Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hi , Yes, it was the Emla cream I've read about. I so agree with you. Why did he look at me so funny like it was the stupidist thing anyone has asked him for? It is really bothering me. The thing is I live in a rural area of No. Calif. We only have ONE oncologist. He is Chinese. Two nurses at the hospital while having my mastectomy told me to stay far away from him. But then I've met two of his patients going through the same and they love him. He has very high credentials. If I chose another oncologist I would have to drive over an hour away and that I do not want to do on icy roads. We moved up here from So. Calif. three and half years ago. I wish we were still down there in the big city sometimes. Never thought about these things before moving. okay, working up some back bone. Thanks so much, joanna http://mosshill.blogs.com/ nne > > > > > > nne, > > oh, I don't have depression these days. I > > struggled with it in my earlier years but really > > don't get it any longer. Just a little now and then. > > I am just afraid of it as I have a friend who just > > finished chemo and she went into major depression. > > But they put her on some antidepressant meds and > > they are helping her a lot. I don't get anxiety > > either, that's good, eh? Well, only a little when it > > comes to needles. I asked my oncologist for some > > prescription cream that helps numb the port area and > > he looked at me the other day like I was crazy. So I > > said forget about it, I can do it. I read of this > > cream in a book and someone else recommended it. > > When I left, I though, why couldn't he just give me > > the cream prescription? Kind of bothers me, ya know. > > Oh well, me and needles... > > Joanna > > http://mosshill.blogs.com/ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hi Joanna, Sorry your oncologist is not being supportive. Maybe it was a one-time misunderstanding? Maybe he was having an off moment. Did the nurses explain why you should stay away from him? What good things did his other patients have to say about him? I told my oncologist I don't like needles and I'd appreciate anything to minimize them. So I'm getting echocardiograms instead of MUGAs to check my heart during treatment. As I said, she didn't suggest the EMLA cream, but when I asked for it was fine with writing a prescription. Just tell your onc. you have a needle phobia and would like to minimize any discomfort. This is not an expensive medication, and a little thing to make you feel better. A couple of times I didn't have the cream on long enough before treatment, and I did feel the prick. It's true it didn't hurt much compared to various procedures, but why not avoid pain if possible. - JoAnnA Pierotti wrote on 1/22/2007, 12:04 PM: > Hi , > Yes, it was the Emla cream I've read about. I so agree with you. Why > did he look at me so funny like it was the stupidist thing anyone has > asked him for? It is really bothering me. The thing is I live in a > rural area of No. Calif. We only have ONE oncologist. He is > Chinese. Two nurses at the hospital while having my mastectomy told > me to stay far away from him. But then I've met two of his patients > going through the same and they love him. He has very high > credentials. If I chose another oncologist I would have to drive over > an hour away and that I do not want to do on icy roads. We moved up > here from So. Calif. three and half years ago. I wish we were still > down there in the big city sometimes. Never thought about these > things before moving. > > okay, working up some back bone. > Thanks so much, > joanna > http://mosshill.blogs.com/ > > nne > > > > > > > > > nne, > > > oh, I don't have depression these days. I > > > struggled with it in my earlier years but really > > > don't get it any longer. Just a little now and then. > > > I am just afraid of it as I have a friend who just > > > finished chemo and she went into major depression. > > > But they put her on some antidepressant meds and > > > they are helping her a lot. I don't get anxiety > > > either, that's good, eh? Well, only a little when it > > > comes to needles. I asked my oncologist for some > > > prescription cream that helps numb the port area and > > > he looked at me the other day like I was crazy. So I > > > said forget about it, I can do it. I read of this > > > cream in a book and someone else recommended it. > > > When I left, I though, why couldn't he just give me > > > the cream prescription? Kind of bothers me, ya know. > > > Oh well, me and needles... > > > Joanna > > > http://mosshill.blogs.com/ > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > removed] > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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