Well, I received an email from the oncologist in Marin today in response to my question: do the doctors not recommend radiation because they don't feel it would do any good, or because they don't feel it is necessary. Her email response was: both are true. This was not a very clear answer, but what is clear is that two sepaprate radiology departments (Kaiser Santa Clara and Kaiser San Rafael) have both said that they do not recommend radiation in my case. So I will take that as the answer I was seeking, despite it being delivered in a vague or confusing manner. I really do feel like Kaiser has been great and I have confidence in their doctors, despite the occasional confusion.
I will put up a real post tomorrow- I want to be more self- disciplined and write everyday (but no commitments, don't know how I will be feeling once treatment starts).
Love, Faith
About Me
- Faith G
- I began blogging when I was diagnosed in Feb. 2008 with invasive breast cancer and needed surgery and chemotherapy; the blog was then a means to keep in touch with friends and family without running my cell phone bill up every billing cycle. Despite what I may feel at the dark, lonely 2 am hour, breast cancer is not who I am (although it's pretty much what I'll be doing for the next few months). I am a devout Catholic (a revert to the faith). So those are some of the big things. Little things...Um, ok... left handed, bookworm, introvert (melancholic- phlegmatic for you RC types, INFJ for the Meyers Briggs types) special ed teacher, loves pickles (got them for Christmas a few years ago and can make a darned good Polish Pickle soup), love "Lost", don't like sushi, have no interest in jumping out of airplanes but hang gliders might be peaceful, get very carsick, love animals, often dream about sharks and Disneyland (but never in the same dream); drive a non- descript, dirty white car with a pro life bumper sticker on it, no allergies except to penicillin, drug of choice is Vicks NyQuil, like Peets hot chocolate and Starbucks iced tea, coffee is gross and so is beer.
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