02-25-2007, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 159
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Chelee--
Of which HMO are you a member? I may have a contact there (I am in sr. management in an HMO in Wisconsin). If there is anything you think I can do, I'd be happy to help (although if you're in a large, national plan, I probably won't have much luck, but I'd be willing to try :-)
Val
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Dx 11/04, Age 42, ER-/PR-, HER2+++
3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin
Significant tumor shrinkage
Mastectomy 3/05; Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes
3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin
7/05 30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach
Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05
9/06 Began quarterly triple doses Herceptin. Brain & breast MRIs semi annually.
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6/08 Right breast, intraductal carcinoma, high nuclear grade associated with comedo necrosis; extensive diffusely involved the entire biopy specimen. ER+, PR-, Her2 unknown at this point, 07/08 mastectomy.
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