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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 573203" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I have a few thoughts on your post. Of course what happened was unethical and ridiculous. So sorry that it resulted in emotional traua for the family. My husband was diagnosis's with bladder cancer fifteen years ago. The original Physician scheduled him for surgery in two weeks and did not offer much info. My husband is an educated quiet man who is lousy at communication, lol, so he just allowed himself to be scheduled. on the other hand after thinking about it for a day he picked up the phone and called a larger well established medical center...and lucked out to get in an appointment. in two days. He ended up not needing surgery but having a new treatment where chemicals flushed the bladder and killed abnormal cells. It was surely not painfree but it was his "choice of treatment" and it was successful. I share this because it is not just a case of having a Physician who is brusque....some are not even up to date with options and therefore it is necessary to see a second specialist.</p><p></p><p>From my recent cancer experience I know that it is important to have confidence in your care plan. For me it was absolutely necessary that I be told "lst this happens, 2nd this happens etc. etc." so I could wrap my head around what I was facing and get myself psyched. Your emotional state is extremely important when facing the unexpected trauma of illness.</p><p></p><p>Lastly I wonder if he has a VA hospital available to him. There is a proven correlation between Agent Orange and Cancer. I found a site that I believe is called CancerCompass that has message boards including a few about the impact of Agent Orange. It might be helpful. Best of luck as you travel this uncomfortable road. They are fortunate to have such a bright and caring advocate. Hugs DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 573203, member: 35"] I have a few thoughts on your post. Of course what happened was unethical and ridiculous. So sorry that it resulted in emotional traua for the family. My husband was diagnosis's with bladder cancer fifteen years ago. The original Physician scheduled him for surgery in two weeks and did not offer much info. My husband is an educated quiet man who is lousy at communication, lol, so he just allowed himself to be scheduled. on the other hand after thinking about it for a day he picked up the phone and called a larger well established medical center...and lucked out to get in an appointment. in two days. He ended up not needing surgery but having a new treatment where chemicals flushed the bladder and killed abnormal cells. It was surely not painfree but it was his "choice of treatment" and it was successful. I share this because it is not just a case of having a Physician who is brusque....some are not even up to date with options and therefore it is necessary to see a second specialist. From my recent cancer experience I know that it is important to have confidence in your care plan. For me it was absolutely necessary that I be told "lst this happens, 2nd this happens etc. etc." so I could wrap my head around what I was facing and get myself psyched. Your emotional state is extremely important when facing the unexpected trauma of illness. Lastly I wonder if he has a VA hospital available to him. There is a proven correlation between Agent Orange and Cancer. I found a site that I believe is called CancerCompass that has message boards including a few about the impact of Agent Orange. It might be helpful. Best of luck as you travel this uncomfortable road. They are fortunate to have such a bright and caring advocate. Hugs DDD [/QUOTE]
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