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Anyone ever request a new oncologist mid-treatment?
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Jun 3 10:02am | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
Hi Korinja, thank you for your response.
No, it’s not the Mayo Clinic. I always think of the Mayo Clinic with the highest regard and appreciation and I’m grateful for all of the good they do.
It was Kaiser. The doctors at the cancer center were wonderful, helpful and kind. The bad treatment I got was at another one of their facilities.
I always have trouble when I don’t listen to my own instincts.
By the way, my diagnosis is Clear Cell Carcinoma, stage two.
They thought it was polyps but it was an “extremely large tumor”. Also they have not come up with a cure for clear cell carcinoma … they told me I have four years to live and that it is rare, aggressive, and will return multiple times.
The bad side effects were too much for me to bear. I am 75 years old.
Pain management is another unlucky subject.
All the best, Daisy
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You might want your oncologist to elaborate on your diagnosis and survival time. I am attaching a link to clear cell endometrial cancer that provides a technical description of the disease. It may give you information to form questions for your doctor. Failing that, you could seek out an oncologist who is willing to clarify your prognosis and treatment alternatives.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6152831/
All the best
Hi Daisy,
I’m so glad that you got out of that hospital’s care and into Mayo. I am sending you positive thoughts and healing energy as you fight this awful disease. < 3
@hort37b460 I’m glad you are going to Mayo. I think you will find the providers and everyone you come into contact with to be helpful and compassionate.
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I'm so sorry for you. Can't they do chemo and radiation? I have an aggressive fast spreading cancer too...carcinosarcoma but it's endometrial cancer, stage 3C. I've had 4 treatments of chemo and immunotherapy. My CA125 numbers started at 1641 in Feb and went to 744 after 2nd treatment. After 3rd treatment they fell to 179. I'm having labwork today so I'll see how much more they've come down. I think I'd demand treatment. What could it possibly hurt?