Postby Andrea » Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:11 am
Hello, I'm doing well just busy with my kids. I've been trying to find out whether I'm a candidate for Sir-Spheres. I went in for an angiogram and my platelets were too low. Another angiogram was scheduled for this past Monday with a platelet infustion beforehand. Then it was canceled because the hospital wouldn't allow their facilities to be used for the SIR-spheres procedure because they consider it experimental. At least that is what they told me. I think it had more to do with getting the insurance company to authorize the SIR-spheres procedure. Since then I have contacted the University of VA where they have been doing SIR-spheres. If the insurance company won't authorize it I am going to appeal their decision. I don't want to do chemo anymore. I'll do the right thing in the end.
Andrea