Hi Can'tbelieve,

Sorry to be late, but happy to read that your husband is recovering so well!

My attitude towards any treatment my Oncologist recommends as his choice for being the right one, because he knows me pretty well and what my tolerances are.

When thinking about alternative treatments (to whatever was recommended,) the only question I would ask is: Will this alternative be more or less effective than the recommended treatment?

I would much prefer a treatment that sacrificed my aversion to pain and discomfort, over a treatment that reduced the chances of a fully successful elimination of the cancer.

Pain and suffering are generally transient, and when you have passed through them, as you certainly will, they are gone.

It's not always a black and white choice, but I would never choose comfort over survival if the choices did not offer equal chances for elimination of the cancer.