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May 3, 2006

No Self Diagnosis

Well, it's been an interesting week. Had my CT Scan last Thursday and viewed it Saturday night while working. It looked to have a new spot on the liver. On Sunday, I had them run the pictures off so I could take them with me for my doctor visit today (really yesterday as I write this). I'm not a radiologist, but I've seen what the spots look like and there was one very clearly there. Needless to say I was more than concerned. As usual, the Nurse Practioner sees you first and I informed her of what I saw. She informed me that the written report from the radiologist said all was going well and the spot was shrinking. When the doctor came in, I jumped him about the difference in opinion and immediately ticked him off. Good move. We argued over what was said about the liver being clear and my recall that the last scan did not show anything. He didn't believe me. He again said there was mis-communication and he never said the liver was clear. I could tell he was mad as he did his silly graph thing for the fourth time. He gave the same options again, stay with the anti-bodies or stop. We'll do another scan in four months and if I stop and it comes back it would be another chemo treatment. No real choice but to stay with the anti-bodies which have very little reaction. I had some other items I wanted to talk to him about, but with him being mad he was pretty short with any response. He did suggest I see my family doctor about the high blood pressure, although he said the drugs tend to raise your blood pressure. So does being mad. This weekend I'm going to have the "scan girls" pull up the disputed pictures and make me copies as I didn't do that at the time. Need to get something for the $4000 it costs. I don't mind the twice a month treatments as they don't cause any major problem. I was happier thinking it was keeping new growth from happening and I still think that's what was said back in February. Oh well. You win some, you lose some, and winning with a doctor is asking for the impossible. Lost a lot of respect for him today. I don't think he's used to being challenged and I might not have been too polite. Hey, it's my body we're talking about. Guess that's it. Good health to all of you.

Posted by Robert on May 3, 2006 11:24 PM | DIGG | del.icio.us | furl