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Video Visit with Oncology Doctor
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jun 2 11:39am | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
I'm also in Georgia & my first oncology visit was a Zoom conference with a Florida Mayo doctor.
When I asked my prognosis, I was told 2-4 months without treatment; 11 months with treatment. Saw my Georgia oncologist 2 days later & I was a wreck. My husband & I were still in shock! Thank God it will be 2 years in June since that prognosis. I did email my Zoom doctor to tell him I had survived the first year! May do it again as I am approaching our "2nd anniversary".
I did tell him he should defer & say that a lot depends on you & how you tolerate your treatments. I do not know if he was licensed in Georgia.
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I had the same experience in person for a second opinion in Seattle. The doctor's recommendation was that I start making my bucket list. That was also two years ago and my daughter and I left in a state of shock. I was recently referred to the same institution and they assigned me to this same doctor. I said absolutely not and they gave me a different doctor.
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That was very difficult news to hear via video.
You are a champ! Two years and much living to go! Congratulations.
Doctors experienced with this disease know there are caveats to survival and for how long. They should explain things in those terms. There are more and more survivors now and they should acknowledge that as well!