Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 I have a visit to my oncologist next week. In the past, he has minimized my side effects and while he is nice and supportive, I feel belittled when I mention the different side effects I have. Do any of you have recommendations on how I can present it to him, to get a more satisfactory response. Often, he is not sure what to do and confers via e-mail with Dr. Francis Giles and MD . One thought is to email him a list and frequency of the side effects and give him time to confer with Dr. Giles before my appointment. Another is just to write down everything, giving it a pain number from 1-10 (10 being the worst) and discussing it with him there. Unfortunately, both my father (who is 81) and my wife are adamant that I get some sort of relief from my side effects or switch to Sprycel. Any ideas would be helpful. With warm regards, Matt ville, FL DX January of 2005 Gleevec Since May 2005 Father of 3 mtmaynor@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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