[Magdalen] P.S. Re: Update

[Jay Weigel]

And before anyone jumps on me, yes, chemo is medicine, but it is also
highly toxic, hence my calling it "poison". Else why does everyone handling
it wear gowns, gloves, etc.? It's not just to keep from exposing the
patient to anything one might have, trust me. We were cautioned severely
against getting any of it on us.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> A lot of the depression might also be due to crap in the chemo. This is
> poison we're talking about that they are putting into your body. All
> poisons have effects besides the main ones.
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
>
>> Next round (#3 of 4) is Tuesday, Monday being a holiday.  She's dialing
>> it back to 90% of full dose.  I don't think she's arrogant, but she doesn't
>> really connect either.  She says that chemo for breast cancer is one of the
>> real brutes.
>>
>> Molly
>>
>> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no
>> other way. -- Mark Twain
>>
>> > On Feb 17, 2017, at 6:19 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Urgh. Next round is when? (And IMNSHO, she is pushing it. A lot of
>> > oncologists...not all, bit a lot of them, in my experience....are
>> extremely
>> > arrogant and suffer from the Dr. God complex. Those who don't are rare
>> and
>> > valuable. I know two, one in Knoxville, TN and one who went to
>> Oklahoma.)
>> >
>> >> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 6:11 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Jay, problem was that I had to see her before the next round of chemo,
>> so
>> >> stomping out was not an option.  At least I got rid of Nurse Ratchett.
>> >>
>> >> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in
>> no
>> >> other way. -- Mark Twain
>> >>
>> >>> On Feb 17, 2017, at 5:29 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Two and a half hours is ridiculous. If it's not a surgeon or
>> >> obstetrician I
>> >>> would get up, walk to the desk, and politely but firmly request
>> another
>> >>> appointment "when the doctor isn't so busy". My time is important too.
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 4:59 PM, Louise Laughton <llaug at twcny.rr.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Question, Molly: Is it depression when a person has every reason to
>> be
>> >>>> depressed? This isn’t a smart-Aleck crack — it’s a real question. I’m
>> >> with
>> >>>> you on the waiting to see the doctor complaint. It’s terrible when
>> the
>> >> wait
>> >>>> stretches into more than an hour after the app’t time.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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