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Deciding whether to go on abemaciclib (brand name Verzenio)
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Unfortunately with new treatments grouped information is all they have. A drug that has been around for eons has a lot of individual experience behind it, but that takes time and use. I do agree with informed decisions being the only good decisions. Are you near Mayo, or a teaching hospital, or a large cancer center? Do you have a primary care doctor?
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I'm going to Rocky Mountain Cancer Center. I do have a primary doctor as well as my oncologist. I'm just surprised that my oncologist suggested it but really didn't give reasons why? He did say that it was showing good results for people like me but didn't get into what "people like me" are. Plus when I started researching it; it didn't seem to be for "people like me." I need to know what it is about me that makes me a good candidate. I thought I didn't have the traits they mentioned. So I asked to table it for 6 weeks so I can research it more; so we could have a deeper conversation. I do have severe asthma and the trial was so small. I'm not near Mayo, but there are many hospitals. I'm just wondering how to get a second opinion as I want to do the best I can for myself and not make a bad decision. I feel like they're throwing so many things at me without telling me the why? Thank you for replying.