You're in a tough situation for sure. It does seem like somewhere here there's not enough correct information being given out.
Have you asked your mom who her oncologist is?
What did you think about Alison's suggestions? About asking if you could go with her to her next doctor's appointment, for instance? You could tell her that it is because YOU don't understand the situation and YOU want to ask the doctor to help YOU understand, perhaps?
Stage 3 bone cancer means that the cancer has spread from a bone to another bone or to another organ of the body, like the lungs. I did not find anything on stage 3.5 or a stage 3B. Here is information on the stages of bone cancer cells:
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MGBrewP8,
You're in a tough situation for sure. It does seem like somewhere here there's not enough correct information being given out.
Have you asked your mom who her oncologist is?
What did you think about Alison's suggestions? About asking if you could go with her to her next doctor's appointment, for instance? You could tell her that it is because YOU don't understand the situation and YOU want to ask the doctor to help YOU understand, perhaps?
Stage 3 bone cancer means that the cancer has spread from a bone to another bone or to another organ of the body, like the lungs. I did not find anything on stage 3.5 or a stage 3B. Here is information on the stages of bone cancer cells:
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/type/bone-cancer/treatment/the-stages-of-bone-cancer
And here's the American Cancer Society bone cancer staging guide:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_bone_cancer_staged_2.asp
Does this information give you any better idea of whether your mother might be being truthful, yet have her information mixed up?
January 5, 2010 - 8:52amThis Comment
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