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Newly Diagnosed - surgery and treatment pathway
Moderator moved @Kaz64 from activity section to 'Newly Diagnosed': After a routine mammogram and 2 follow up needle biopsies, last week I was diagnosed with a high grade DCIS & a grade 3 14mm ...
@Kaz64 - great that your appt went well ... do you meet up with the actual surgeon before the surgery?
My surgeon is a male & was just terrific - head of Dept and associate professor and VERY good at his job & lovely manner, explaining everything & very empathetic - but having said that - both my Oncs (Rad and Medical) are female (after ditching the first one who was a guy that I just wasn't interested in me as a patient ...) I've been very happy with my team. I hope you are too. I think statistically, there are usually more male surgeons than female ....
take care & all the best as you move forward xx
My surgeon is a male & was just terrific - head of Dept and associate professor and VERY good at his job & lovely manner, explaining everything & very empathetic - but having said that - both my Oncs (Rad and Medical) are female (after ditching the first one who was a guy that I just wasn't interested in me as a patient ...) I've been very happy with my team. I hope you are too. I think statistically, there are usually more male surgeons than female ....
take care & all the best as you move forward xx