After my wife's exams, my family (a small family consisting of my wife, children and me) would go back to my hometown to accompany my father every weekend. If it weren't, my current remorse would have been even greater.

When I was hospitalized, I inevitably talked about "chemotherapy" in casual conversations. The young man's family, in particular, seems to have done their homework before being hospitalized. They were pretty sure that not long after they were discharged from the hospital, the attending physician would definitely recommend chemotherapy. Then they said that their village so-and-so also had esophageal cancer, and he had not undergone chemotherapy for more than five years, and he was still alive and well. They even said that less than a year after the operation, he often went to the field to do farm work.

This is an unavoidable problem for cancer patients after surgery, so my father is also extremely concerned about it. I don't know if it's hearsay, or if it's true, anyway, my father's tone is very positive. "In our village, all those who have esophageal cancer surgery, but those who do not have chemotherapy live longer than those who have chemotherapy." In my father's words, "chemotherapy", one of the powerful tools in the medical profession to overcome cancer, seems to have become a life-threatening talisman. The most "rare" thing is that the young man's parents are very much in favor of his father's words. As a result, they reached a consensus on the ward of "resolutely not chemotherapy" without any obstacles.

As it turned out, the young man's family was really right. At the second check-up, the attending physician not only mentioned chemotherapy, but also took a very firm attitude. "Your family is definitely going to have chemotherapy!"

My father had already thought about it and resolutely refused to undergo chemotherapy. But in front of the attending physician, after all, I was embarrassed to refuse directly. So, my father was silent and objected.

Seeing that his father did not respond positively, the attending physician said helplessly: "Don't be in a hurry to answer, think about it again." If you figure it out, then feel free to come to me. Now, let's go for a routine check-up. ”

Seeing this, my father, who was in a difficult situation, just took advantage of this to get out, so he immediately took the list prescribed by the attending physician and hurried to check it out. It was the most positive examination my father had ever had.

When we went back to the attending physician again with the results of the examination, the attending physician happened to have surgery. The results of the examination were shown to the nurse on duty in the outpatient room, and she said that "the anastomosis is good and everything is normal". For one, my father didn't want chemotherapy in the first place; We also know that when we enter the operating room, the attending physician will not be able to come out for a while. So, after knowing that everything was in order, we went straight home.

When it comes to chemotherapy, my father is not an ordinary resistance. In view of this, we also went to the Internet to find out about chemotherapy. It is said that at present, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the three knives in the Chinese medical community, that is, the three main methods to overcome cancer. However, the evaluation of these "three knives" is mixed on the Internet, and opinions are very unanimous.

My father had already had surgery, so we focused on looking at the reviews about chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is a treatment method similar to the burning of jade by injecting toxic chemical drugs into the human body to kill the crazy growth of cancer cells. The cure rate of chemotherapy is relatively low, and the five-year disease-free survival rate is only 20 or 30 percent. In addition to the effect of making patients endure more pain, chemotherapy may only have the effect of accelerating death. Therefore, not to mention that my father is resistant, even if my father wants to go to chemotherapy himself, we have to carefully weigh the pros and cons.

After the doctor suggested that chemotherapy was necessary, I called the young man's mother. The young man's mother's attitude is still very resolute. She said that their family doctor also said that chemotherapy must be done, but they had already decided that they would definitely not go! The young man's mother also said that in order not to give the attending physician a chance to make noise, they would not even go for a follow-up in the future.

During a small talk, I accidentally learned that the father of the hostess on the other side of the door had also been operated on for esophageal cancer. So, I specifically asked, did her father have chemotherapy? She replied, "Chemotherapy!" Then I asked, "How is her father doing?" She replied that she had passed away a long time ago! Although I felt extremely sorry to ask such a sad question. But, for the sake of my father, I knew I couldn't afford not to ask! She further said that just over a year had passed since her father's surgery. In the end, she herself sighed and said that maybe her father was killed by chemotherapy!

When the attending physician said in a very positive tone, "I must have chemotherapy", although I knew that my father was very resistant, I still wanted to persuade my father to accept the doctor's recommendation for chemotherapy. When I looked up the pros and cons of chemotherapy on the Internet, I wavered a little in favor of the attending physician. Later, because of the contact with the young man's mother, I wanted my father to undergo chemotherapy even more faltering. After that, because of the conversation with the other door, my thoughts were not as simple as wavering. All kinds of reliable information have made me resist the so-called treatment weapon in the doctor's mouth - chemotherapy.

Of course, I would never decide on such a big issue as "whether or not to have chemotherapy" alone. After my wife's exam, I called my sister.

"Sister, the attending physician said that chemotherapy must be given!" I said tentatively.

"What did my father say?" My sister was not in a hurry to draw conclusions.

"Dad? Of course, it is very resistant! I replied truthfully.

"Alas, we all know Dad's temper." My sister sighed helplessly.

"It's because of Dad's temper that I discussed it with you!" Actually, I was more helpless than my sister.

"Without Dad's cooperation, even if I want to do chemotherapy, I can't do it! In addition, a lot of information I have looked up has made me realize that chemotherapy is not necessarily a good thing. Many experts say that chemotherapy does more harm than good to the vast majority of patients......

"I know that, too. I have been hesitant, in addition to my father's staunch resistance, another important reason is the disadvantages of chemotherapy. I was afraid that after chemotherapy, my father would be faster! I said worriedly.

"In that case, it's better to do what my father wants." My sister suggested in a somewhat uncertain tone.

"Just, what if the chemotherapy works?" I'm really embarrassed.

"Don't think about it so much. Who can say for sure this kind of thing? Originally, surgery was also gambling. For now, such a gamble should not be wrong. After the operation, whether it can be better or not depends on the father's creation. Regardless of whether the chemotherapy is effective or not, as long as my father resolutely refuses chemotherapy, even if we want to, it will be in vain. Go with the flow, and not having radiotherapy isn't necessarily a bad thing. "My sister's persuasion seems very unconfident.

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