My Mary, My Mary: How thrilled I was to hear that the new onc. has a heart, is
agressive and is going to take good care of our Angelo. Altho it's sometimes
hard to understand, everything happens for a reason and I think the reason is
that Angelo is to go into the trials and will be a new man before we all know
it. It is time for the tables to turn in your direction. Thank you for sharing
this good new's. Love you, lillian
Mary Furfaro wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Angelo and I went to get a second opinion today at Barnes Jewish Hosp.
> in St. Louis. We saw a Dr. Govidin. All I can say is "This is how a
> Doctor should treat their patients"! With compassion and a good ear
> for listening. The difference between Angelo's other Onc. and this
> one are unbelievable. This Onc. sat and talked to us for over an
> hour and actually made Angelo disrobe and gave him a complete physical.
> Something which none of the other doctors has ever done!
>
> Although Dr. Govidin said that he would have treated Angelo with
> the same chemo regimens that his other doc, did. He also agreed that
> a clinical trial at the NCI was probably our best bet right now.
> First they want to do some radiation though. Angelo's bronchial
> passages are dangerously close to closing off if some radiation
> isn't done real soon, also there is a lesion on his ninth vertabra
> which is in danger of crushing his bone and possibly causing paralysis.
> Therefor he is starting radiation tomorrow. He cannot recieve a very
> strong dose of radiation because of the tumor being located so close
> to his heart.
>
> The NCI called this morning and said that he could recive radiation
> first and then fly out to Maryland for the trail two weeks after
> his last radiation treatment.
>
> Well, I am having all of his records transfered over to this new
> Oncologist tomorrow. It is so nice to have a Dr. with compassion
> and that is Human! We still had an appoitnment to see his old onc.
> today also so we kept it and I'm glad we did because it just confirmed
> what I already felt about her. She is a Cold, Unfeeling, B----!
> Pardon my french. She was so rude I almost had to slap her!
> She just came right out and told Angleo that he will eventually be a
> hospice patient and need pain managment and that she would be the one
> that they would have to call for the meds when this happened!
>
> I realize that this may happen down the road but she didn't have to
> shove it in our face like that! Boy, I could just scream when I think
> of how she has treated us and we put up with it in fear of not
> knowing what else to do and not getting the best treatment.
> Well our eyes are wide open now.
>
> O.K. I feel better now! LOL. Just had to vent a little.
> Love you all,
> Mary
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