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Herceptin Co-Pay increased from $15 to $255
Happy New Year everyone!!!
I just opened my Aetna statement my Co-pay increased from $15 to $255 for treatment #27--for treatments #1-#26 the Co-pay was $15--so for the first 6 months it was $15 a treatment--or $390.00 total that I paid.
I haven't received the statement yet for treatment #28--
I am in shock and since it is the holiday, I cannot call Aetna or my Onc office-
Has anyone else had this happen? halfway through the one-year of Herceptin????
I just calculated that this will run me $7,000.00 with Onc visits in Co-pays for the next 6 months--there is no way I can do this--my COBRA payment goes up to $500 in 2 months-- I am single, unemployed, living with gracious friends and on Cobra-lost my job due to the bc.
I do remember someone mentioning that Genentech has a foundation to help people pay for Herceptin treatments? is that true?
Thanks so much for letting me 'freak' out---
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DX: 11/08 Age: 53
Surgery: 1/09
Bilat Mastectomy, no reconstruction
ILC-4 tumors-1.7 cm,1.5 cm (2).8 cm
DCIS-11 cm
All tumors Grade 3
All tumors ER-0%/PR-0%
All tumors HER2+
IHC-all tumors Overexpression/borderline
FISH 2 tumors Her2-Negative
FISH 2 tumors Her2+ Equivocal
Stage I, 0/1 nodes
LVI-Indeterminate(treated as positive)
SPR Score 8/9
Ki-67 20%
BRCA genetic test 1/2=negative
Chemo: 6 rounds TAC Feb-June 2009 w/Neulasta
Herceptin: 6/12/09-6/4/10 52weeks
HNPCC genetic test: negative
Port Placement-9/23/09 Port Removal 6/25/10
Echo's every 3 months-All normal
2/09 Staging PET/CT showed 0.2 micronodule upper R lobe-lung-Onc does not think this is mets--
6/5/09 AND 10/09 CT scan 0.2 micronodule unchanged
1/10-PET/CT-uptake in nasopharynx-
1/10-MRI All normal
6/10-Bone Scan-clear
12/10-PET/CT-All Clear-NED
12/11-PET-All Clear-NED
12/12-PET-All Clear-NED
12/13-CT w/contrast Head, Torso-All Clear
12/14-CT w/contrast Head-All Clear
2/15-Core needle biopsy-R scar line
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