Re: questions.......

[Guest guest]

Jan, At times you will feel this whole thing is like an uphill

battle. Just keep on asking the doctors the qestions till you fully

know and understand the answers. Just always remember that those

doctors are being paid by you. And you have every right to know the

anwsers. Also remember that not all doctors know it all and some do

not know the new things that are always coming out. So continue to

research and talk these things over with your Oncoligist. As we have

found out that you have to constantly stay on top of everything. My

heart goes to both of you. But it sounds like your husband has the

right person (you) to help him with this. I am praying for both of

you. Ingrid

> Thanks to those who replied. I have a list of questions, now to

find the

> right doctor to answer them. I also was advised that some HMOs have

> dieticians, nutritionists, oncology nurses for consultation but you

have to

> batter down the obstacles to get to them as the doctors never

mention it. I

> have my battering ram ready and will spend much of today on the

phone I

> guess. We don't see the chemo doctor (who I spose will be our

oncologist)

> until next Wednesday, meantime Bill is have low-grade cramping in

the lower

> abdomen and constant 'heartburn' despite taking Nexium or

Prilosec. He

> hasn't shown any weight loss on the scale but this morning we had a

good

> laugh as he was standing in the kitchen and his levis hit the floor

around

> his ankles and he was wearing a belt! So there is definately a

body change

> happening:-( His actual abdomen is more distended now than a week

ago but

> like most guys he wears his pants under the belly and has no

backside but he

> never lost his britches before. Today is his last day at the

office until

> tx is over so he will be wearing suspenders most likely.

> Jan