Postby weisssoccermom » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:02 am
Yes, I have to agree with everyone's take on the 'sales funnel' comment. Seriously, Kenneth, do you believe that the doctors have this agenda where they tell someone, 'oh you have cancer' in order to get them to come into their offices/practices, etc. just to make money? If you do, then honestly, I feel sorry for you. Sure, doctors sometimes (ok, often) charge high prices but I don't know of a doctor who says, 'hey you have cancer' just to get you into their office. They don't mess around with a diagnosis like that. Furthermore, the radiologist read those films and it was his/her PROFESSIONAL impression (they read a ton of these....they know what they are talking about) that your scan looked like something consistent with cancer. That's the end of his/her (radiologist's) involvement unless, of course, you seek further treatment and perhaps have another scan at the same facility where they might read it again. That particular doctor has little to NO interaction with you.....likely, even during the scan, you never met him/her. (A radiologist is not the same as a radiation oncologist). WHY would a doctor who only knows your name on the scan....WHY would he/she say something like 'consistent with colon cancer?" Do you honestly believe that this is all a 'racket' or something? Do you believe that the GP/oncologist or any other doctor would operate, Rx chemo, possibly order radiation treatments, etc. all because this is some sort of a way to get you to undergo some treatments that you don't really need? No one is trying to 'lure' you in to their office to charge you exorbitant prices....these doctors have a HEAVY case load and they are there to try and SAVE people's lives. They work hard to work with YOU, the patient, to hopefully eradicate the cancer beast or at least tame it so that the patient can live a relatively normal life.
There were times, Kenneth, when I was frustrated with my doctors, but frustration was there because I wanted something different to be done other than the 'standard of care'. NEVER, even with the doctors that I sought a consultation from, did I ever feel (even with the biggest jerk of them all) that they were trying to 'reel' me in, perform some unnecessary surgery on me and fill me with chemo all because it was some 'scam'. When you hear those words, 'you have cancer' you're scared....let's be honest, you're scared this might be the end....that you could die....and you WANT the doctors to be there to HELP you....and they are. There are doctors with horrible bedside manners, there are doctors who have no idea what the empathy card is but, in the end, bad personality or not, these doctors are all doing what they trained to do....help save your life.
Kenneth, you seem scared (and that's understandable) but pretending that something isn't wrong isn't going to make this go away. You can make up all sorts of excuses...from the doctors to still feeling fine....but you're only playing Russian Roulette with your life. If that's what you want to do....hey, its your life....but just know this. You very well may be waiting too long.....and then there is nothing left that the doctors can do. Just think about it. SOMETHING sent you to see the doc and that something is still there and all the herbs, wishing and hoping isn't going to POOF make it disappear. Get a scope, get the biopsy done and get an answer. Then and only then can you reasonably move forward...when you have ALL THE FACTS. Even if it is cancer and you decide not to do anything....then that is YOUR choice....but you will be making that decision knowing once and for all everything that you need to know.
Dx 6/22/2006 IIA rectal cancer
6 wks rad/Xeloda -finished 9/06
1st attempt transanal excision 11/06
11/17/06 XELOX 1 cycle
5 months Xeloda only Dec '06 - April '07
10+ blood clots, 1 DVT 1/07
transanal excision 4/20/07 path-NO CANCER CELLS!
NED now and forever!
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