Well, I am sitting here watching the last few drops of a Perjeta IV!
Then a loading dose (again) of herceptin...
The leap of faith is that it really is, as the clinic staff assured me and dr Rugo, authorized by my insurance! I have not received anything either way so I'm nervous, but I believe things will work out. But I will be there with those who sat there afraid to open their EOB for sure!
This was really good news since I can't receive chemo with the gaping surgical wound in my leg. I can get started with the Perjeta and herceptin and then we will add in taxotere when the wound heals. The combination of the two antibodies has some published data showing efficacy of the combo after herceptin resistance.
In the meantime, yesterday I got a contraption called a wound-vac which is basically a little vacuum that you wear and has a tube going into the wound dressing which sucks the fluid out and presumably speeds the healing process by drawing the good healing stuff to where it is supposed to go. In my case there is not a lot of drainage, so the thing makes a constant sound of someone sucking a straw to get the last bit of a chocolate shake! You know the sound
Wish me luck on the new combo, and that the insurance actually will come through!