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083 Chemotherapy

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    After my wife's exam, our family (a small family consisting of my wife, children and me) must go back to my hometown to accompany my father every weekend.  If it weren't for this, then I must be even more regretful now.

    During the hospitalization, the same ward inevitably talked about the issue of "chemotherapy" when chatting.  Especially the young man's family seemed to have done enough homework before being hospitalized.  They are very sure that not long after discharge from the hospital, the attending physician will definitely recommend chemotherapy.  Then they said that someone in their village also had esophageal cancer and had not received chemotherapy for more than five years, and he is still alive and well.  They even said that so-and-so often went to the fields to do farm work less than a year after the operation.

    This is an unavoidable problem for cancer patients after surgery. Therefore, my father is also extremely concerned about this.  I don't know if it's hearsay or it's true, but my father's tone is very sure.  "In Murakami, those who underwent surgery for esophageal cancer lived longer than those who received chemotherapy." In his father's words, "chemotherapy", one of the most powerful tools in the medical field to overcome cancer, seems to have become a reminder.  The most "rare" thing is that the young man's parents agree with his father's words very much.  Therefore, they reached a ward consensus of "resolutely no chemotherapy" without any obstacles.

    Facts have proved that the young man's family is really right.  During the second reexamination, the attending physician not only mentioned chemotherapy, but also had a very firm attitude.  "Your family must be undergoing chemotherapy!"

    Father had already made up his mind and decided not to receive chemotherapy.  But in front of the attending physician, after all, I was too embarrassed to directly refuse.  So, the father was silent to express his objection.

    Seeing that his father did not respond positively, the attending physician said helplessly, "Don't rush to answer, and think about it again. If you figure it out, you can come to me at any time. Now, let's go for a routine examination first."

    The father, who was in trouble, saw this and just took advantage of this to get out, so he immediately took the list issued by the attending physician and went to check it.  This is the most positive inspection my father has ever had.

    When we went back to the attending physician again with the results of the examination, the attending physician just happened to perform an operation.  I showed the results of the examination to the nurse on duty in the outpatient room, and she said, "The anastomosis is good, and everything is normal."  One, my father didn't want chemotherapy at all; two, we also know that after entering the operating room, the attending physician will not be able to come out for a while.  So, after knowing that everything was normal in the test results, we went straight home.

    For chemotherapy, my father is not a general resistance.  In view of this, we also checked the relevant knowledge about chemotherapy on the Internet.  It is said that at present, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the three knives in the Chinese medical field, that is, the three most important means to conquer cancer.  But for the evaluation of the "three knives", there are mixed opinions on the Internet, and opinions are not uniform.

    Dad had already had surgery, so we focused on the reviews of chemotherapy.  Chemotherapy is to inject certain toxic chemical drugs into the human body to kill the crazily growing cancer cells. While killing, it will also kill many normal cells at the same time.  The cure rate of chemotherapy is relatively low, and the five-year disease-free survival rate is only 20 to 30%.  Besides 20 to 30 percent, what chemotherapy can have, besides the effect of making patients endure more pain, may only be the effect of accelerating death.  Therefore, not to mention that my father is against it, even if my father wants to go to chemotherapy, we have to carefully weigh the pros and cons.

    After the doctor suggested that chemotherapy was necessary, I immediately called the boy's mother.  The attitude of the young man's mother is still very firm.  She said that their doctor also said that chemotherapy must be done, but they had already decided not to go!  The boy's mother also said that in order not to give the attending physician a chance to make noise, they would not even go for a follow-up examination in the future.

    During a chat, I accidentally learned that the father of the hostess opposite had also undergone surgery for esophageal cancer.  So, I specifically asked, did her father have chemotherapy?  She replied that she had undergone chemotherapy!  Then I asked again, how is her father doing now?  She replied that she had died long ago!  Although I feel extremely sorry for asking such a question that hurts the other party.  But, for the sake of my father, I know I must ask!  She further said that only a little over a year had passed since her father had the surgery.  In the end, she said with emotion that maybe her father was melted to death by chemotherapy!

    ? When the attending physician said in a very positive tone that "chemotherapy must be given", although I knew that my father was very resistant, I still wanted to persuade my father to accept the doctor's advice on chemotherapy.  When I looked up the pros and cons of chemotherapy on the Internet, my support for the attending physician wavered a bit.  Afterwards, my desire to have my father undergo chemotherapy was further shaken by contact with the boy's mother.  Afterwards, because I talked to the opposite door, my thoughts becameIt's not as simple as shaking.  All kinds of reliable information have made me involuntarily resist the so-called sharp weapon of treatment in the doctor's mouth-chemotherapy.

    Of course, I will never decide on such an important matter as "whether to have chemotherapy" alone.  After my wife finished the exam, I called my sister.

    "Sister, the attending physician said that chemotherapy must be given!" I said tentatively.

    "What did father say?" My sister was not in a hurry to draw conclusions.

    "Dad? Of course he resisted very much!" I replied truthfully.

    "Oh, we all know Dad's temper." My sister sighed helplessly.

    "It's because of Dad's temper that I discussed it with you!" In fact, I am more helpless than my sister.

    "Without my father's cooperation, I couldn't do chemotherapy even if I wanted to! In addition, a lot of information I checked made me realize that chemotherapy may not be a good thing. Many experts say that chemotherapy is not good for most patients.  It does more harm than good"

    "I also know this. I have been hesitant. Apart from my father's firm resistance, another important reason is the disadvantages of chemotherapy. I am afraid that after chemotherapy, my father will grow faster!" I said worriedly.

    "In this case, it's better to follow what father wants." My sister suggested in a somewhat uncertain tone.

    "Just, what if the chemotherapy is effective?" I was really embarrassed.

    "Don't think so much. Who can say for sure about this kind of thing? Originally, the operation is a gamble. From the current point of view, this kind of gamble should not be considered wrong. After the operation, whether it can be cured or not depends on my father's decision."  Good fortune. No matter whether the chemotherapy is effective or not, as long as my father is determined not to receive chemotherapy, even if we think about it, it will be useless. Let nature take its course, and not having radiotherapy is not necessarily a bad thing.¡± The elder sister¡¯s persuasion seemed very unconvincing.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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