Countless Oncologists
I just wanted to take a moment to reflect back on my previous post. If you read yesterday’s post, you’ll see that my doctor told me that “countless doctors” have looked at my file. This is the difference between going to a ”learning” hospital that specializes in cancer- like the Mayo Clinic- and just seeing your local oncologist, who probably makes all of the decisions on his own.
The Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale has teleconferences with the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Florida- all the best breast cancer doctors in the U.S. discussing my file with faxes and television monitors and maybe even heated arguments- who knows? Like, maybe Dr. House was there, telling all the other doctors that they are wrong and that I am definitely lying about something.
But I digress: Think about that. Please, please, please don’t go “just anywhere” if you are ever diagnosed with cancer– and I hope you never are…but if you are ever in my shoes, think Mayo Clinic; think Northwestern University; think University of Michigan; think Harvard; think M.D. Anderson. Going to your local hospital is just nuts- unless one of your local hospitals is known as one of the best in the world.
This is your health. This is your life. This is cancer. Do it right the first time.
“Steve McQueen without hair? It’s a blessing he died young.” ~ Dr. House
See, that’s one way to look at cancer…
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