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My Valentines Day Cancer
So My Story so far... Couple of weeks ago I decided to make an appointment with a new GP to get my Mirena out. Later that day I happened to put my hand on my chest and noticed a lump. I decided t...
When we get diagnosed we all need to get stuff off our chest or our chests off our body .... depending on what the BC is up to....
yes things can change between cores and surgery pathology I am sure you are aware of that so asking the questions you need to ask your team is the way forward.
here we can give you our own after the fact lists we now know we would be asking...
a list of what to take to hospital or what you might need afterwards the practical stuff
I am sure that being the patient could be a new experience for you and maybe something which will be a growth for you in your ability to empathize with those in this position. I can imagine it was very confronting to deal with patients last week when you were feeling so vulnerable yourself. I applaud you for going to work in a situation where you have to make those calls with patients when you were new diagnosed.
make sure you allow yourself time to grieve this Path you didnt ask to go on .... and take care of you first....
yes things can change between cores and surgery pathology I am sure you are aware of that so asking the questions you need to ask your team is the way forward.
here we can give you our own after the fact lists we now know we would be asking...
a list of what to take to hospital or what you might need afterwards the practical stuff
I am sure that being the patient could be a new experience for you and maybe something which will be a growth for you in your ability to empathize with those in this position. I can imagine it was very confronting to deal with patients last week when you were feeling so vulnerable yourself. I applaud you for going to work in a situation where you have to make those calls with patients when you were new diagnosed.
make sure you allow yourself time to grieve this Path you didnt ask to go on .... and take care of you first....