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Thanks everyone!
The success stories I have heard have been great inspritation to me, and especially my Mom! I am so proud of her as she is trying to stay as positive as she can.
She is scheduled to meet with a doctor early next week to discuss a treatment plan, most likely chemo (I believe through IV). Is it true that many doctors like to see all of the test results etc. BEFORE treatment begins? I really don’t want to postpone her first chemo treatment unless there is something out there really worthwhile since she wants to get started right away.
Also, is there someone out there (doctor or non-doctor) that I can call who can either:
1) Explain about any possible studies/experiments going on which may be able to rid my Mom of this disease
2) Explain the different types of treatments that have been used on patients with CC (the doctors I have come across here in South FL are pretty much saying that chemo is the best/only way to go, but I suspect there are other effective treatments out there).I know I may be asking questions that don’t have easy answers (or answers at all). I can’t put into words how much I appreciate coming on here and seeing all of your responses. I feel like part of this family already and want to both receive and give help in any way I can. Thank you all so much!!
Again, if you’d prefer to e-mail me privately about anything, my e-mail is D4B182@hotmail.com.
Hi Lainy,
Thank you so much for the resonse. My mom is 63 (64 in October). I don’t know how much experience her doctor has with CC, but we are sending her lab work etc. to another doctor hee in South Florida who she is going to see instead (the new doctor works at a cancer center and is more well known down here). The first doctor told her that if chemo works (which would have a 40% chance of working), she would live “a couple months to a year”. If it doesn’t work, less than “a couple months”.
The original cancer doctor was explaining that many doctors want patients to go through all of the cat scans, biopsies, etc. again and I don’t want to put my Mom through all of that pain. Am I able to send her lab work etc. to places like John Hopkins? If so, which place is the best to send them to?
From your experience, how long do most people live that were dianosed at Stage IV? Do any go into remission? I’m afraid the answers to these questions are not pleasant, but any hope is greatly appreciated.
Thank you again so much for taking the time to respond to my post!
