骨転移が見つかり、T病院での治療方針がある程度見えてきたところで、どうしてもモヤモヤが消えませんでした
他の候補病院を探す中で、義父が同じ前立腺がんで放射線治療を受けたがん研か、少し遠いのですがO病院の２つに
絞られてきました。がん研は言うまでもなく、ガン研究の最高の技術を提供し続ける権威。でも、あえてがん研にする明確な理由も見つかりません。
一方、前立腺ガンに関する動画をあれこれ視聴している中で、Ｏ病院の放射線科のＴ先生の話が印象的でした。
転移しているので、Ｔ病院ではそもそも放射線治療は選択肢として提案されなかったのですが、少数転移の場合の放射線治療の事例の紹介や、何より「あなたの思いを汲んでくれるお医者さんと出会えることを願っています」という姿勢に大変共感しました。
T病院の若手先生にどうしても不信感がぬぐえなかった私は、思い切ってO病院でのセカンドオピニオンの依頼をすることにしました。依頼のため、先生とまたちょっとしたやり取りをするわけですが、そこでも何だかしっくりこず、いちかばちかでセカンドオピニオンではなく、転院しようと急きょ心を決めました。
転院を依頼し、書類をお願いすると、T病院の先生が書類を手渡しながら言い放った言葉が…
「ニッチャラさん、本当にいいんですね、わたし言いましたからね！」と。
言い捨てるような塩対応
。これで吹っ切れました。
紹介状を手に、早速O病院に予約を取り、1週間後に放射線科のT先生を訪ねることになりました。
その後は、またしてもまさかの展開となるのでした！
[8] Can't find a hospital!
Hello, I am Nichara, fighting Prostate Cancer patient.
When the bone metastasis was found and the treatment plan at T-Hospital was somewhat clear, I still couldn't get rid of the blur.
In my search for another hospitals, I found two candidates: Cancer Institute where my father-in-law had received radiation treatment for the same prostate cancer, and O-Hospital which is a little far away from home.
Needless to say, Cancer Institute is an authority that continues to provide the best technology in cancer treatments.
On the other hand, I was impressed by videos of prostate cancer treatment on internet by Dr. T of O-Hospital's radiology department.
Radiotherapy was not an option in T-Hospital, but the videos present the of cases of radiotherapy for a small number of metastases and, most importantly, his comment of “I hope you can meet a doctor who will take your feelings into consideration”.
I could not shake my distrust of the young doctor at T-Hospital, so I decided to take the plunge and request a second opinion at O-Hospital.
I had another short discussion with the young doctor at T-Hospital request a second opinion, but even then, I did not feel comfortable with him. So, I made up my mind to transfer to a O-Hospital.
When I requested a transfer and asked for the documents, the young doctor at T-Hospital said to me as he handed me the documents...
8] Can't find a hospital!
When the bone metastasis was found and the treatment plan at T-Hospital was somewhat clear, I still couldn't get rid of the blur.
In my search for another hospitals, I found two candidates: Cancer Institute where my father-in-law had received radiation treatment for the same prostate cancer, and O-Hospital which is a little far away from home.
Needless to say, Cancer Institute is an authority that continues to provide the best technology in cancer treatments.
On the other hand, I was impressed by videos of prostate cancer treatment on internet by Dr. T of O-Hospital's radiology department.
Radiotherapy was not an option in T-Hospital, but the videos present the of cases of radiotherapy for a small number of metastases and, most importantly, his comment of “I hope you can meet a doctor who will take your feelings into consideration”.
I could not shake my distrust of the young doctor at T-Hospital, so I decided to take the plunge and request a second opinion at O-Hospital.
I had another short discussion with the young doctor at T-Hospital request a second opinion, but even then, I did not feel comfortable with him. So, I made up my mind to transfer to a O-Hospital.
When I requested a transfer and asked for the documents, the young doctor at T-Hospital said to me as he handed me the documents...
“Mr. Nicchara, you're sure you want to do this? Remember. What I told you.”
His attitude really blew me away.
With a referral letter in hand, I immediately made an appointment at O-Hospital and visited Dr. T in the radiology department a week later.
What followed was yet another unexpected turn of events!
Well then!