HELP!!!!!! Pertuzumab denied by insurance! iN PANIC MODE AND DON'T KNOW THAT TO DO

[jellybean]

Chris,

How infuriating and upsetting! If you get your medical insurance through your job, and your company is a decent size, you might also try having your HR department contact the insurance company. This worked well for me when my insurance company denied an aspect of a surgery I already had. They worked it out without my needing to appeal.

I know others have had this issue with Pertuzumab. There may have been people posting on bcmets.org or breastcancer.org (stage IV thread) with their experiences. A few have succeeded in getting it in the non-first line setting.

Good luck!! With you and Dr. Rugo battling them, the insurance company doesn't have a chance.

I am so sorry about your scans.

JB