Thanks Jeff for your comprehensive reply including your comments on bipolar ( beside my prostate cancer I’ve been DX as being BP However, I’ve had way more doctors tell me that they think I was misdiagnosed ( an interesting story for another place another time ) I like the way you explained your thoughts about not being a candidate for radiation. That thought fits perfectly into my complaints that since days one NO DOCTOR ever mention “ a stage “ nor have they explained 80% of what I learn here from all of you who politely remind everyone “ we are not doctors “ Frankly I think many of the regulars here SHOULD BE DOCTORS OR TEACHERS OF DOCTORS! To teach doctors how to be human and compassionate!
All of that said, I was looking for an explanation of the text he sent me about “ Only active in androgen receptor mutant patients with LBD mutation. You have ATM mutation only”
No doctor has EVER mentioned “ MUTATION “ ANYTHING! To this “ non doctor “ I can imagine that a “ mutation “ in some shape/form is responsible for my cancer. But I now expect to find an answer here more quickly than I will on the VA oncology clinic.
Today is my date for my monthly LUPRON shot. I don’t always get to see the oncologist assigned to me. I will ask if I can talk with him. I have more compassion for him than he has for me. But as “ my oncologist “ in my set of rules to be HUMAN I’m suppose to treat him with that special CARE. Although I can make him laugh when he least expects it I still don’t think that he sees the connection for treating him with a modicum of specialness that equates to making the glue that binds us different than what it is with others. And I hate sounding petty but he has mentioned numerous times that I’m older than him and I LOOK YOUNGER and I’m “ doing better “ ( no very specific explanation ) he texts me which his staff tells me that he’s never done even with Staff. So I think that my sense of humor has loosened him up some. Specifically was the day I gave him a pep talk saying “ we’re in this together Doc and I put my arm around his shoulders and gave him a hug “ that’s when he gave me an unexpected chuckle that made him choke a little as he swallowed unexpectedly and I patted him on his back as my Grandma used to do to me whenever I choked on something I was drinking saying “ something went down the wrong pipe “ which made him laugh harder.
I’m not sure he remembers that but we’ll see today. I have a doctor joke for him.
All of that said, can you explain him “MUTANT” comment?
Much thanks Jeff!