OncotypeDX reply to Kathie

[Guest guest]

Thank you to everyone who sent well wishes I am soooo relieved at

this point..I am dancing today..

Kathie,

I requested that my oncologist put in a request with the group she

has to ask for permission from me to submit my tumor pathology

sample....She has my pathology stored at Scripps La Jolla here in

California where I had my double mastectomy in June 2006.. my tumor

is stored in a wax cube.. and they sent it to Oncotype DX for gene

profiling.. I sent the request on January 15th and my results were in

her office on Jan 25th... There are a couple of clinical trials going

on as well.. I was ER+ PR+ Her2- with no previous chemo..around 6

months out from surgery.. I did not want to take the Arimidex that

the doc was saying I should.. Now I told her that I will give her at

least 6 months.. she had to do a lot of coaxing for that.. don't want

the side effects.. and my copay for that drug after insurance was

$150.00 a month.. not sure it was worth it..

Now with the test results she says she would not be mad at me if I

chose to go off of the drug..

I had received a brochure somehow in the mail.. and just followed up

on it.. I have group insurance with husbands work as well as medicare

from disability so it was at No cost to me.. the test is $3500.00 but

in the long run I will be saving that in Chemo cost..

They do have a website at WWW.OncotypeDX.com I think.. if not do a

google search??

Hope you can do the same,

Good luck

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

I am supposed to get my results Monday, I hope!!!! I will let everyone know

as soon as the results are in.

Kathie

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From: breastcancer2 [mailto:breastcancer2 ]

On Behalf Of daydreams54

Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:39 PM

To: breastcancer2

Subject: OncotypeDX reply to Kathie

Thank you to everyone who sent well wishes I am soooo relieved at

this point..I am dancing today..

Kathie,

I requested that my oncologist put in a request with the group she

has to ask for permission from me to submit my tumor pathology

sample....She has my pathology stored at Scripps La Jolla here in

California where I had my double mastectomy in June 2006.. my tumor

is stored in a wax cube.. and they sent it to Oncotype DX for gene

profiling.. I sent the request on January 15th and my results were in

her office on Jan 25th... There are a couple of clinical trials going

on as well.. I was ER+ PR+ Her2- with no previous chemo..around 6

months out from surgery.. I did not want to take the Arimidex that

the doc was saying I should.. Now I told her that I will give her at

least 6 months.. she had to do a lot of coaxing for that.. don't want

the side effects.. and my copay for that drug after insurance was

$150.00 a month.. not sure it was worth it..

Now with the test results she says she would not be mad at me if I

chose to go off of the drug..

I had received a brochure somehow in the mail.. and just followed up

on it.. I have group insurance with husbands work as well as medicare

from disability so it was at No cost to me.. the test is $3500.00 but

in the long run I will be saving that in Chemo cost..

They do have a website at WWW.OncotypeDX.com I think.. if not do a

google search??

Hope you can do the same,

Good luck

Cheryl