The New Man

My new specialist is Dr Hugh Goodman, Haematologist from Waikato Hospital. He is the younger of the two men in this picture (second from right). [Sometimes its hard to get good photos off google]. He is tall and suave with a relaxed sense of humour. He was very precise in his communications with us, and obviously very thorough. Sadly he would have preferred that I had taken the other treatment option that I was given.
1. Six cycles of chemo in Gisborne starting the next day - the option I chose.
2. Wait 2-3 weeks to have a PET scan, then 3 chemo in Gisborne followed by a month's worth of radiotherapy in Hamilton.
Dr Forgeson said they both had similar outcomes, but Dr Goodman says the second option has a slightly better total cure rate and is already talking about follow-up radiotherapy anyway. So that's all a bit disappointing.
More blood tests and scans.