I have United Healthcare, and the prescription coverage is administered by Medco.
They will cover the Tykerb/Lapitinib!!! And my co-pay is only $40 for a month's supply!
That is such good news, not only for me, but hopefully that means that other insurance companies will follow their lead and also cover the Tykerb for other metsters.
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03-29-2007, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: OH
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That's wonderful....good luck on treatment.
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03-29-2007, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Lincoln, Rhode Island
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That is so awesome!!!!!!!!!! You are in my thoughts and prayers.......
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Love and Hope
Karen
IDC
DX 1998 STAGE I ER+/ PR+
AC CHEMO TILL FEB 1999
Tamxofin till 2001
2001 exstensive liver mets and mets to lungs
Started weekly taxol
Jan 2002 found out I was strongly HER2POS+++ started herceptin continued with taxol and herceptin till June 2002 then from June 2002 till Jan 2005 just herceptin and Arimidex
2005 Navelbine herceptin had RFA Then back on taxol with herceptin
April 2006 progression again went on clinical trial with tykrerb/herceptin progressed on the started Xeloda/ herceptin
Feb 2007 started Doxil
August 2007 Taxotere,Carboplatin and Herceptin exstensive mets to liver and pancreas
October 2007 Had to stop Carboplatin due to sever allergic reaction
Jan 2008
Stopped Taxotere due to progression now on Gemzar and Herceptin
March 2008 Starting Carboplatin, Abraxane, and Herceptin.
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03-29-2007, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Central Coast, CA
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Yes, that is good news!
But of course, the news I'll be awaiting is how well it works for you!
Take care
Chris
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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03-29-2007, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
Posts: 2,320
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Esther,
That's great about the coverage.
I agree with Chrisy, I pray that it works great for you!!
All the best,
Caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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03-29-2007, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 477
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Ester,
That is great news!
I have United too and am planning to start with Lapatinib in the next couple of weeks with Herceptin.
Here's hoping for excellent results.
Carolyns
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03-29-2007, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Naples FL
Posts: 1,744
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Yay!!! I love it when we win with the insurance companies!!! Good luck with the treatment!!! 
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 Suzan W.
age 54 at diagnosis
5/05 suspicious mammogram-left breast
5/05 biopsy-invasive lobular carcinoma with LCIS,8mm tumor,stage 1 grade 2, ER+ PR+ Her2+++
6/14/05 bilateral mastectomy, node neg. all scans neg.
Oncotype DX-high risk
8/05-10/05 4 rounds A/C
10/05 -10/06 1 yr. herceptin
arimidex-5 years
2/14/08 started daily self administered injections..FORTEO for severe osteoporosis
7/28/09 BRCA 1 negative BRCA2 POSITIVE
8/17/09 prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy
10/15/10 last FORTEOinjection
RECLAST infusion(ostoeporosis)
6/14/10 5 year cancerversary!
8/2010-18%increase in bone density!
no further treatments
Oncologist says, "Go do the Happy Dance"
I say,"What a long strange trip its been"
'One day at a time'
6-14-2015. 10 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!
7-16 to 9-16. Extensive (and expensive) dental work done to save teeth. Damage from osteoporosis and chemo and long term bisphosphonate use
6-14-16. 11 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
7-20-16 Prolia injection for severe osteoporosis
2 days later, massive hive outbreak. This led to an eventual dx of Chronic Ideopathic Urticaria, an auto-immune disease from HELL.
6-14-17 12 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
still suffering from CIU. 4 hospitilizations in the past year
as of today, 10-31-17 in remission from CIU and still, CANCER FREE!!!
6-14-18 13 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!! NED!!
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03-29-2007, 02:42 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Norridgewock, Maine
Posts: 778
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Wow, that is good news. Some doctors are reluctant to use these two combos because of the heart. I think my doctor is one of those but I will find out tomorrow. I don't know if it would be an option for me because I stopped it two days ago because I was feeling so awful. I think my body was telling me it had had enough. I feel so much better since I stopped it. I noticed about two hours after taking it I would feel so sick but could not explain how I was feeling except I just wanted to roll in up and die. Boy, our bodies sure have a way of letting us know when it doesn't like something or it has had enough. hugs, Sandy
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Dx. 03/01, Rt. IBC
AC/Taxatere
Rt. MRM-with graft Lt. simple
5 rads-skin mets
Herceptin, taxol, carboplatin (taxol seem to be the magic drug)
Navelbine & xeloda (did not work)
topical miltex for skin mets
Tykerb/xeloda
thoracentesis x 2 left lung fluid shows cancer cells
Port removal (4 years) with power port replacement
Doxil
Updated 05-07 Scans show no bone or organ involvement we shall see!
I shall not pass this way again. Any good I can do or any kindness that I can show let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.
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03-29-2007, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Italy
Posts: 32
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I'm happy for you!
I live in a little country, but sometimes I'm happy to be here: the cure is complety free.
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September 2005: Diagnosed of breast cancer at age of 35
October 2006: port a cath
4 chemos (epirubicin + taxotere) before surgery
February 2006: mastectomy + 10 nodes
4 cm tumor, 1 node micromets , ER-PR-, Her2 3+
June 2006: started Herceptin
July 2006: stopped Herceptin for high heart toxicity
January 2007: reconstruction
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03-29-2007, 04:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,154
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Dear Esther,
Great news, now go fight hard -
Sending prayers your way that your new treatment kicks butt out of cancer.
Hugs,
jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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