Re: Best Arkansas Doctors?

[Guest guest]

Hi, Malisa. Sorry to hear that your mom has this disease. Some people in the

hospital where she had her colonoscopy should know some good doctors. If you

prefer to do a search on your own, click on this link and scroll to the very

bottom: http://www.thehealthpages.com/articles/ar-colon.html

Click on your state and then a page about doctors will open. On the part 1,

click it open and look for the specialty called " colon and rectal surgery. " Then

part 2 you put in your zip code or the county where you live. Then enter the

distance you are willing to travel. Part 3 has other options you can choose,

such as male or female doctor, how long they have been in practice, etc. If you

fill these out and there is no match, you may have to go back and change

something until you find a good doctor. Not every place has a doctor who

specializes in colon and rectal surgery.

Hope this helps you. Prayers for everyone in this group.

~Deb from KS

malisa101664 wrote:

My mother was just diagnosed with colon cancer. The tumor is about the

size of a golf ball and covers about 15 cm of her colon. The location

is close to bend that connects to the anus. She was brought in for

ultrasound on the 18th of Oct and blood work showed her two units low

of red blood. She was immediately admitted and several tests were done.

During the upper and lower GI and colonoscopy is when it was discovered.

She got her first chemo therapy today of fluorouracil. How do I find

out who the best doctor for her treatments would be. We live in

Arkansas and can not afford to go out of state. All suggestions will be

greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Malisa

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[Guest guest]

Of course if you are looking for an oncologist, you could do the same search,

just in part 1 click on " Hematology/Oncology. "

~Deb from KS

Fly to Deb wrote:

Hi, Malisa. Sorry to hear that your mom has this disease. Some people in the

hospital where she had her colonoscopy should know some good doctors. If you

prefer to do a search on your own, click on this link and scroll to the very

bottom: http://www.thehealthpages.com/articles/ar-colon.html

Click on your state and then a page about doctors will open. On the part 1,

click it open and look for the specialty called " colon and rectal surgery. " Then

part 2 you put in your zip code or the county where you live. Then enter the

distance you are willing to travel. Part 3 has other options you can choose,

such as male or female doctor, how long they have been in practice, etc. If you

fill these out and there is no match, you may have to go back and change

something until you find a good doctor. Not every place has a doctor who

specializes in colon and rectal surgery.

Hope this helps you. Prayers for everyone in this group.

~Deb from KS

malisa101664 wrote:

My mother was just diagnosed with colon cancer. The tumor is about the

size of a golf ball and covers about 15 cm of her colon. The location

is close to bend that connects to the anus. She was brought in for

ultrasound on the 18th of Oct and blood work showed her two units low

of red blood. She was immediately admitted and several tests were done.

During the upper and lower GI and colonoscopy is when it was discovered.

She got her first chemo therapy today of fluorouracil. How do I find

out who the best doctor for her treatments would be. We live in

Arkansas and can not afford to go out of state. All suggestions will be

greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Malisa

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Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

[Guest guest]

Hi Malisa, Welcome to our group. Sorry you are here because of your

mom fighting cancer. Here you will find lots of support and get a lot

of answers to questions you may have.

Everyone here is friendly, caring and going through a lot of the

same things you are with your mom.

I do not know the answers to your questions but stick around and

sooner or later someone here will be able to help you.

Please post more and tell us about yourself and your mom. Ingrid

>

> My mother was just diagnosed with colon cancer. The tumor is about

the

> size of a golf ball and covers about 15 cm of her colon. The

location

> is close to bend that connects to the anus. She was brought in for

> ultrasound on the 18th of Oct and blood work showed her two units

low

> of red blood. She was immediately admitted and several tests were

done.

> During the upper and lower GI and colonoscopy is when it was

discovered.

> She got her first chemo therapy today of fluorouracil. How do I

find

> out who the best doctor for her treatments would be. We live in

> Arkansas and can not afford to go out of state. All suggestions

will be

> greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

> Malisa

>