I’ve unintentionally made most of my doctors uncomfortable
Since becoming ill, I’ve learned that I have the innate ability to make doctors very uncomfortable — squirmy, even. It’s surprising because I had assumed medical professionals with decades of experience have fielded every possible question a patient might ask.
But I suppose I’m not a typical patient. In November 2011, I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer (bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, a subset of adenocarcinoma) with extensive spread to the mediastinal and …