Brian,

Forget the negative mail for your comment about multidisciplinary centers. Here is a POSITIVE one. I totally agree with you. My daughter did not go to one of these centers. In retrospect, she should have.

She has a wonderful surgeon and we have been pleased with the other docs most of the time, BUT there are times when I'm not even sure which doctor to call when she has a problem. And she has had several problems, including the candida problem going on right now. She has not improved much and I'm not sure which doc is best equipped to deal with this. If she was being treated at a center, there would be one phone call and it would be handled.

She also would not have had a delay in starting her RAD treatments if there had been coordination with all the docs. I personally would have liked to have had a discussion with all the docs at one time when trying to plan her treatment. You would get all the pros and cons at one time, instead of piecemeal.

Basically, I feel her surgery and RAD has been top-notch, but she would probably not have had to suffer as much from all the extra problems she has had because the infection, candida, etc. would have been caught and treated sooner.

By the way, if anyone has has candida in their throat or esophagus, I would like to hear from them as we are still fighting this and right now, we are not winning. I've researched it on the web, but I need some personal insight from someone who has been there. How long did it take to get it cleared up? What med was used, Diflucan? When did the nausea and vomiting go away? I am calling the doc today, but always appreciate info from anyway who has been in the same shoes.

Thanks,

Rosemary