#51434 03-26-2006 09:42 AM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 23 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 23 | My dad has been diagnosed last week and I am meeting with his Dr. next Friday. His surgery is the following Friday. I'm not sure what I should be asking the Dr. Can anyone give me some suggestions?
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#51435 03-26-2006 10:33 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Tracy,
there is a ton of stuff to ask but for starters you need to know:
Whats scans have been done and their outcomes:
PET/CT/MRI/Chest, etc.?
What other lab and labwork has been done?
Where exactly is the cancer?
What type? E.g., SCC, adenocarcinoma?
What is the staging? Stage and TMN.
What is the treatment protocol?
What meds will he need and be taking?
What do they anticipate in the way of care during treatment?
What about nutrition during treatment - will he be meeting a nutritionist on a regular basis?
Arrange a meeting with the hospital social worker as well for support for yourself and financial options for him.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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#51436 03-26-2006 11:41 AM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 23 Member | | OP Member
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 23 | Thanks Gary I printed all of your questions and will take it with me to the dr. appointment.
Tracy | | |
#51437 03-26-2006 11:47 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Another Oops! What were the biopsy findings?
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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