Re: Doctor Referral in DFW

[Guest guest]

,

Don't know about Dallas, specifically, but MD Cancer

Center in Houston is usually cited as one of the top five cancer

centers in the country. Even if you don't use it as a primary

center, it wouldn't be a bad idea to go there for a second opinion.

I did so at a different cancer center in Boston, and I was impressed

by the synergy (the oncologist can literally say - " Let me call our

surgeon, and you can go talk to him after we are done " ) and by the

presentation - I think they see so many people that they can are well

versed at laying out a prognosis and treatment options in an hour or

so visit, where it might take 3-4 visits to your local oncologist to

get everything sorted out.

Hope this helps - Joe

> Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

[Guest guest]

,

Don't know about Dallas, specifically, but MD Cancer

Center in Houston is usually cited as one of the top five cancer

centers in the country. Even if you don't use it as a primary

center, it wouldn't be a bad idea to go there for a second opinion.

I did so at a different cancer center in Boston, and I was impressed

by the synergy (the oncologist can literally say - " Let me call our

surgeon, and you can go talk to him after we are done " ) and by the

presentation - I think they see so many people that they can are well

versed at laying out a prognosis and treatment options in an hour or

so visit, where it might take 3-4 visits to your local oncologist to

get everything sorted out.

Hope this helps - Joe

> Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

[Guest guest]

,

Don't know about Dallas, specifically, but MD Cancer

Center in Houston is usually cited as one of the top five cancer

centers in the country. Even if you don't use it as a primary

center, it wouldn't be a bad idea to go there for a second opinion.

I did so at a different cancer center in Boston, and I was impressed

by the synergy (the oncologist can literally say - " Let me call our

surgeon, and you can go talk to him after we are done " ) and by the

presentation - I think they see so many people that they can are well

versed at laying out a prognosis and treatment options in an hour or

so visit, where it might take 3-4 visits to your local oncologist to

get everything sorted out.

Hope this helps - Joe

> Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

[Guest guest]

,

My husband was diagnosed with Colon Cancer almost two years ago and

his onc is exceptional. Tom was his second patient and he came from

MD in Houston. He is agressive and very caring. He is also

very willing to listen and spends lots of time with me explaing and

answering my questions. He is located near Baylor Garland and his

number is , Dr. Li. The nurses are also excellent and

very friendly. People are driving from a long way to see him. He is

constantly doing research for better ways. If you call him, just

tell him that Tom Sims sent you his way.

Hope to get to meet you sometime.

Donna Sims

> Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

[Guest guest]

> Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

MICHELLE,

MY MOM,S DR. IS DR. CHERYL HARTH SHE IS AT THE :

TEXAS CANCER CENTER

3555 W. WHEATLAND RD.

DALLAS TEXAS 75237

PH# 972-7092580

FAX# 972-2839387

SHE ALSO HAS AN OFFICE AT: 221 W. COLORADO

PAVILION 2 SUITE 535

DALLAS TEXAS 75208

PH# 214 943-9911

FAX#

SHE IS A GREAT DR. I CAN,T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HER....HOPE THIS HELPS

YOU......HUGS JANA

[Guest guest]

> Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

MICHELLE,

MY MOM,S DR. IS DR. CHERYL HARTH SHE IS AT THE :

TEXAS CANCER CENTER

3555 W. WHEATLAND RD.

DALLAS TEXAS 75237

PH# 972-7092580

FAX# 972-2839387

SHE ALSO HAS AN OFFICE AT: 221 W. COLORADO

PAVILION 2 SUITE 535

DALLAS TEXAS 75208

PH# 214 943-9911

FAX#

SHE IS A GREAT DR. I CAN,T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HER....HOPE THIS HELPS

YOU......HUGS JANA

[Guest guest]

,

I would highly recommend Dr. Steckler. He is at Medical City

in Dallas. He is a surgeon. He agreed to operate on my sister

after five prestigious medical centers in the Chicago area refused

to do so. He is aggressive and a strong patient advocate. His phone

number is . If you are looking for an oncologist rather

than a surgeon, perhaps Dr. Steckler could refer you.

