Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient

Ukrainian-trained physician living with stage IV pancreatic cancer. Doctor & patient. Posting mainly in English. I’m still here.

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

I’m Andriy, a Ukrainian-trained physician living with stage IV pancreatic cancer.

I share the fear, treatment and everyday life of being both doctor and patient.

Start with my story:
https://t.co/EUYYExD1Ht
Read in English:
https://t.co/ZxPIkPIFTu

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

I’m a doctor. I knew what jaundice could mean. When it happened to me, I found one explanation after another. Anything but cancer.

What helped you get through the first days after a difficult diagnosis?

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

I knew what jaundice could mean. When it happened to me, I looked for every other explanation.

What helped you get through the first days after a difficult diagnosis?

https://t.co/gN0F3LFS2f

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

@CancerCare Thank you for clarifying. I’m glad caregivers are welcome, too.

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

Three questions I would write down for myself before a difficult medical appointment:

What do we know for certain?
What still needs to be checked?
What is the next step, and when?

What question do you wish you’d remembered to ask?

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

I knew what jaundice could mean. When it happened to me, I looked for every other explanation. I wrote about those first 72 hours, and what helped me face what came next, on Substack.

https://t.co/gN0F3LGpRN

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠

#poolswimming #watertownny #ymcapool

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

When I became a cancer patient, my medical knowledge didn’t make the fear disappear.

I want to make room for that part of the story, too.

If you’ve been a patient or supported someone, what helped you feel heard?

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

How fear shuts down logic.

My experience as a doctor and patient.

This is my own story and footage. Only the English narration uses a synthetic voice.

https://t.co/EUYYExD1Ht
https://t.co/ZxPIkPIFTu

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

Мне дали восемь месяцев. Я всё ещё здесь.

Разговор о прогнозе и 18 курсов химиотерапии. Мой личный опыт; каждый случай индивидуален.

https://t.co/EUYYExCtRV
https://t.co/uJACcJYKBb

#ЖизньСРаком

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

#nordicwalking #watertownny

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

Після діагнозу раку я не став героєм. Я злякався.

Мій досвід лікаря й пацієнта — без вимоги завжди бути сильним.

Повна історія: https://t.co/EUYYExD1Ht
Блог: https://t.co/54vuOY1y02

#ЖиттяЗРаком

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

Как страх выключает логику.

Мой взгляд врача и пациента на панику после диагноза. Личный опыт.

Полная история: https://t.co/EUYYExD1Ht
Блог: https://t.co/uJACcJZiqJ

#ЖизньСРаком

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

Мені дали вісім місяців. Я все ще тут.

Розмова про прогноз і 18 курсів хіміотерапії. Мій особистий досвід; кожен випадок індивідуальний.

https://t.co/EUYYExD1Ht
https://t.co/54vuOY1y02

#ЖиттяЗРаком

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

After my diagnosis, I was terrified.

My experience as a doctor and patient.

This is my own story and footage. Only the English narration uses a synthetic voice.

https://t.co/EUYYExCtRV
https://t.co/ZxPIkPI83W

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

Як страх вимикає логіку.

Мій погляд лікаря й пацієнта на паніку після діагнозу.

Повна історія: https://t.co/EUYYExCtRV
Блог: https://t.co/54vuOY10au

#ЖиттяЗРаком

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

Eight months. I’m still here.

My experience; every case is different.

This is my own story and footage. Only the English narration uses a synthetic voice.

https://t.co/EUYYExD1Ht
https://t.co/ZxPIkPIFTu

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

После диагноза рака я не стал героем. Я испугался.

Мой опыт врача и пациента — без требования всегда быть сильным.

Полная история: https://t.co/EUYYExD1Ht
Блог: https://t.co/uJACcJZiqJ

#ЖизньСРаком

[Andriy Babych | Doctor & Patient @Andriy_Babych]

𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

#nordicwalking #watertownny