I am just so happy for your wonderful news, Kelly! Good idea about writing a letter - that way you can get all the facts in and he will have the letter around to remind him of a better way to proceed with future patients. This is just my opinion, but if you can possibly find some way to set a positive tone to the letter, (or find some minor thing to include as a complement) he may be more likely to accept a suggestion for a different way to handle a situation like yours that caused you so much stress and worry). And you might give him a link to the Oral Cancer Foundation, inviting him to check out all the latest information found here for doctors as well as for patients and caregivers.





Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)