Oncologist Recommendation

[mokwit]

My Oncologist is a lovely caring lady, but my Thai is not good enough and I need to ask some very direct questions of a specialist WRT continuing with Chemo or stopping, or at least stopping Oxaliplatin.

 

Looking for a recommendation for a Bangkok located, native speaker level English, and graduate overseas*. Actual Thai Nationality is fine.

 

*The key point here is not "better" or not, but same wavelength - when I talk with a US qualified friend we know what we are getting at as we come at things from the same angle. Same with UK graduated Thai surgeon.

Edited March 10, 2023 by mokwit

[MJCM]

Location would help

[mokwit]

Indeed it would, Bangkok. Edited OP.

Edited March 10, 2023 by mokwit

[hellohello]

I can recommend a great one in Chaing mai at ram. I fly to see her : Dr Rattiya Cheewakriangkrai,  She even studied at Mayo Clinic.   hope somebody gets you some more local answers quick.    

 

Oxaliplatin sucks.  

[Sheryl]

https://www.bangkokhospital.com/en/doctor/dr-potjana-jitawatanarat

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Tanawat-Jirakulaporn

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Harit-Suwanrusme

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/doctors/Suthida-Suwanvecho

 

https://www.bangkokhospital.com/en/doctor/dr-bundarika-suwanawiboon

 

The first listed doctor's US training was the most recent (2014) and I find that is important.Lots of Thai doctors here  who trained abroad many decades ago, they tend to get un-acculturated after a while. Also may or may not keep up to date.

 

 

 

 

[mokwit]

1 hour ago, hellohello said:

Oxaliplatin sucks.  

Worse than that I am not sure it even does anything [much] - at least not enough to offset the damage it does you. If I had known then what I know now I would have avoided it or stopped after 4 sessions before the accumulation damage starts- no difference in effect according to some research. 

Edited March 10, 2023 by mokwit

[hellohello]

1 hour ago, mokwit said:

Worse than that I am not sure it even does anything [much] - at least not enough to offset the damage it does you. If I had known then what I know now I would have avoided it or stopped after 4 sessions before the accumulation damage starts- no difference in effect according to some research. 

yup. I refused it after finding a study that it would only benefit me about 5%, I was lucky to find a friend who showed me that study.  reach out in a pm if you wish. take care.