Getting ready for it… part II

And continuing the same thoughts, but for the surgery part of the question…Depending on the surgical solution chosen, there are slightly different approaches to getting ready aligned along common themes.Talk with the surgeon about what you’re eating, drinking and taking as supplements to ensure that you, and he, understand the implications to your coagulation factors. If you won’t be seeing him well before the surgery, put a call through to your GP. If he can’t see you, talk to the nice folks at HealthLink. And if all else fails, call the Cross.Put on weight. ‘Bulking up’ will serve you well … Continue reading Getting ready for it… part II

Getting ready for it…

Recently I’ve started a bit of a correspondence with someone out there who is just getting onto the treatment treadmill after having received a ‘qualified’ diagnosis of a stage 4 Metastatic Spindle Cell Squamous Carcinoma. I’m not entirely sure where it sits in his throat. This is not the same person who is dealing with the tumour around their thyroid…In any event, one of the questions asked was about what one “should do to physically or mentally prepare for the quadroscopy or with the surgery when that time comes?.”Right off the bat I can give one suggestion that the surgeon … Continue reading Getting ready for it…