BC for dummies..
Sorry - but there needs to be a book. I had my post op appointment yesterday (after right mastectomy, immediate DIEP reconstruction and left reduction) and today with plastics and surgeons. (8 hou...
Forum Discussion
Hi @Harvey1903 How insane is that!?
I have been pretty lucky so far as I get to see the same oncologist and surgeon every time (in the public system). The most frustrating thing for me is when I begged for help (when my nausea meds werent working) and was palmed off to my GP and told to get some exercise by the on call oncologist (when I could barely get out of bed). And the plastic surgeon spent a good 15 minutes explaining how implants work, even though he knew they're not an option for me due to radiotherapy. Then he didn't write up any notes from the consultation :neutral:
I have been pretty lucky so far as I get to see the same oncologist and surgeon every time (in the public system). The most frustrating thing for me is when I begged for help (when my nausea meds werent working) and was palmed off to my GP and told to get some exercise by the on call oncologist (when I could barely get out of bed). And the plastic surgeon spent a good 15 minutes explaining how implants work, even though he knew they're not an option for me due to radiotherapy. Then he didn't write up any notes from the consultation :neutral: