After a couple of months of appealing with our insurance, my mom got approval for the hai pump at MSKC. So we won't have to move to NY after all! It is all a miracle! I do have to acknowledge the great help we receive from the case manager at Sloan. She made things happened. We paid out of pocket the consultation and angio-ct scan so my mother could become patient is Sloan. After that, Sloan fought for us with our insurance to get the treatment approved. So all effort was worth it! Mom will have surgery on nov. 4th
For those who are with the pump, how long after the pump placement did you get your first systemic chemo?
How long after the pump placement did you have the pump refilled? Is it on the exact day of your surgery? We want to know when to flight back for systemic chemo and when to go back to NY for the next pump refilled.