Momdate: dr. god SPEAKS

The trials and tribulations of my mothers healthcare took a recent and surprising turn.

A week ago Friday she was in Palm Springs for an appointment with her self centered, egotistical, I can do no wrong oncologist, better known as dr. god. The planets must of been aligned properly. Maybe he won a round of golf. Or possibly it was the day my mom should have been playing the lottery rather than sitting in his stuffy office. Whatever the reason, dr. god deigned to speak from on high lowering himself to discuss my mother's case with her of all people, who just so happens to be his patient.

Apparently the medication he prescribed is working to some degree. While the bone cancer is to ingrained to be completely eliminated it has been corralled or slowed down in a sense. The numbers they count to monitor her cancer level have fallen from a high of 2400 to a new low of the mid 200's. Which is indicative of the cancer becoming as close to dormant as a cancer can. This is a much better prognosis than was expected.

My mom believes that he spoke to her because she was was his last appointment of the week. In her mind no more patients meant more time for her.

I beg to differ. Until this past week she appeared to be a patient who was on the short rode to nowhere. No hope, no need for dr. god to involve his ego. From what I have seen/heard he only takes time with patients that make him look good. If he expects you to kick the bucket you become part of his assembly line in one door out the other with barely a chance to say hello. When she was at her sickest he would barely acknowledge her, I mean for Pete's sake in the past he would do his dictation as he spoke to her. This time no dictation. Hence she is doing better and he wants his ego stroked.

Things have also improved on the heart front. Last month she was slipping into heart failure. With only two-thirds of her heart functioning at a normal level there is not much room for any degradation. Her cardiologist, who is always involved, changed her meds and her heart has made a comeback. The heart failure has been curbed and her heart has shown improvement.

On Saturday mom leaves for ten days in Rome with my sister. A trip as recently as a month ago she thought she would have to miss.