Breaking up with your oncologist
hi all, im new to this forum and about half way through my AC/taxol chemo ‘journey’. I’m a stage 3 triple positive, on the menu is chemo, mastectomy, radiation, hercepton and likely neratinib (when...
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@Saram Oh good grief yes, pity face is awful!
It's a weird thing that psychology isn't it? It's like we need to know these medical professionals feel sorry for us so that we can perceive a personal investment in the care we receive from them. If they care, they'll try really hard when they're treating us. Right?
This need makes me feel guilty when I think about the people the oncologist is treating who have far more serious cancers than mine. But I refuse to be a number.
It's an emotional requirement because of course they are required to give us the best care they can regardless of how they feel about us. I like to think that's mostly what happens.
When it's a life threatening illness it's always emotional. I think it's very human that we seek a connection with our clinicians. K xox
It's a weird thing that psychology isn't it? It's like we need to know these medical professionals feel sorry for us so that we can perceive a personal investment in the care we receive from them. If they care, they'll try really hard when they're treating us. Right?
This need makes me feel guilty when I think about the people the oncologist is treating who have far more serious cancers than mine. But I refuse to be a number.
It's an emotional requirement because of course they are required to give us the best care they can regardless of how they feel about us. I like to think that's mostly what happens.
When it's a life threatening illness it's always emotional. I think it's very human that we seek a connection with our clinicians. K xox