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Nov 16, 2011 - 2:22 pm
Hello everyone. My mom has just been given her diagnosis of what sounds like a very aggressive lung cancer. She just beat breast cancer last February (diagnosed early, pet scan showed nothing), so now she has a very large tumor on her right lung with what appears to be mets on her right lung and lymph node involvement bilaterally. She has her biopsy on Friday and pet scan today. I am wondering, with all of you and your experiences, have you seen your local oncologists, or have you gone to a major cancer center (I am in Texas, so am considering MD Anderson), and what are your thoughts as to what is better/best? Anyone have experience with San Antonio doctors, as that is where I live. She is in Florida, and I don't want her to go thru this alone, so am ready to move her here. Thank you for anything you can offer. |
Joined: Aug 2006
I have heard that MD Anderson is one of the best in the world. The biopsy where your mom is will let the doctors know what they are dealing with. Your mom's doctors can confer without your mom moving to your place if she okays a second opinion. My doctors were actually glad when I asked for a second opinion. They could send biopsy pictures and reports of all scans to the doctors at the clinic I wanted to confer with and I could either wait for their report or go and talk with the surgeons. There were many options after that first second opinion. I could stay where I was for surgery. I could get the university clinic's recommendation and take action either on surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy either place in any combination. I ended up going to the university clinic that gave me my second opinion. It was farther to drive but they impressed me that much.
Note that there are many kinds of biopsies. Some are day surgeries and some are major surgeries. I hope your mom is having one of the easier types and finds out if she is dealing with lung cancer or stage 4 breast cancer. I had breast cancer first and found out only after microgenetic testing that my spot on my lung was lung cancer--quite different than the stage 4 breast cancer the surgeon thought I had. I was glad I was at a university clinic that understood the difference. Good luck with your situation!
Joined: Apr 2011