[ericlessner1]

Ok so I am a 16 year old with testicular cancer and its spread to my lymphnodes.. I've already done a thing of chemo and there is still a tumor growing in my lymphnodes.. Now my doctors are all for having the tumor taken out but the tumor is overtop some very big blood vessela and I have talked to doctors and nurses and they all say I shouldn't go with that surgery just because its so invasive and I'm so young.. They have all told me I have other options besides this surgery like microsurgery and robotic surgery since its so close to those important blood vessels.. Are these surgeries an option for me ? And if so where can I get more information on these types of surgery is there a number or something that I can call or contact to have all my questions answered ? I just feel like my doctors are holding back from me and just throwing me at the first option that's most common when my cancer/cancer battle has been ANYTHING but ordinary or common smh I just want to take matters into my own hands and get my own information and pick what I want to do I'm done letting my doctors make all the choices its time I took control of my cancer treatments .

[Fr_Chuck]

Then have your parents take you to the doctors who want to do the other surgery. For another doctor to tell you this, they had to have reviewed your case, look at all the CT and documentation. So they have to be associated with the case.