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Subject: THAT IS GREAT NEWS!


Author:
Stacy
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Date Posted: 02:58:33 01/27/05 Thu
In reply to: Cliff 's message, "Good news" on 00:16:37 01/27/05 Thu
 What a relief for all of you! That is wonderful news!! I know it is VERY expensive and I don't know how people do it that aren't covered by an insurance company. I know my pills for two weeks cost around $1,300 and fortunately I only have to pay around $50 for a copay.

I don't know how your father will respond but so far I have minimal side effects with my pills. Hopefully he will be as fortunate as I have been.
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Cliff
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Date Posted: 22:32:52 02/03/05 Thu
...legal ones, of course!

My dad FINALLY got his drug. He got it through the V.A., and sometimes the bureaucracy moves slowly. The drug is called Tarceva--have you heard of that one? It was just approved by the FDA in November. I'm not sure what the possible side effects are (I think my mom said that one of them could be diarrhea!), but I hope they're not too serious. Taxol worked well on Dad's cancer last year, but since it caused nerve damage in his feet, the doc doesn't want to use it again for fear that the damage would become permanent. Obviously, we're hoping the new stuff works well for him.
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