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It’s scanxiety that finally pulled me down…
I found a lump in May 2021. In January 2022 I was finally diagnosed, after a single mastectomy, with triple negative metaplastic carcinoma. This is a rare breast cancer, with the worst prognosis of t...
Oh, these gatekeepers ! I call them the gestapo as they do seem to have (or assume) a lot of power at times. A certain breed ? Sometimes one thinks they need to get ill themselves to understand the stress their actions are causing.
As you say, @arpie, I always ask for the permanent referrals. Besides, if you have been there before (that was your surgeon ??) and they know this is ongoing they should be kind enough to see you and then have the necessary little bit of paper sent afterwards. I often wonder if that referral actually gets checked by anyone ?
As you say, @arpie, I always ask for the permanent referrals. Besides, if you have been there before (that was your surgeon ??) and they know this is ongoing they should be kind enough to see you and then have the necessary little bit of paper sent afterwards. I often wonder if that referral actually gets checked by anyone ?