 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | Charm,
When I had the dreaded first discussion with the RO concerning my treatment he left it up to his female nurse to very sternly impress upon me the importance of the PEG and how much it would be needed if things did not go exactly right. She gave me quite a talking to.
On my way out the male nurse that accompanied her and had held his tongue during the whole encounter approached me and said very matter of factley that if it were him he would also reject the PEG but it would be the wrong decision. Then he tried to tell me I should get it.
Seems this male Pegaphobia extends to the nursing staff as well.
Kelly
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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