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Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 21 | Hi all! Joe has an appointment for a second opinion with Dr. Waun Hong at MDA next week. We asked if treatment would start right away or if he'd send us back home for a bit first, and the scheduling lady said she's seen him do it both ways. Helpful. What have your experiences been? Am just trying to figure out what the chances are of Joe actually beginning treatment there right away. Thanks all!
CG to H, Joe, 30 yrs old. 7/06-stage I SCC removed from tongue. 1/08-radical neck rt side, 8 positive nodes, imrt/cisplatin 6 wks. 1/09-6cm pos node on left neck. IMRT and carbo/taxol/erbitux 6 wks, surgery in April. 7/09-recurrence left neck. Erbitux, taxotere, 2nd opinion scheduled at MDA...
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Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | MDACC is always rated number one or 2 in the US for cancer care, survival rates, and more by an independent source. (Check best hospitals link on the resources page, databases section on the main OCF web site). In my own case, I spent 2 days researching an area that I had some knowledge in, and after that and got on a plane to Texas and MDACC for treatment. I didn't look at individual doctors but their tema approach. I had a team of more doctors than I can count from every possible discipline you can imagine. As a stage 4 patient, who no one thought would be around 10 years out, they reached in as I was circling the drain, and pulled me out. It wasn't fun, but here I am. You could do way worse than be at MDACC in my personal opinion.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 440 | i'm at mda right now and love the care! I trust that they know what they are talking about and everything has been great. they were my 3rd opinion and i'm glad i chose them.
best of luck in your decision!
Dx 3/27/09 @ 28 years old with High Grade MEC T4N2M0
Elizabeth, 33, mother of 3 girls (4,7, &8yrs old)
3 rds of chemo(Carbo/Taxol)
Rt Mandibulectomy, rt fibular flap,& rt ND with trach, picc,& g-tube.
30 rds of rads with weekly cisplatin
SCANS ALL CLEAR!
OCF Regional Coordinator of San Antonio Walk
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