While we were discussing with Dr. Poonam Patil at Manipal Hospital we also reached out to multiple doctors and friends to find out if there was any other place where we can undergo the treatment.
Across multiple such discussions - with my friend Arundhati whose father passed away with cancer two years back, with Ganesh whose mother was undergoing cancer treatment, with brother-in-law's brother who is a radiologist in US, with Shruti Hazra who is a radiologist and knows doctors and with Dr. Anand a surgical oncologist from Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai who is a close friend's friend - a single name and hospital emerged as a common consensus. Everyone was recommeding Dr. Shekhar Patil from HCG Bangalore Instutite of Oncology Speciality Centre for Bangalore.
We had an appoitment with Dr. Shekhar Patil on Monday, 10th December at HCG. When we landed there everything was handled very professionally. I was shown to a room where I had to fill out a form, was asked if it was going to be cash or through insurance and had to register Ma as a patient. We were given a card and a file and our previous reports were taken from us. We were then asked to go to the third floor where we had to wait for some time. We were then met by Dr. Satish first who works for Dr. Patil. He sat with us and explained the process to us and basically collected the info for Dr. Patil. We then met with Dr. Shekhar Patil and were immediately put at ease by him. He is very down to earth and emphatatic in nature. He made us feel important and answered all our questions while at the same time telling us that we should undergo the treatment as it is completely curable. He looked at Ma and told her that in six months she would be up and cured. That gave us good confidence in him and the place.
The treatment for Lymphoma is essentially chemotherapy and the regimen is called R-CHOP. It comprises of five chemicals that are administered to the patient through IV method. R-CHOP stands for Rituximab - Cyclophosphamide, Hydoxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin), Oncovin (vincristine) & Prednisone.
The treatment is administered once every three weeks and for a total period of 6 to 8 sittings. After the first three sessions, a PET Scan is done to find out if the cancer is under remission which usually happens. After that there are three more sessions to ensure that the cells have been completely melted away. Another PET Scan is done at that time and if needed, two more sessions are conducted. It is said that usually patients require only 6 sessions for the cancer to have gone under remission.
While R-CHOP has its own set of side effects which include nausea, vomiting, loose motions, ulcers and possible hair loss; the chemicals have advenced to a stage where the effects vary according to the patient and some have known to have no or minimal side effects. The key concern is to ensure that the patient is protected from infections just post the chemo session as the body is most vulnerable at that time. The immune system is at its weakest and the body needs to be protected at all times.
We have decided that Ma's chemo sessions will begin on Wednesday, 19th December at HCG.
Across multiple such discussions - with my friend Arundhati whose father passed away with cancer two years back, with Ganesh whose mother was undergoing cancer treatment, with brother-in-law's brother who is a radiologist in US, with Shruti Hazra who is a radiologist and knows doctors and with Dr. Anand a surgical oncologist from Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai who is a close friend's friend - a single name and hospital emerged as a common consensus. Everyone was recommeding Dr. Shekhar Patil from HCG Bangalore Instutite of Oncology Speciality Centre for Bangalore.
We had an appoitment with Dr. Shekhar Patil on Monday, 10th December at HCG. When we landed there everything was handled very professionally. I was shown to a room where I had to fill out a form, was asked if it was going to be cash or through insurance and had to register Ma as a patient. We were given a card and a file and our previous reports were taken from us. We were then asked to go to the third floor where we had to wait for some time. We were then met by Dr. Satish first who works for Dr. Patil. He sat with us and explained the process to us and basically collected the info for Dr. Patil. We then met with Dr. Shekhar Patil and were immediately put at ease by him. He is very down to earth and emphatatic in nature. He made us feel important and answered all our questions while at the same time telling us that we should undergo the treatment as it is completely curable. He looked at Ma and told her that in six months she would be up and cured. That gave us good confidence in him and the place.
The treatment for Lymphoma is essentially chemotherapy and the regimen is called R-CHOP. It comprises of five chemicals that are administered to the patient through IV method. R-CHOP stands for Rituximab - Cyclophosphamide, Hydoxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin), Oncovin (vincristine) & Prednisone.
The treatment is administered once every three weeks and for a total period of 6 to 8 sittings. After the first three sessions, a PET Scan is done to find out if the cancer is under remission which usually happens. After that there are three more sessions to ensure that the cells have been completely melted away. Another PET Scan is done at that time and if needed, two more sessions are conducted. It is said that usually patients require only 6 sessions for the cancer to have gone under remission.
While R-CHOP has its own set of side effects which include nausea, vomiting, loose motions, ulcers and possible hair loss; the chemicals have advenced to a stage where the effects vary according to the patient and some have known to have no or minimal side effects. The key concern is to ensure that the patient is protected from infections just post the chemo session as the body is most vulnerable at that time. The immune system is at its weakest and the body needs to be protected at all times.
We have decided that Ma's chemo sessions will begin on Wednesday, 19th December at HCG.
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