Incidentally, I was given his name/number by another very special

member of this list. Thank you again Donna Simms! Donna, please

let us know how Tom is doing.

> Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

[Guest guest]

,

I would highly recommend Dr. Steckler. He is at Medical City

in Dallas. He is a surgeon. He agreed to operate on my sister

after five prestigious medical centers in the Chicago area refused

to do so. He is aggressive and a strong patient advocate. His phone

number is . If you are looking for an oncologist rather

than a surgeon, perhaps Dr. Steckler could refer you.

Incidentally, I was given his name/number by another very special

member of this list. Thank you again Donna Simms! Donna, please

let us know how Tom is doing.

> Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

Good to hear from you. I second Dr. Steckler as a surgeon. He

operated on my husband when no one else would, even MD

turned him down. Dr. Steckler will not give, he is very aggressive.

I still reccomend Dr. Li though for an Onc. I have never met a more

caring and thorough doctor. If he doesn' know the answer he will

find it. He is also very connected with MD and the great

doctors there.

As for Tom, he is doing well. He his home on disability since

Janaury. It is hard to live with him 24/7, but we are learning to

cherish the time together. His latest CEA count was 72, which for

him is great since it started at near 4000. He is having a lot of

neuropathy problems with his feet and hands from the oxaliplatin, and

his balance is not the best. But despite everything he still has a

great quality of life and can do most anything he needs to do.

Thanks for asking. Hope your sister is improving. Let me know how

she is doing also.

Donna Sims

> > Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> > Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

> >

> > Thanks for any help!

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

Good to hear from you. I second Dr. Steckler as a surgeon. He

operated on my husband when no one else would, even MD

turned him down. Dr. Steckler will not give, he is very aggressive.

I still reccomend Dr. Li though for an Onc. I have never met a more

caring and thorough doctor. If he doesn' know the answer he will

find it. He is also very connected with MD and the great

doctors there.

As for Tom, he is doing well. He his home on disability since

Janaury. It is hard to live with him 24/7, but we are learning to

cherish the time together. His latest CEA count was 72, which for

him is great since it started at near 4000. He is having a lot of

neuropathy problems with his feet and hands from the oxaliplatin, and

his balance is not the best. But despite everything he still has a

great quality of life and can do most anything he needs to do.

Thanks for asking. Hope your sister is improving. Let me know how

she is doing also.

Donna Sims

> > Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> > Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

> >

> > Thanks for any help!

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

Good to hear from you. I second Dr. Steckler as a surgeon. He

operated on my husband when no one else would, even MD

turned him down. Dr. Steckler will not give, he is very aggressive.

I still reccomend Dr. Li though for an Onc. I have never met a more

caring and thorough doctor. If he doesn' know the answer he will

find it. He is also very connected with MD and the great

doctors there.

As for Tom, he is doing well. He his home on disability since

Janaury. It is hard to live with him 24/7, but we are learning to

cherish the time together. His latest CEA count was 72, which for

him is great since it started at near 4000. He is having a lot of

neuropathy problems with his feet and hands from the oxaliplatin, and

his balance is not the best. But despite everything he still has a

great quality of life and can do most anything he needs to do.

Thanks for asking. Hope your sister is improving. Let me know how

she is doing also.

Donna Sims

> > Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas Fort

> > Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

> >

> > Thanks for any help!

> >

[Guest guest]

Me too

Narice

[Guest guest]

Me too

Narice

[Guest guest]

Me too

Narice

[Guest guest]

Priscilla, are you needing names of good drs. from other states?? would love to

help if I can...hugs,kaye

[Guest guest]

Priscilla, are you needing names of good drs. from other states?? would love to

help if I can...hugs,kaye

[Guest guest]

Donna,

It's good to hear that Tom's CEA is down. That's great! How are

the bone lesions being treated? I recently read that some medical

centers are now using RFA on bone spots with very good results in

pain control. Is he still on the Oxi? The reason I ask is my

sister had to stop it due to the horrible hand and feet neuropathy.

