7) Checks by the Radboud Hospital
Because the radiation treatment as well would be successful, the treating radiation oncologist called it a "good partial response" - and the overall condition several weeks after the end of irradiation already much improved, it surprised us that the Radboud Hospital no follow-up occurred on this treatment. Even a scan to determine the extent of which had partial response was not part of the protocol. The policy of the Radboud Hospital on the condition may, in our opinion be summarized as "wait for problems or worse and then consider how far the resulting symptoms can be alleviated." We now know that this is also called "Wait-and-see policy 'called.
Control visits were that the doctor (changing the radiation oncologist and the ENT specialist) to Peter asked how it went. That we found very unsatisfactory. Should the waiting lists in health caused by such senseless visit? When Peter asked if there would be no scan, the doctor asked, "Would you do it know? If something starts to grow, you'll be the first to notice. " That the excited radiation was so good, it was obviously surprising. But no reason to hope for healing, because the cause was indeed the primary tumor is still unknown. And good chance at more places in the body had laid the seeds for metastases. So it was just a matter of time before it would manifest. Used the images of "a walking time bomb" and "mopping with the tap" stood in stark contrast to how Peter felt (energetic and positive).
We decided to actively look for treatment alternatives. In the first place by a second opinion be performed at a specialized cancer center. We assumed two specialized centers in the Netherlands were, namely The Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Hospital and the Daniel den Hoed Clinic. We opted for the pragmatic Daniel, Rotterdam from our village a little easier to reach than Amsterdam. In addition, we decided to contact with orthomolecular doctor Klatte , to live according to blood tests to determine how the situation was now with the immune system and what Peter could do to further that system best possible support.
