Hi Tiffini:
I know it is all scary and not what you would like to here, but I would rather the doctor be honest. All mine were, and while I was scared, didn't know which way to go I did know what to expect because they all were very upfront and openly honest. Keeping a positive attitude is the best defense, when I first joined I raed a post by someone that said cancer is but a word and is not a sentence. I wish I could remember who it was because that has stuck with with me ever since and helped with some of bad days.
Mike D.
Diagnosed 06/2002, w/Laryngeal cancer, 1st stage