A simple anology
Chelee,
From reading your posts I get the impession (please correct me if I'm wrong) that you really don't have much trust/faith in your oncologist. If that is indeed the case, I would suggest that you "shop around" for a new one.
Finding an oncologist, or any doctor for that matter, is like shopping for a pair of shoes -- you wouldn't buy a pair of shoes if they didn't fit properly, would you.
An oncologist that you trust and talk to is the most important issue when you have cancer of any type.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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