₦airaland Forum

Love800:
How is the chemotherapy done?

And is it the only treatment for cancer?

pappilo:
Steve Jobs refused chemo. He didnt survive. Although there is no guarantee that he would have survived with chemo.

My dad died from cancer and at the time I swore to myself that even if I had cancer I'd never take chemo because I wrongly assumed it was the chemo that dried him up and killed him. Fast forward 10 years later I am diagnosed with stage 3 CRC. I hd a successful bowel (sigmoid) resection but the cancer was found in 3 of 11 nodes. My ever so wonderful consultant surgeon recommended chemo. I read and investigated and decided to have it because even though there was nothing showing up on the scans, I decided to take it as a precaution if there were still cancerous cells lurking inside my body.

I finished chemo 5 months ago and after 2 follows ups and a colonoscopy I am still NED. I doubt that all the surgeons and wonderful medical professionals im the world are part of a global conspiracy to push chemo to kill the people. As it stands it is currently the most effective treatment for cancer

joseph1832:
Your friend have ground to sue that hospital and whoever was responsible for not doing their jobs.

The evidence is all there for your friend to use. Encourage them to sue, let them pay for their negligence.

Naustine:
My cousin was diagnosed of tuberculosis here I. Nigeria, he was taking the drugs for years, till he went to France and they told him he's never had tb but just cold.. they told him if he had taken Thor meds for another 3 months he would have become deaf.. till today he uses a hearing aid

Houseontherock1:
I doubt it happened in a private hospital

ibawon:
You'll think this happens in movies only. My Daughter was wrongfully diagnosed with HIV. I had to take her to 2 separate hospital, that voided the earlier diagnosis. Ordinary Malaria ooo

pappilo:
An total idi@t. Joking with cancer. If you have been through the pains of cancer, the treatment and the mental stress of its aftermath you wont joke about this.

And the courts encourage early/out of court settlement. If this was a real case all the hospital would have to donis produce this video to the judge and her case will be thrown out for refusal to even consider an out of court settlement. The court should be a last resort.

Leonardo4:
Definitely it's only teaching hospital that have students. But then this story is not true

Leonardo4:
Out of court settlement is not a must. It's the plaintiff that determines that

franchasng:
To er is human, to forgive is divine, move on, settle out of court, this is not America or Europe please.


Be glad you are cancer free and don't drag this thing further if it's not another of you Nigerian people's extreme content hustle




Accept their plea and settle out of court

If Nigerian private hospitals start employing consultants and experienced surgeons like you all demand, I dont think 90% of Nigerians will be able to afford healthcare treatments in any private hospital which are closing the lapses government owned hospitals left in Nigeria.

Goodlady:
Airpus o God!
O God airpus!!
God airpus o!!!

Iach!
Aich!
Hiac!
Chai!




This is getting funnier each day 😭😂😂










God abeg o. Epp your daughter o!
Which one be wrong diagnosis of cancer.
Chai!

SlavaUkraini:
Our medical system is in a mess no doubt

But this Lady should have confirmed the Cancer diagnosis from 2 or 3 other hospitals before being subjected to cancer treatment...

If Hospital A tells you that you have Cancer or HIV, tell them thank you.

Then go and confirm from Hospital B and C just to clear your doubts...

Cancer diagnosis is not Malaria 🦟 🦟 🦟 diagnosis that you can take from one source lightly...

Go to other places and clear your doubts before starting any treatment..


Nigeria not only happened to her, She happened to Nigeria.

johngwain:
I smell lies for this story, before you are given chemotherapy for cancer alot of tests must be carried out. This omoge just want to trend and probably meet VDM for more trends

dollypi:
Only a few sectors in Nigeria are not like this.

The outcome of fake certificates, exam malpractice, career mismatches, nepotism...

Leonardo4:
There is what e call false positive. Just being positive with rapid test doesn't always mean you have hiv. Who relies on rapid kit test to diagnose HIV. you will always need a PCR test to confirm HIv if you test positive from the lab. It's you that prematurely conclude ahe gad HIV when u haven't Don a confirmatory .

epainos:
Teaching Hospitals are where the fathers and mothers of medicine work, so that should be your first target. The chances are high that doctors, nurses and matrons working there have access to smart and good doctors that are even not working in teachings hospitals anymore, in private practice, work in both (many combine both) or are even ar3 based abroad. That is where research is done.

General hospital are the next in hierarchy. Good doctors may be there also, but you must have a personal relationship with the person so you can be able to get introduced to experts in different field. Don't just visit a new doctor that you don't have a personal relationship with except if the case is an emergency and you need a fast relief.

You can get a very good family doctor in both places, but that doctor will be your gateway to unlocking the best medical care in Nigeria. Just that knowing a good doctor who works or has previously worked in a teaching hospital is a bonus which makes it easy to navigate.

pappilo:
Depending on the staging of the cancer you may not need chemo. If cancer is caught early i.e. stage 1 or very early stage 2 and depending on its location, a surgical removal of the cancer may be all you need.

If the cancer is on an organ like the liver which can not be easily operated on then you may need chemo to hopefully totally kill the cancer cells or to reduce the size so the organ can be safely operated on.

In my case, after a successful resection of my bowel, chemo was suggested to try to kill and cancerous cells that may already be in my blood stream/system.