Karen is right.
And thank you Karen for saying what I wanted to say, what I have been getting so tired of repeating over and over.
SO many people can change their lives, IMPROVE their lives, extend their lives if they would just listen and heed what you said.
This is true...it is FACTUAL.
Esther, I am praying for you, for Braeden, for all involved.
I agree, from the getgo, B's oncologist has been VERY insensitive,
especially if you all feel like you don't understand him.
Knowledge is power.
Ask questions, get online and Google every word you hear, every drug they are giving Braeden.
Get in the Oncs face, keep him on his toes.
From my experience, *most* oncologist do not think outside the box AT ALL.And this is just the root of all evil, don't get me started on the kickbacks they get from big pharmaceuticals.
Kickbacks they get by 'going by the book'. Cancer is a huge money making market. Especially Chemotherapy.
If I had stuck with my first oncologist, I would be dead, or dying horribly right now
because my first onc did not catch all the cancer during the first surgery, and refused to listen to my worries and complaints about the pain,
and that I thought that the residual lump was still cancer. He just poo-poo-ed me and treated me like a hyprochondriac....said it was a little hematoma, and a bit of normal scar tissue.
For over a year I this went on, even when it started getting painful all the time, and getting bigger.
When I thought I was going nuts, I finally met with and was advised by the head of the local Breast Health Coalition to see another Onc.
She put me through all the tests that my first onc. should have done to determine what this lump was, but didn't.
She took out the year old chicken egg sized hardened hematoma (result of an internal bleed 2 weeks after 1st surgery)
and biopsied it.
Was not just a hematoma, there was residual cancer in it too. The biopsy said it was residual because it was effected by chemo and radiation.
That is when they decided to remove both of my breasts, and a complete hysterectomy since that cancer had a whole year to 'play'.
And yes, they found more cancer in the tissue they removed.
IF I had another onc, I would not have had to go through what I did, or lose all my female parts, or have to go through radiation therapy.
So, the moral of the story is the MD is not short for M-'Diety'. They are not flawless. That can be wrong. They can be rude. They can be dangerous.
They can kill you. There are alternatives to every treatment, alternative to every MD.
There are people you CAN talk to to get explanation, advice, alternatives.
I saved my own life by listening to my gut, and talking to someone outside the treatment of my first oncologist.
First, start with the diet...because sugar and starches are THE BEST fuel for cancer.
