OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 33 | Hey Eric,
I had to show my girlfriend your note as an excellent example of Sailor Talk For Public Consumption. :-)
In my head I still translated all the jargon into normal guy talk.
And I feel exactly the same way about MD's. They're just like in any other profession. Some good, some bad, some dishonest, some honest.
The key is trying to figure out which are the good ones as quickly as possible.
Age 49, HPV 16+ SCC, T1N2bM0, Stage IV R Tonsil, 2 nodes, nonsmoker, lite drinker, 100 mile/wk biker, workout, play hockey, Tx:10/26--12/15/09, IMRT x35 70Gy, no surgery, Cis 1st rnd til some tinnitus loss after day 2, carbo next 3 wks, Peg in 3rd wk;still ate some solids 6th wk. 2012/05 Still Clean
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