迈克尔·拉克斯:在加州大学旧金山分校接受第二种意见后，癌症得以治愈

在确诊之前，你的生活是怎样的?

在我生病之前，我和其他人一样去上班. 为了养家糊口，为了事业发展，我花了很多时间工作.

突然有一天，我发现我得了癌症，这改变了你. It changes your perspective. 你有动力，但那是生存的动力. It's not a drive to grow your career.

在你最初的手术之后决定接受加州大学旧金山分校的手术是什么感觉?

It was a really hard decision. 这个病人的平均寿命只有9个月. I said, "All right, 我把这九个月的时间存进了我的孩子和家人的银行, 或者我可以做这个手术，但我可能活不到九个月. Or I can have longer.” It's a gamble. I went back and forth.

我当然不想在十大赌博平台排行榜里度过剩下的九个月. 但在一天结束的时候，我拿起电话，打电话给十大赌博平台排行榜. 科维拉，这位著名的外科十大赌博平台排行榜给了我，小老头，他的手机号码. I called him on a Saturday afternoon. 他从足球比赛中抽出时间来和我说话，他的孩子正在踢足球, and he helped me through the decision. 他让我感觉好点了手术对我有利, and that's what pushed me over the edge.

Dr. 麻醉师尼曼也给了我他的手机号码. He said, "By the way, I may not even allow the surgery,“因为在做了几轮化疗之后, I was pretty weak. He said, "You may not be strong enough.“我把它当作个人挑战，所以我上了椭圆机. 我在椭圆机上蹬了几个星期, so I could pass the stress test, so I could prove to Dr. Niemann that I was strong enough.

你从整个过程中学到了什么?

You have to get a second opinion.

我们通过简单的研究了解到，有些地方在罕见癌症方面有专长. UCSF is one of those. It's not that UCSF gave me instant hope. 他们同意最初的诊断，但整个方法是不同的. 他们没有说:“我们是来处理你生命的终结的." They said, "Here's a treatment plan."

Then Dr. 凯利把我的病例带到了肿瘤委员会(UCSF肿瘤学家和其他专家的定期聚会，他们可以就有挑战性的病例进行讨论)。, and then she calls us up and says, "We think we have a surgical option.“我被告知没有手术选择. Things started to change.

How did things start to change?

Dr. Kelley让我们感觉到UCSF真的对胆管癌有所了解, had a plan to attack my specific case. 她从不向我保证会有什么结果，但让我觉得我得到了很好的照顾. For that, I'm forever grateful.

What were you thinking going into surgery?

我不认为手术能救我的命.

I had hope. 我充满了希望——比我在另一家十大赌博平台排行榜时的希望还要大. 但我做梦也没想到，两年后，我会在这里，摆脱了癌症. 现在我将活得很长，和我本来的寿命一样长. I'm doing all the things I used to do.

How is your life different after cancer?

In a lot of ways, you get back into the routine of things, 但我心里一直有癌症的阴影. I'm always a little nervous about that. 时不时地，我觉得，“哦，它可能会回来。.” Which is wrong; it's not. 你试着不去想那些事情，但说你更珍惜生命并不是陈词滥调. I value the time I have with my family. 我一直在劝我妻子多出去度假. I'm still the same guy I always was. 我不会让癌症改变我那么多.

I'm still just a dad. That's me.

你提到你的妻子在这个过程中是如何支持你的，并且是她找到了加州大学旧金山分校的项目. 这段经历改变了你们的关系吗?

My marriage is stronger. 我妻子每天都陪着我，每次约会都陪着我，而且约会太多了. She never missed one.

她和我走到哪里都牵着我的手. 她在我身边，这对我来说意义重大.

It's not just being in debt to my wife; it's the bond that was created. 这是我和任何人之间最牢固的纽带.

How was your overall UCSF experience?

I was in the hospital for about 28 days. You get to know the doctors and the nurses. The nurses at UCSF are second to none. 他们真的对你感兴趣，并开始了解你.

我们有一张沙发床，我妻子在那里基本睡了28天. 护士们会像照顾病人一样照顾她.

What was your biggest lesson?

When you have a rare cancer, there is hope. 找一个像加州大学旧金山分校这样的组织或者其他一些有专家的中心，就有希望了.