My "choices" regarding treatment spelt out
So on Thursday I had my first appointment with my oncologist My details were keyed into his computer and I was spit out as a statistic. My oncologist mentioned that he would respect any "choices" I ...
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We take panadol if we have a headache. We take antibiotics for serious infections. We have tablets for diarrhoe and constipation. We wouldnt think twice if we were bitten by a snake and take anti-venom.
So the point I am trying to make is what is the problem having chemo. Chemo is just a very powerful drug. It helps us live if we have cancer. I had chemo because there was no option. I had a large inoperable tumour that thankfully shrunk with chemo and could be removed. I am alive today because of chemo.
It is your choice but hormone therapy is just another drug. To say yes to one drug and no to another does not make sense to me. If only a small margin of benefit okay but if it can keep you alive I would not hesitate.
So the point I am trying to make is what is the problem having chemo. Chemo is just a very powerful drug. It helps us live if we have cancer. I had chemo because there was no option. I had a large inoperable tumour that thankfully shrunk with chemo and could be removed. I am alive today because of chemo.
It is your choice but hormone therapy is just another drug. To say yes to one drug and no to another does not make sense to me. If only a small margin of benefit okay but if it can keep you alive I would not hesitate.