 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Oftentimes it appears to me that we are reluctant to seek other opinions for fear we may offend someone. These people are just as human and prone to be stuck with their opinions as we are in our own respective careers. Hell I recommend my tax clients seek other opinions over something as trivial as tax consequences. An estimated 10% of my practice is correcting other "experts" mistakes. Here we are often talking about one's life and at a minimum life altering side effects so do yourself a huge favor and seek all the opinions you need to satisfy yourself that you are doing the best you can to deal with your situation.
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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