[gchappel]

Please, Please, Please
Find a physician that you can trust for the treatment of this- or any other disease. Then trust them, and let them go forward with treatment. Questions and dialog certainly are appropriate- with this doctor. Searching for treatment options and opinions on line is, imho, not in anyones best interest. This is not like rebuilding a transmission. Each patient and each disease is different. Treatment plans need to be individualized. All medications and treatments have side effects, it takes a professional with experience to balance the risks and benefits. If you don't trust your doctor find another, but if you do trust them let them do their job. Or go to Walmart's, ask the cashier what they think and do that.
Gary