Mark, your last paragraph impresses me a lot since this is exactly my experience. My family have actually asked me to lodge a complaint to the Hospital Authority because I was not told that there was a better option available at my time of treatment to reduce the side effect. If I did that, my oncologist would be involved and I really don't want to bring him troubles since he has always been a very caring and supportive doctor. Moreover, I have learnt to cope with the side effects these years. Although I choose to retire early from my teaching job, it is the work stress rather than the side effect that causes my decision.

Karen