Supposedly, three Doctors involved. 1 - Dad's own general practitioner. 2. The Internal Medicine Man (respitory specialist) and the Oncologist/radiologist at the Cancer clinic.
Back in March this year while Dad was in hospitial he had a biopsy done that showed no results.
Not enough tissue was retrieved, apparently. So he went through the sore throat, uneasy feeling after...for not.
Just a couple of weeks ago, I took Dad to City Hospital for another biospsy....same type....same results we find out today....not enough tissue retrieved for results. I have questioned why the biospy...when the Cancer clinic is only going to give him one shot of radiation knowing what type of cancer he has or not??? did I misunderstand, the Doctor called Mom tonight and asked for Dad to be brought in again for a different "angle" biopsy. Mom is in tears, sobbing on the phone. She told the Doctor, NO....he's 85 years old....this is too much. Doctor agreed. (what did he not look at his chart and know Dad's age?????) Now Mom is crying,...did she do the right thing, should the biopsy be done....would there be more treatment if they got more tissue? So many questions to think about, worry about and Dad....well, Dad doesn't have an opinion ....even when questioned directly..his answer is always the same. I dunno, Mom and Donna will figure out what's best. No pressure...I mean really?. He is the most passive man on the planet Earth, but you would think he would care about his welfare....no, he leaves that in trusting hands of his wife and his kid - me. Stress.....comes in many forms...but no one ever could have told me it would come in the form of this kind.
Monday, June 18, 2007
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