It took 8 doctors to find evaluate and plan a surgery for a carcinoma in my 89 year old mothers mouth.  WHY?
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Age could be a factor, as well as current medical conditions, medications, where the tumor was, and scheduling a surgery,\nthe possibilities are endless
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might want to check and see if any laws will be broke??you could donate to local cancer society?? help someome in needy situation?call the dr you got them from he may have someone who is in need?
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My da died when I was 15 and I wish I had know the information in the site below. It is to late for your mom but not for others. I have helped many since I have learned this info because nobody should have to live with the medical injustice going on today!
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Depending on where she lives, there may be some help for her. You should contact a number of dentists in her area and see what they say. \n\nFor example, I knew someone once who had his in-laws visiting from Europe. Someone had taken the in-laws on a sight seeing tour and all of them got into a nasty car accident. It turned out that the in-laws didn't have any insurance, and everyone panicked.\n\nThey were able to find a dentist-denturist team who were able to do the work at a fraction of the cost. Look for offices that do not have a lot of overhead ($) too.\n\nGood luck.
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She died at age 87 of cancer.
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See what the dr says first if he reccomends surgery then i would also get a 2nd opinion. I did and found out i had cancer I am fine today and fully recovered . Have never had it a 2nd time thank god . Hopefully never will. God bless you and your husband. Good luck to you as well.
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Con- On Oct 16th my daughters step mother of 17 yrs and mother of a 7yr old son died from compliacations of lap band surgery done on Oct 12th.
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It is a matter of immense importance to see your primary physician so he could refer to appropriate specialist. you should not waste the time ages does not matter for undesirable developments ...remember sooner the better
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I was diagnosed with a stage four ovarian cancer 2 years ago when I was 17.  I was supposed to only have 6 rounds of chemo, but I had the option of two more rounds, which I did.  I also had a surgery which took 5 hours.  I havent had any reoccurences.  It hasnt been five years, but I have had been cancer free.  I would just go with any additional treatments that the oncologists offer.  I hope everything goes well with your wife.  If she needs anyone to talk to she can email me, because I have been through it all.
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Has she applied for Medicare/Medicaid? That should be her first step. If she can't qualify contact a not for proffit hospital and ask for a patient advocate/social worker, generally if you can prove hardship and that the procedure is necessary they will do the procedure on a sliding scale or the advocate can help you find other options to get this paid for.  It will probably depend a lot on how necessary the surgery is. Of course it's necessary to you and her, but in the eyes of the person paying, if they deem it necessary you could get a break.
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yes my mother died of breast cancer\nSHE WAS 30 WAS SHE DIAGNOSED\nPLEASE GO GET CHECKED OUT AND DO SELF EXAMINATIONS
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I work for a dentist and my dad has had it done and it is very painful and I would only do it as a last resort. Very costly. Took my dad a month. Could not eat very very bad pain.
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If the operation prolongs life, even by a year or two, then yes. I'd also seek a 3rd and even 4th opinion. Are you the person with the cancer? Whoever it is, I'm deeply sorry. I know what it's like to have that horrible disease in the family. You'll come to the right decision and remember, sometimes miracles do happen. The very best of luck to you and yours
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When I purchased our practice long ago, we took over from a retiring dentist.  There was one family Iremember the mom was all over us, "She wanted to know who these new kids were?"  Well we saw the girls, it was one question after another.  We finsihed the exam.  Each girl had 6-7 cavities.   She wanted  us to show her, so we did as best we could pulled out the X-ray, tried to cam a full year of radiography into a 30 second explanation.  pocked the little pocky thing(exporer) into some stick spots.  Well needless to say they never came back.  They even went so far as to call the previous owner and tell them how agressive we were.  Turns out the previous dentist was terified of the mom and dad,  She had always been all over him and over the years  he just wanted to get them out of the office whenever they came in.  He under treated unintentionally because of the mother and father.  \n\nAs far as your situation, look, if you don't trust your dentist, ask him to show you the cavity.   Whenever I sense that a patient is not confident in my diagnosis. I'll stop in the middle of the procedure get my intraoral cameral and take a snapshot of the lesion.  ust to re-assure the patient that he has made the right decision.  Ask your dentist if he can show you the cavity.  We love questions.  Good luck\nThey are your teeth, you have the right to ask questions.
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The doctor was his mother.
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if she is undergoing a general anesthetic then that is a risk factor but that is a rare occurnce. think about this - people still die of dental abcesses in the united states because they let them go untreated. weigh the alternatives...getting her teeth cared for outweighs the danger
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the same as it takes in the states...7+ years...of course answers are gonna vary...there are tons of different doctors...brain surgens...cancer doctors....etc...they all dont take the same amount of time.