Had a surreal conversation with my neighbour yesterday afternoon (I was talking to her out of my window!) She is release co-ordinator for the Oncology Department where I had my surgery, and conversation got around to whether or not I was going to have chemo. I said I really wasn't happy with it, given that it's supposedly belt and braces stuff. She said, why don't you leave it a year and see how things are then. So, that seems like a good position to me and in that year, I'll go for a complete detox, by diet, stop smoking entirely and leave alcohol for the mnor celebration in life (you know the ones I mean....Friday nights, visitors, watching a great gig)
I'd really like to hear from people who have been through this, diagnosis, surgery, and then trying to work out what's best way forward.
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What is a release co-ordinator and is she qualified to give such advice??
I would discuss it with the oncology team myself. But it has nothing to do with me so good luck in what you decide to do.
I can't advise you boatbum, sorry. A release co-ordinator sounds like an administration post certainly not clinical. I think a year is a long time in cancer terms, and although the new eating/drinking regime may be good for you - there isn't much evidence that it will cure cancer or keep it at bay.
As with all these things its a personal decision and one you can only make with all the info at hand, the Mac Nurses may be able to advise you and there is the Cancer Research site.
I decided on the chemo, it was a no brainer really as my cancer is grade 3 so fast growing, I just wanted it out of my body and wanted to have the best possible chance it wouldn't come back. But we are all different.
I wish you all the best in whatever you decide to do.
I am not a suffer but a carer, I think I have to say that if I am ever unlucky enough to be diagnosed with cancer I will grab anything thats going with both hands in order to beat the bloody thing. My husband was diagnosed in June with throat cancer he is nearly 82, he was offered radiotheraphy which he accepted, yes the treament is unpleasant but we are both possitive about beating it.
