Meeting with Specialists Initially
Hello, My name is Jen, 29, married, no kids. On Friday 21st April I had scans for a lump in the right breast. On Monday 24th April, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the right breast, left breast ...
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@Mrs_H
welcome and sorry to hear.
We have all been through this whirlwind but in myriad different ways.
Its great that your bone scan and CT are clear.
I had surgery first (mastectomy) and then chemo very soon after.
I think I was lucky that my GP had a network of specialists she studied and worked with and the breast surgeon she referred me to was warm and engaging, also Plastic Surgeon and Onco.
I was concerned about Oncologists as I'd heard many are cold and impersonal. I understand how you'd have to be in this specialty though..
Thankfully, I felt a rapport and trust very early on. Not sure that I could continue for the extended time this process takes with a specialist I didn't warm to.
But, my main priority was to get started, and if there were any issues I figured re-evaluation could follow down the track.
Good luck and best wishes..
A.
welcome and sorry to hear.
We have all been through this whirlwind but in myriad different ways.
Its great that your bone scan and CT are clear.
I had surgery first (mastectomy) and then chemo very soon after.
I think I was lucky that my GP had a network of specialists she studied and worked with and the breast surgeon she referred me to was warm and engaging, also Plastic Surgeon and Onco.
I was concerned about Oncologists as I'd heard many are cold and impersonal. I understand how you'd have to be in this specialty though..
Thankfully, I felt a rapport and trust very early on. Not sure that I could continue for the extended time this process takes with a specialist I didn't warm to.
But, my main priority was to get started, and if there were any issues I figured re-evaluation could follow down the track.
Good luck and best wishes..
A.