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Is this even possible?
Is there, or has there been anyone that has went out-of-network to see an oncologist for there over-all care...yet stayed at the cancer center closest to you for your on-going infusions of chemo or herceptin? (Is this something that is possible?) Or do you have to have infusions where you oncologist practices? I didn't know if this type of arrangement could be made? (The new onc would be a almost a hour drive...but I would like to continue my herceptin infusions where I am at currently which is only 10 min drive.) I was hoping the NEW onc could phone in my infusion orders to my current place? Has anyone ever done this...or heard of it being done? (Sure would be nice.) (Probably no such luck...right.)
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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