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01-21-2007, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 105
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There just isn't much bargaining with the insurance companies....they must be trained not to give a damn about personal suffering. Zofran 8 MG- one before tx, again that evening, then twice a day for the next 2 days is an excellent alternative if you get nowhere with the EMEND...Zofran has become a very close companion of mine and I don't leave home without it!
Good Luck!
Steph
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01-22-2007, 07:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 2,104
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Kriss,
I think it all depends on how your prescription is written. You should make sure that your script states that you are having chemo every 2 weeks instead of every 3. You can also ask your oncologist for a prescription for Phenergan, which can be written for 30 pills. It is usually used to treat nausea that you get later.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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01-22-2007, 07:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Bradenton,FL
Posts: 977
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Dea Kriss...
Ask your Onc if they have any samples? OR contact the manufacturer and explain? Perhaps these suggestions might help.
1-866-EMEND-Rx (1-866-363-6379)
Marcia
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01-22-2007, 08:03 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,516
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Kriss...
TALK TO YOUR ONC NURSE!!!! Mine wouldn't even cover it so I just paid for it out of pocket (had 6 dose dense TEC so times $300 for a 3 day, it cost me $1800...the pharmacy DROPPED when I pd for it, but I needed it so I took it out of my house fund). When my onc nurse found out, SHE got on the phone with the insurance and within 20 min told me to stop by the pharmacy and pick up my refund (my copay was $30 so it ended up costing me $180). These nurses are PHENOMINAL. I think they should have an ONCOLOGY NURSE DAY...i just don't know HOW they do it. Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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Rhonda
Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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01-22-2007, 08:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Franklin, MA
Posts: 131
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Check with the Insurance Company. It could be that they'll approve it but that you have to get it through their mail order area vs. your local pharmacy (that's what happened with me). The other thing to look into is a different anti-nausea such as Zofran. Maybe your oncologist can write you another prescription for that and you can go back and forth as needed until your next refill becomes available.
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Diagnosed 10-03-2005 (34 wks pregnant, 38 yrs old)
Lumpectomy Nov-2005. 10/18 Lymph Nodes impacted
Mets to liver, spine & femurs (thus being stage IV right from the get-go)
ER-, PR-, HER2+
Taxol/Herceptin/Zometa started Dec-2005. 11 cycles of Taxol.
Sept-2006: PET/CT scan of mets to liver, spine and femurs - Stable. Activity in R breast & mediastinum (not seen in prior scans).
Navelbine (3 wks on/1 wk off) as of Oct--2006 & continued Herceptin (every 3 wks) & Zometa (every 6 wks)
Jan-2007: PET/CT Scan - Stable. Continued Nav. through March-2007, then Herc./Zom. only after that.
June-2007: PET/CT Scan - activity in mediastinum. Back on Navelbine as of July-2007.
Scanned Quarterly since Oct-2007 - a few small scares, but otherwise stable due to continuing weekly Navelbine, Herceptin and Quarterly Zometa.
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01-22-2007, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: WHITESTOWN IN
Posts: 148
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Thanks Ladies
We went early today before my treatment and Onc called and balled them out. Saying they need to keep up on things because standard treatment protocol is no longer always 3 wk intervals. It did not help with today but we won't have a problem on the next 6. They did not have a sample so my nurse. And Yes God LOVE Them, she shot me up with Ativan and sent me home with some pills as well. She said It may not controll the nausea as well but I won't care. I'll just sleep through it. Hahaha. Thanks for the suggestions and the concern I appreciate it. Well it's off to the couch for a day or two. Have a peaceful week. Kriss
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DX IDC AT 42 12/7/06
2.2CM STAGE I GRADE 2
NODE NEG
PARTIAL 12/18/06
HER2+ /ER+(75%) PR+(5%)
4 DD AC CHEMO STARTING 1/10/07
4 DD Taxol Starting 3/5/07
1year weekly Herceptin starting 3/5/07
finished 2/18/08
changed to every 3 weeks 4/23/07
completed 33 radiation treatments 7/6/07
TAH and BSO 9/24/07
start Femarra 10/8/07
Started Neritinib trial 12/14/09
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01-22-2007, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 823
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Now my Insurance Co. ( Tri-Care) only allowed so many Zofran, until my Onc stated that I was getting Dose Dense Chemo, also had a problem at first with my Neulasta, Onc stated again that I was getting Dose Dense. All was approved. for a whole year for me.
Now my Zofran for 20 pills was $628.00, by my Co-Pay is only $9.00.
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Vicki
Texas
Biopsy Dx'd 3-23-05 Age 48
MRM 4-5-05 w/ 2 tumor's 5cm, and 6 cm (right side)
IDC (poorly differentiated infiltrating ductual carcinoma)
5+/16 nodes
Stage III A
Grade 3
ER/PR-, Her2/neu ++
Ki67 78%
Begin Chemo 5-2-05 4XAC Dose Dense , 4X Abraxane Dose Dense (ended August 05)
28 Rad's ended October 13 2005
Started Herceptin Weekly August 2005 for one year
Had a Simple mastectomy left side after Mamo showed incresed micro-calcifications. Jan. 17 2006.
Brain MRI Feb.2006--All Clear
August 28, 2006 Last Weekly Herceptin.
October 2006--Colonoscopy, 6 Polyp's removed--all B9
PET Scan July 2007
Abdominal MRI Oct. 2007---2 Right Kidney Cysts
Core Biopsy-- Lump on Scar Line 1-10-08---B9
Brain MRI 6-2008--All Clear
PET/CT Scan 6-2008
Sept. 8 2008, 4CM area removed from mastectomy scar line. Proved to be B9.
PET/CT Scan-- July 2009 --All clear
August 17,2009 ---Had Port Removed
6 Years NED -- April 5,2011
DX'd with Melanoma left arm 10-10-2011
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01-22-2007, 04:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: PA
Posts: 188
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Kriss,
Glad things worked out...at my hospital where I got chemo, the nurses tried to give me the emend after I had already taken it at home. I was told that they could give it to me there instead of getting a script filled at the pharmacy, and then they would just bill my insurance. I was hoping that you would get some from your onc. I hope you are feeling well, and I am glad you got this ironed out for next time. Thank god for ativan !!
Thinking of you
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Susan V - Pittsburgh PA
DX Age 37 on August 3, 2006
Stage 1 Grade 3
ER/PR + (Highly Positive)
Her 2 +++
1.3 & 1.2 tumors right breast
node negative
lumpectomy 8-15-06
A/C Began 9-5-06 Finished A/C 11/6/06
Port Placement 9-15-06
Negative Test for BRAC1 & BRAC2 10-25-06
Began Tamoxofin November 21, 2006
First Herceptin November 27, 2006 Continues every 3 Weeks
First Radiation Treatment December 11, 2006
35 Rads Completed
Final Herceptin Treatment November 12, 2007
Port Removal November 19, 2007
Living Life to the Fullest !!
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