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Chelee · 09-19-2009, 09:08 PM

Brenda, I would of been angry too had that been done to me. I'd like to see your onc in the same situation and see if he could just get over it. (NOT!) I guess they think you were suppose to do that "happy dance" once they informed you that you were really a stage III. Then maybe a big kiss on his cheek and a hug to follow. (Some oncologist just amaze me.) Keyword being "some". There are lots of wonderful onc's out there but some just don't have a clue...nor does it seem like they want too.

Only a doctor that had experience a cancer dx himself could fully understand the depth of what we live with physically, mentally & emotionally. (Like the one that wrote this article.)

I would of loved to have had someone to talk to like this guy when dx...or even now would work for me. At least you would know he would totally get "it".

Chelee

09-19-2009, 09:08 PM	#4
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Perspective—Psychotherapy and the Cancer Patient (by a psychiatrist cancer patien Brenda, I would of been angry too had that been done to me. I'd like to see your onc in the same situation and see if he could just get over it. (NOT!) I guess they think you were suppose to do that "happy dance" once they informed you that you were really a stage III. Then maybe a big kiss on his cheek and a hug to follow. (Some oncologist just amaze me.) Keyword being "some". There are lots of wonderful onc's out there but some just don't have a clue...nor does it seem like they want too. Only a doctor that had experience a cancer dx himself could fully understand the depth of what we live with physically, mentally & emotionally. (Like the one that wrote this article.) I would of loved to have had someone to talk to like this guy when dx...or even now would work for me. At least you would know he would totally get "it". Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.