Keep a close eye on Tom's condition. My sister no longer has any

feeling in her hands or feet. Can't even hold a pen to write, or

use a knife and fork. The Onc said it is probably permanent since

she stopped the Oxi last November and her hands and feet never got

any better. She can no longer drive because of lack of sensation in

her feet. She got in an accident because she couldn't feel the

brake pedal. As far as her status, the PET scan showed a spot near

the pancreas and another in the left lobe of the liver. These do

not yet show on the CT scan. Because they cannot yet see them, Dr.

Steckler is advising us to wait another month and see what the

Avastin does. He said he would try another surgery, but only when

he can be certain of the exact location. He said there was so much

scar tissue and adhesions from the last three surgeries that it

would be very difficult to find these spots without knowing the

exact spots to look. Once again, we tried all the medical centers

in the Chicago area, and also a Dr. Barlett in Pennsylvania -

all said no to surgery. Dr. Steckler again said he would try...

Thank you too for listing the information about Dr. Li. I'm

grateful to you for his information. We can arrange to see him too

when we come down to Dallas again for the next surgery.

Sending you my love and warm hugs.

> > > Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas

Fort

> > > Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

> > >

> > > Thanks for any help!

> > >

[Guest guest]

Donna,

It's good to hear that Tom's CEA is down. That's great! How are

the bone lesions being treated? I recently read that some medical

centers are now using RFA on bone spots with very good results in

pain control. Is he still on the Oxi? The reason I ask is my

sister had to stop it due to the horrible hand and feet neuropathy.

Keep a close eye on Tom's condition. My sister no longer has any

feeling in her hands or feet. Can't even hold a pen to write, or

use a knife and fork. The Onc said it is probably permanent since

she stopped the Oxi last November and her hands and feet never got

any better. She can no longer drive because of lack of sensation in

her feet. She got in an accident because she couldn't feel the

brake pedal. As far as her status, the PET scan showed a spot near

the pancreas and another in the left lobe of the liver. These do

not yet show on the CT scan. Because they cannot yet see them, Dr.

Steckler is advising us to wait another month and see what the

Avastin does. He said he would try another surgery, but only when

he can be certain of the exact location. He said there was so much

scar tissue and adhesions from the last three surgeries that it

would be very difficult to find these spots without knowing the

exact spots to look. Once again, we tried all the medical centers

in the Chicago area, and also a Dr. Barlett in Pennsylvania -

all said no to surgery. Dr. Steckler again said he would try...

Thank you too for listing the information about Dr. Li. I'm

grateful to you for his information. We can arrange to see him too

when we come down to Dallas again for the next surgery.

Sending you my love and warm hugs.

> > > Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas

Fort

> > > Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

> > >

> > > Thanks for any help!

> > >

[Guest guest]

Donna,

It's good to hear that Tom's CEA is down. That's great! How are

the bone lesions being treated? I recently read that some medical

centers are now using RFA on bone spots with very good results in

pain control. Is he still on the Oxi? The reason I ask is my

sister had to stop it due to the horrible hand and feet neuropathy.

Keep a close eye on Tom's condition. My sister no longer has any

feeling in her hands or feet. Can't even hold a pen to write, or

use a knife and fork. The Onc said it is probably permanent since

she stopped the Oxi last November and her hands and feet never got

any better. She can no longer drive because of lack of sensation in

her feet. She got in an accident because she couldn't feel the

brake pedal. As far as her status, the PET scan showed a spot near

the pancreas and another in the left lobe of the liver. These do

not yet show on the CT scan. Because they cannot yet see them, Dr.

