New PET Scan Results & Treatment Plan | Insurance Hiccup | Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! (Time stamps below.) It's been a hectic month since Thanksgiving week when I got my last PET scan results showing a new lesion on my spine. Targeted therapy isn't working anymore, so I'll be starting a new chemotherapy drug called Xeloda (Capecitabine), for which my oncologist is currently fighting with the insurance company to get coverage. This video discusses the possible side effects that most concern me, our anniversary, the movie Wicked, and more. As promised, links and timestamps below...

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My Current (new) Treatment Drugs:
Xeloda (oral tablets) https://www.breastcancer.org/drugs/xe... (pending approval)
Lupron (injections) https://www.breastcancer.org/drugs/lu...
Zometa (infusions) https://www.breastcancer.org/drugs/zo...

Former Treatments:
Ibrance (4 years) https://www.ibrance.com/
Truqap (7 months) https://www.truqap.com/
Faslodex (7 months) https://www.breastcancer.org/treatmen...

Timestamps: (click to the part you wanna see)
0:01 Hello
1:25 Wicked, The Movie
2:31 PET Scan Results
3:29 New Treatment & Side Effects
6:49 Radiation If I Need It
8:00 United Healthcare Denied Chemotherapy Coverage
12:10 Past Treatments
13:33 A Little Overwhelmed
17:56 Physical Therapy & Positive Attitude
18:58 Happy Holidays!

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