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Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 7 | Welcome to the forum. I am sorry that you have to join this circle of friends.
When are you seeing your surgeon? Have you considered getting a second opinion after seeing the surgeon? It may help you make up your mind about the kind of treatment that will best help you deal with the cancer.
Draw up a list of questions that you want to ask and bring it with you when you see the surgeon. Your doctors are the best source of answers for any medical questions you may have. You can also consider bringing a family member or a friend to the meeting. He/she can take notes so that you don't forget what the doctor says because consultations with doctors can be overwhelming.
Until you get to see the surgeon, my suggestion is to stop checking in with Dr. Google. A lot of information on unmonitored sites on the internet is not helpful. On the OCF main site, which is monitored and the information vetted, you may find some of the answers to your questions.
Gloria
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards
Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015. Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016.
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