 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Better safe than sorry!
I went to 5 different docs and if I had stopped after 3 of them I would be dead today. The 3rd BTW is a well respected MO who actually shook my hand and said "Congratulations David YOU DON'T HAVE CANCER." My wife was the one that wouldn't let that go and tricked me into seeing doc #4, an ENT, who did a FNA and BOOM Stage IV SSC.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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