Oncology Appointment

Nothing new so far, really. The oncologist said surgery wasn't an option and radiation therapy won't work. Chemo is an option, but he doubts it will work and said you just never know. He was really nonchalant about everything, which I thought was weird. I asked what the life expectancy was on chemo compared to no chemo. He said it's really hard to tell and left it at that. It was almost impossible to get him to answer my questions anyways. I would say, "Well, I have a question." And he'd start talking to my mom or he'd say, "Yes?" And I start to ask the question and he'd start talking again. It was so frustrating. I almost wonder if he read the surgeons notes that my mom was against chemo, so he basically gave her what she wanted to hear. Who knows. He said there's a drug called Tarceva that has been effective in younger women with lung cancer and that mom fits that profile. It is effective pretty fast, so you'll know right away if it's going to work or not. After talking to one of my other friends in California, she urged me to have mom see an alternative Dr. for cancer. I'm not sure why I didn't think of that, probably because I figured my mom already had. I suggested it and she said she's going to call around and find an alternative Dr. on Monday. Apparently Nevada is a great state for Dr's of alternative medicine because of the lax laws on the subject here. She has a PET scan and a brain scan on Friday. The oncologist wants to check to see if it's metastasized anywhere, specifically her brain.