My LIfe With Cancer, My New Friend Dr. Zuckerman (Part 37)

I didn't give an update on my final visit to MISTI.  (Click here for MSTI website)  December 16th I met with Dr. Norm Zuckerman at MSTI.  After everything was said and done, I got the all clear, with a "I would like to keep an eye on you."  He was intrigued at how I refused Chemo and was still going strong.

I really expected to get a lecture on Chemo, but no it didn't happen. It threw me for a second, I was waiting and when the chemo pitch wasn't thrown, I almost fell out of the batters box, now that was a curve ball.  It was refreshing to have a doctor who wants to see what the future holds.  So that's what we are going to do, wait, watch and learn.

Usually a person having Lymphoma for as long as I have, finds themselves fighting an uphill battle. I've gone with the approach of making the body strong so it can fight the cancer, rather than killing it with Chemo.On top of that, I'm not in the mood to go bald. (We'll talk about that in the next section)

For the last 8 plus years all I had heard was "If you don't use this Chemo or that Chemo, you will die."  I even angered a renowned Lymphoma Doctor in Seattle, because I told him "Doc, don't make much sense to me to kill a whole yard just to get rid of a few dandelions."  He was livid that I even challenged me, alright he was flat out p!ssed.  I still got charged for a dose of Chemo I didn't take.

I feel refreshed by the fact I have a doctor who not only is reluctant to use Chemo, but wants to learn by my approach. To Norm, I look forward to working with you.

Kevin Mee