[Jackie07]

Thank you all so much for the valuable points. I think the 'mets' in my liver already got 'dissolved'. Now how about the irritating spot at the joint of my r. shoulder blade?

When the huge tumor resided in my brain since childhood started causing symptoms that I could not bear any more, I had to change my primary (who was ready to refer me to a psychiatrist) and then kept pressing on the 2nd primary doctor. It was not until a retired pathologist who was a volunteer at the library where I worked gave me advice - that my 'dizziness' was a serious matter - that I started get serious about my headaches.

Finally I squeezed out a referral to see a neurologist - after seeing a ear, nose, throat doctor, a skin doctgor, and a gynecologist. My jaw dropped when I saw the 'Headache specialist' sign by his door - why hadn't anybody told me there is a specialist for headaches and his name is 'neurologist'?

Then my insurance company ignored my pleas to allow me to have the surgery done by a neurosurgeon at Scott & White. Dr. Charles S. C. Chang had his training from Johns Hopkins and did his residency at Bethesda Naval Hospital (where Presidents go for their annual check) and happened to be an aquaintant of mine. He did a neurological exam on me without an appointment and then told me that we could wait, though not very long.
It took a maverick boss of mine who had legal office experience to get my special contract done. Then the surgery went on for 25 hours and I had 10-day semicomatose...

My 2nd brain surgery (Gamma-knife radiosurgery) was also delayed because the new neurosurgeon changed my annual check to bi-annual check. And my breast cancer recurrence was delayed, overlooked for 4 full years...

You can see that I am still pretty traumatized by those past experiences.

Thank you again for giving me such strong support and valuable tips. I think I will be able to 'calmly' discuss my concerns with my onco a week from next Monday. Thank you, guys. Y'all are the best!