I wish to apologize to anyone and everyone who has read any of my comments. I have been involved with caring for my wife as she was fighting for her life from Ovarian Cancer. On June 12th she lost her battle and I lost my love.
Shortly I will once again be writing and making comments some will not like and many will. One of the first things I will go after has nothing to do with politics but why my wife's passing was preventable.
If my wife had been provided a simple blood test, she would be alive today but in the wisdom of some lame ass people (Physicians Assistant/Doctor) she was not advised about the life saving test nor offered. I point my finger directly at the Physicians Assistant. As we all know the first we thing fill out is a medical history including our extended family. After what happened, they must have used it for toilet paper as these lazy ass people did not bother to read it. If they did, than I would than believe they should be sued for medical malpractice.
My wife's medical history is very easy to understand, eight (8) aunts died from cancer, her mother died from cancer and her father had cancer at his death. Does anyone think her odds of not getting cancer were good? Most women get a screening for Breast Cancer or a Pap Smear for cervical cancer but very few get a CA-125 Blood Test for Ovarian. Far too many doctors tell their patients that the test is not accurate or not needed, yet every cancer center in this country uses it. One doctor here even told her a Pap was no longer needed at her age (64).
Dr. Rosenfeld on Fox News Sunday has EVERY FEMALE patient get the test. The National Cancer Society did a study of 34,000 women and stated they had 3,000 false positive test some of which had follow up that caused problems but found no cancer. No where did they say if anyone was found to have had ovarian and I wonder why. You can't have it both ways where every center uses it but family doctors say it is not needed.
I'm sorry, but who cares about false positives if you can save one person with a simple blood test why not do it. The symptoms for ovarian are not visible until you are usually in Stage Three and at that time your chances of survival are very low. Most women will not see another five years and yet if found in Stage 2, you have an extremely good chance of survival.
This lack of testing has nothing to do with Obamacare but will only get worse under his plan. It is bad enough now that mostly male doctors treat women different and it isn't always males that do. I think it is the lack of caring, reading the family history and being proactive when treating patients.
What I have learned is this, Take care of yourself, search the net for information and always get a second opinion. Learn what testing is out there if you have a family history of cancer or some other disease. If your doctor won't provide the testing with something as simple as a blood test that may save your life, fire the SOB and find a doctor who will work with you. Be sure the doctor is aware of any family history that could follow you as their staff may not look at what you wrote, meaning nurses or physicians assistant.
My wife is gone because a physicians assistant didn't do her job and was not proactive. Marie had a physical about 5 or 6 months before Stage Three appeared and it would have been found at Stage 1 or 2 if the CA-125 had been done with her other blood work. I blame myself for not finding out about test and the physicians assistant for not LOOKING at the family history as it was in Marie's file and discussed (I was present) at times with Donna. As she is no longer with the medical firm where this happened I don't know if it would be fair to mention them.
What I will do now is call that firm and ask if they do the test yet. Well, no one answered and appears they are closed. Their answering service link has been disconnected. The name of the firm was "Total Health" in Boone North Carolina. The branch my wife was treated at was in Newland, NC.
I am glad they are gone given the level of care but the lady who did not look at the family history nor provide the testing she should have is still in the area. Can't do anything about that but she has to live knowing that IF she had ordered the blood work at Marie's physical based on family history, my love would be here now.
Editor: I am sorry for some spelling as it was very hard to write this through the tears. I hope I have corrected all now and remember the test, CA-125 could save your wife or you.
Shortly I will once again be writing and making comments some will not like and many will. One of the first things I will go after has nothing to do with politics but why my wife's passing was preventable.
If my wife had been provided a simple blood test, she would be alive today but in the wisdom of some lame ass people (Physicians Assistant/Doctor) she was not advised about the life saving test nor offered. I point my finger directly at the Physicians Assistant. As we all know the first we thing fill out is a medical history including our extended family. After what happened, they must have used it for toilet paper as these lazy ass people did not bother to read it. If they did, than I would than believe they should be sued for medical malpractice.
My wife's medical history is very easy to understand, eight (8) aunts died from cancer, her mother died from cancer and her father had cancer at his death. Does anyone think her odds of not getting cancer were good? Most women get a screening for Breast Cancer or a Pap Smear for cervical cancer but very few get a CA-125 Blood Test for Ovarian. Far too many doctors tell their patients that the test is not accurate or not needed, yet every cancer center in this country uses it. One doctor here even told her a Pap was no longer needed at her age (64).
Dr. Rosenfeld on Fox News Sunday has EVERY FEMALE patient get the test. The National Cancer Society did a study of 34,000 women and stated they had 3,000 false positive test some of which had follow up that caused problems but found no cancer. No where did they say if anyone was found to have had ovarian and I wonder why. You can't have it both ways where every center uses it but family doctors say it is not needed.
I'm sorry, but who cares about false positives if you can save one person with a simple blood test why not do it. The symptoms for ovarian are not visible until you are usually in Stage Three and at that time your chances of survival are very low. Most women will not see another five years and yet if found in Stage 2, you have an extremely good chance of survival.
This lack of testing has nothing to do with Obamacare but will only get worse under his plan. It is bad enough now that mostly male doctors treat women different and it isn't always males that do. I think it is the lack of caring, reading the family history and being proactive when treating patients.
What I have learned is this, Take care of yourself, search the net for information and always get a second opinion. Learn what testing is out there if you have a family history of cancer or some other disease. If your doctor won't provide the testing with something as simple as a blood test that may save your life, fire the SOB and find a doctor who will work with you. Be sure the doctor is aware of any family history that could follow you as their staff may not look at what you wrote, meaning nurses or physicians assistant.
My wife is gone because a physicians assistant didn't do her job and was not proactive. Marie had a physical about 5 or 6 months before Stage Three appeared and it would have been found at Stage 1 or 2 if the CA-125 had been done with her other blood work. I blame myself for not finding out about test and the physicians assistant for not LOOKING at the family history as it was in Marie's file and discussed (I was present) at times with Donna. As she is no longer with the medical firm where this happened I don't know if it would be fair to mention them.
What I will do now is call that firm and ask if they do the test yet. Well, no one answered and appears they are closed. Their answering service link has been disconnected. The name of the firm was "Total Health" in Boone North Carolina. The branch my wife was treated at was in Newland, NC.
I am glad they are gone given the level of care but the lady who did not look at the family history nor provide the testing she should have is still in the area. Can't do anything about that but she has to live knowing that IF she had ordered the blood work at Marie's physical based on family history, my love would be here now.
Editor: I am sorry for some spelling as it was very hard to write this through the tears. I hope I have corrected all now and remember the test, CA-125 could save your wife or you.
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