Steckler is advising us to wait another month and see what the

Avastin does. He said he would try another surgery, but only when

he can be certain of the exact location. He said there was so much

scar tissue and adhesions from the last three surgeries that it

would be very difficult to find these spots without knowing the

exact spots to look. Once again, we tried all the medical centers

in the Chicago area, and also a Dr. Barlett in Pennsylvania -

all said no to surgery. Dr. Steckler again said he would try...

Thank you too for listing the information about Dr. Li. I'm

grateful to you for his information. We can arrange to see him too

when we come down to Dallas again for the next surgery.

Sending you my love and warm hugs.

> > > Anyone have a really good colon cancer doctor in the Dallas

Fort

> > > Worth, Texas, area or hospital?

> > >

> > > Thanks for any help!

> > >

[Guest guest]

I am always looking for names of good docs. Patient recommended docs are what

we focus on (of course we'd also like to hear if there are real definable jerks

out there too).

Priscilla A. Savary

Executive Director

Colorectal Cancer Network

PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895

psavary@...

www.colon-cancer.net

Re: Re: Doctor Referral in DFW

Priscilla, are you needing names of good drs. from other states?? would love

to help if I can...hugs,kaye

[Guest guest]

I am always looking for names of good docs. Patient recommended docs are what

we focus on (of course we'd also like to hear if there are real definable jerks

out there too).

Priscilla A. Savary

Executive Director

Colorectal Cancer Network

PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895

psavary@...

www.colon-cancer.net

Re: Re: Doctor Referral in DFW

Priscilla, are you needing names of good drs. from other states?? would love

to help if I can...hugs,kaye

[Guest guest]

I am always looking for names of good docs. Patient recommended docs are what

we focus on (of course we'd also like to hear if there are real definable jerks

out there too).

Priscilla A. Savary

Executive Director

Colorectal Cancer Network

PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895

psavary@...

www.colon-cancer.net

Re: Re: Doctor Referral in DFW

Priscilla, are you needing names of good drs. from other states?? would love

to help if I can...hugs,kaye

[Guest guest]

Priscilla -

I have a doctor for you - Dr. Warren Lichliter. He is at Baylor University

Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Last week, another doctor gave my dad 6 months

to live and wanted to start chemo right away. I talked my dad into a second

opinion and we went to see Dr. Lichliter yesterday. He is a wonderful man. He

spent about 30 minutes with us going over everything and the end result is is

that he will remove the portion of my dad colon that has the cancer. The way he

sounded, that should be a good start to a health life with many many many more

years to come.

in TX

Re: Re: Doctor Referral in DFW

Priscilla, are you needing names of good drs. from other states?? would love

to help if I can...hugs,kaye

[Guest guest]

Priscilla -

I have a doctor for you - Dr. Warren Lichliter. He is at Baylor University

Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Last week, another doctor gave my dad 6 months

to live and wanted to start chemo right away. I talked my dad into a second

opinion and we went to see Dr. Lichliter yesterday. He is a wonderful man. He

spent about 30 minutes with us going over everything and the end result is is

that he will remove the portion of my dad colon that has the cancer. The way he

sounded, that should be a good start to a health life with many many many more

years to come.

in TX

Re: Re: Doctor Referral in DFW

Priscilla, are you needing names of good drs. from other states?? would love

to help if I can...hugs,kaye

[Guest guest]

Priscilla -

I have a doctor for you - Dr. Warren Lichliter. He is at Baylor University

Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Last week, another doctor gave my dad 6 months

to live and wanted to start chemo right away. I talked my dad into a second

opinion and we went to see Dr. Lichliter yesterday. He is a wonderful man. He

spent about 30 minutes with us going over everything and the end result is is

that he will remove the portion of my dad colon that has the cancer. The way he

sounded, that should be a good start to a health life with many many many more

years to come.

in TX

Re: Re: Doctor Referral in DFW

Priscilla, are you needing names of good drs. from other states?? would love

to help if I can...hugs,kaye