thepurpleskittles

Thank u for doing this AMA. My father recently was diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer, spread to his lungs after being “cured” of stage 2 rectal cancer about 18 months ago… But now I am at odds with the oncologist who is recommending we just wait and watch before starting chemo, because he now only has 2 small nodules left in his lungs… after a big surgery was needed to remove and biopsy a slightly bigger nodule they had been watching for a few months…. And the surgery/biopsy was strongly recommended after seeing some growth of these lung nodules on the scans. I feel like they should be doing more! Did you have input or a “choice” about starting your treatment now versus later?

What’s sad is I am an OB/GYN doctor… but this is really outta my field obviously. I feel like a second opinion is warranted. Thx for ur input, praying for things to turn out well for u.

OBGyn here, read every word as well. I now know more about MRI than I ever learned in any of my training. Your diving video was gorgeous, made me tear up a little, just a little bit of the beauty worth fighting for in this crazy life. You are amazing.