For almost a decade, Mayra Andujar-Delgado has navigated the complexities of dwelling with myelofibrosis, a journey she says was basically formed by the regular, compassionate steering of her doctor, Dr. Faseeh Khaja.
Mayra mentioned how Khaja, who’s a medical oncologist of Pinellas Hematology and Oncology in Trinity, Florida, positively impacted her all through her remedy journey, ranging from the second she obtained her most cancers analysis.
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Mayra shared additional particulars about her doctor-patient relationship with Khaja, what really stood out to her about his bedside method and the way he helped her mentally method her most cancers.
For Mayra, Khaja’s impression goes past scientific experience; it lies in his potential to simplify the “horrifying and uncommon” via calm communication and hand-drawn sketches that empower his sufferers to grasp their very own our bodies.
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Are you able to describe how your physician supported you all through your myelofibrosis journey and what stood out about their method
The way in which he makes you’re feeling when he has to tell you a couple of very uncommon power dysfunction like mine — myelofibrosis — could be very form and really calm. He goes slowly, however really explains to you what the state of affairs is, what the circumstances are, and the way we are able to deal [with the disease] — not solely with the follow-ups, however with the remedies forward.
The way in which he defined the entire process to you, your dysfunction or your circumstances could be very informative. He drew sketches of the within of my physique in a approach that I may perceive and comprehend my dysfunction, and to maneuver ahead with that.
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