Alone ... finding a surgeon
On the day I was given my biopsy results I was on my own. Apparently, it was the first day in 2022 that patients were allowed a support person when receiving pathology results ....but noone told me....
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Hi @VVW
There are as many ways of finding your medical team as there are forms of breast cancer! My GP googled my surgeon - could not be happier with him. He proposed my oncologist (my daughter did check him out - good research credentials!) and they work together all the time which is, to
my mind, a plus. When I encountered an unexpected side effect while having chemo, my oncologist checked me into hospital (his office was in the hospital building) so I could see the first cardiologist on duty. ‘My’ cardiologist is brilliant. It’s been a good run.
How much you share is, as @arpie says, entirely up to you. I was working and decided to let all my immediate work colleagues know. It allowed me to set the tone for talking about it (OK to ask questions, jokes even better!) and, as I kept working, smoothed the way through a wig and a Taxol-ed nose!
Best wishes for your appointment.
There are as many ways of finding your medical team as there are forms of breast cancer! My GP googled my surgeon - could not be happier with him. He proposed my oncologist (my daughter did check him out - good research credentials!) and they work together all the time which is, to
my mind, a plus. When I encountered an unexpected side effect while having chemo, my oncologist checked me into hospital (his office was in the hospital building) so I could see the first cardiologist on duty. ‘My’ cardiologist is brilliant. It’s been a good run.
How much you share is, as @arpie says, entirely up to you. I was working and decided to let all my immediate work colleagues know. It allowed me to set the tone for talking about it (OK to ask questions, jokes even better!) and, as I kept working, smoothed the way through a wig and a Taxol-ed nose!
Best wishes for your appointment.