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UT Memphis Cancer Institute?
I am going to have to change oncologists because of my Medicaid. I had changed once already because I was not sure that I was getting the right diagnosis. The doctor I changed to was arranging for me to get my herceptin treatment at the local Baptist hospital but they are changing their policy and and that arrangement is iffy, at best. The first clinic had no problem with the Medicaid but I don't know if I can or want to go back there. I am trying to determine where to get referred to and am considering the University of Tennesee Cancer Institute. A friend of ours was treated there for lymphoma and has nothing but praise for them. Has anyone on this board been there? If anyone has any advice and is not comfortable posting here please feel free to send me an email or private message. Thanks,
Leslie
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In the world of destiny, there are no statistics.
Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump
Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3
February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.
March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle
May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy
June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy,
June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative
August 7th - Brain MRI-negative
August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative
January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07
July 2008-Finished Herceptin!
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