 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Liz,
I conferred with 5 different cancer doctors before I picked one to treat me and I am very glad I waited to see Moffitt before committing. All of these visits consumed less than 1 1/2 months time and never was I told that putting off treatment for 2 months was detrimental to my outcome. In fact I was encouraged to seek other opinions.
If I had stopped short of Moffitt I would have had a RND and may not have gotten IMRT and while my apparent cure may have been the same, I would probably have many more post Tx issues to deal with. I read about so many posters that have 1 or 2 ND's based solely on the advice of the first doctor they see and I just wonder if they could have avoided that surgery by getting in to see a CCC and that's why I encourage addition opinions.
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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