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Advice on making treatment decisions
Hi all. I thought this would all be cut and dry. Im still waiting after x3 appointments with surgeons for a recommended treatment plan. They were waitng to MRI results as iver xmas the radioligist w...
When asked what advice I'd give newly diagnosed BC patients, one of the things I say is you have to be your own advocate. Even with the best will in the world, to the doctors and nurses you are one of many. You are the expert on what you want and need and need to speak up when you feel you're not getting what you require. If you find this difficult, perhaps you can take someone with you who finds it easier, a friend or family member.
Writing down your questions as they occur to you between appointments is a good idea too; the doctors are used to patients working from a list. It's a very steep learning curve this breast cancer business.
Don't worry about slowing things down a bit. If you need an extra couple of weeks to think/enquire/talk over/get counselling, it should be perfectly all right. The doctors will tell you if it's not.
There are different waiting times in different states for reconstruction if it's not done immediately, so that can be worth checking.
Hang in there Meg, it'll get better. K xox
Writing down your questions as they occur to you between appointments is a good idea too; the doctors are used to patients working from a list. It's a very steep learning curve this breast cancer business.
Don't worry about slowing things down a bit. If you need an extra couple of weeks to think/enquire/talk over/get counselling, it should be perfectly all right. The doctors will tell you if it's not.
There are different waiting times in different states for reconstruction if it's not done immediately, so that can be worth checking.
Hang in there Meg, it'll get better. K xox