Happy Life: Turning Points
I am Somchai Boonyemai, 45 years old, the marketing director of a building materials company in Bangkok. For the past 20 years, like all middle-level white-collar workers in Southeast Asia, I have seen my children off to school with my wife in the morning light, shuttled between office buildings and clients in suits and ties, and took my family to Pattaya for vacation on weekends. Until last year's birthday, the burning sensation in my stomach tore through this peace.
When medical treatment cannot catch up with cancer cells
For three consecutive months, I took painkillers as if they were sugar pills, until I felt cold all over in front of the screen in the gastroscopy room of a private hospital in Bangkok - a fist-sized tumor was entrenched on the wall of my stomach. The diagnosis of "stage 3 gastric cancer" was like a piece of red-hot iron, scorching the smiles of my whole family. Chemotherapy made me lose all my hair, and the rash caused by targeted drugs covered my whole body. The most terrifying thing was the shadow that was still expanding on the CT report. The attending doctor shook his head and said: "Our medical equipment cannot catch up with cancer cells."
Rekindling the flame of hope
In a yellowed photo in the patient group, Professor Zhang from the International Cancer Center of Guangzhou R&F Hospital was explaining interventional treatment techniques. The micro-catheter device in his hand, which was precise to the millimeter level, made me sit up straight on the bed. My wife contacted the International Medical Department of the hospital overnight. During the video consultation, the three-dimensional reconstructed image clearly marked the blood supply artery of the tumor. "It's like a tactic to cut off the enemy's food supply," the translator explained interventional embolization.
"When the whole world says it's impossible, please remember that there is still hope after crossing the equator - I'm waiting for your rebirth in China." - Somchai Boonyemai
The miracle created by interventional therapy: targeted drugs + Chinese medicine fumigation
When I boarded the flight to Guangzhou, I weighed only 49 kilograms. But here, everything is different. The interventional operating room is like a scene from a science fiction movie. Under the guidance of DSA, the doctor accurately delivers the drug-loaded microspheres to the tumor blood vessels. On the third day after the operation, the stomach pain that had tormented me for half a year suddenly disappeared. During the treatment with the new PD-1 targeted drug, the nurse sent me the Thai version of the "Treatment Log" every day, and Chinese medicine fumigation alleviated the side effects of chemotherapy.
It's great to be alive
During the follow-up examination, the tumor marker values have returned to the normal range. Last month, when I went back to Bangkok to report on my work, my subordinates exclaimed that I was more energetic than before I got sick. When I stood by the Pearl River and looked at my waist, I often thought of the words of the treatment team: "Cancer is not the end of life, but an opportunity to redefine the value of life."
Guangzhou R&F Hospital Cancer Center opens the era of "survival without chemotherapy" for cancer patients and wins a lasting victory for life. If you or your family are facing difficulties in cancer treatment, please contact Guangzhou R&F Hospital Cancer Center. We provide multilingual medical record consultation, contact us immediately to get an assessment of treatment qualifications.
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