Dana123 wrote:Our oncologist recommended univ of Kansas medical center and Doctor Joaquina Baranda or Raed al-Rajabi. He also recommended Cancer Center of Kansas but they (oddly) do not have a KC office but maybe one is close enough. Good luck !

Thank you very much!

Hi everyone,

My mom is moving to Kansas city. I need your help.
Who is the best oncologist there? Which plan of Obama care do you recommend?

I'm grateful for posting this topic. When I lose my hope I come here and read all of the survival messages.
Hopefully one day I'll write here on behalf of my mother for 10 and more years survival.

Please include my mom in your prayers.
Thank you

peanut_8 wrote:

peanut_8 wrote:Another thing that has occurred to me. Is your Mother a US citizen or does she have legal papers that would enable her to enter the US at any time? That could make a difference in your decision.
peanut

She has green card and has no problem to enter.

peanut_8 wrote:Something else that just occurred to me is that if the mets are all on the outside of her liver, that would seem that they would be easy to resect. Of course I'm not a dr. Maybe someone else will chime in.
peanut

Thank you very much for your help and concern. I'm going to get the quote.

peanut_8 wrote:OK, I'll look for something is Missouri.

Thank you

Do you want to know specifically about insurance in California? For treatment in California? I'll see what I can find. Personally we have been looking at insurance plans for when my DH hopes to retire. Here in Colorado, there is a plan available that covers out of state treatment, but it has a much...

Dr. adviced 6 more chemotherapy and mentioned since they're small so small so there is no need for surgery. But I heard the only permanent treatment is surgery. I would appreciate if you let me know if chemo was successful option for you or someone that you may know. Thank you I don't have any pers...

I would highly recommend meeting with a liver surgeon to see if they are resectable - oncologists don't always know which tumors are resectable and which are not - there's actually a paper on this!!! Then if they are resectable yay - if not I would recommend meeting with an interventional radiologi...

Dr. adviced 6 more chemotherapy and mentioned since they're small so small so there is no need for surgery.
But I heard the only permanent treatment is surgery.
I would appreciate if you let me know if chemo was successful option for you or someone that you may know.
Thank you

I was discussing options with my oncologist about mets if they were ever found and he told me that he had recently froze a met on a patients liver. I had never heard of that. It used to be that a spread to the liver meant all hope was lost, but that has changed a lot in recent years. Many patients ...

Just one more suggestion for you, Mother Lover. If your Mother is not happy with the treatment plan from the first consultation, you should encourage her to get a second. It's very possible that someone here would know of a good medical facility to refer her to. Wishing the best, peanut I really ap...

Hi Mother Lover, Sorry to hear about your Mother's diagnosis. It must be terribly difficult for you as well, worrying about her when she is so far away. You will find the people here at the Colon Club very sympathetic, knowledgable and supportive. I think it is hard for us to help when we don't kno...

There are several options. 5-FU alone or in combination with another drug, Avastin, Irinotecan, Vectibix or Erbitux, probably some I forgot to mention. If you don't mind, would you please update your signature. Every survivor's story gives hope to me. There are ruthless people that said to me if it...

Is it as hard as Folfox?
Her biggest tumor is 35 mm. Do you think it can be restricted by surgery? If yes, does she need 5-FU or any other drug?