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Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter
Hospitals can sometimes be like a school. You could have a sub-par school that employes a fantastic teacher. Same goes with hospitals. You can have a great hospital and get a doctor that disappoints. Boston is home to the best hospitals in the entire world. Mass General, Joslin Diabetes Ctr. and Dana Farber are a few of the world's elite. I used to have the privilege of picking up patients at Logan Airport from all over the world and transporting them directly from their plane to Boston hospitals. I'm talking royal family members from places like Saudi Arabia. They get sick, they come to Boston.
Sounds like you started your treatment at the right place. I would take any hospital associated with Dana Farber or MGH if I were being treated for any cancer or heart disease. After specific diagnosis don't avoid a second or third opinion...the hub of medicine is at your disposal.
It's great that you will be able to avoid long drives during the snowy months. There are amazing advancements every day and many clinical studies that may also be an option. Stay positive, sometimes optimism is better than any drug.
I wish you all the luck in your treatment. Once you get the specifics on your type of lymphoma, research research research. Ask your doctor about holistic remedies (teas) that you can take in conjunction with conventional treatment.
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Thank you, Paugus Bay Firefighter. I agree with everything you say. I worked for more than 30 years at MGH. We got the patients who had run into problems at other hospitals in New England. We rarely got transfers from Concord, Dartmouth, or Maine Med. We frequently got transfers from Eliot. People need to know they will get better care at the facility with the most experience.