How do you know?
How do you know your formal diagnosis? Is it something you remember being told and you wrote it down? Did someone qualified to do so eg your oncologist, ever give you say an email, or letter or a reco...
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I was given a lengthy written report by my surgeon after the full pathology tests. There are websites that can help you understand those reports, but your surgeon should be willing to discuss them, in as much detail as you require. You can ask for a report if you haven’t been given one, of course. My oncologist also gave me written information on both chemotherapies and herceptin. Most nurses I have had were terrific but one did the ‘prep for the doctor’ by not reading my file and then asking if I was suffering from anxiety. ‘I have cancer, have had a mastectomy, am having chemo, have lost my hair and now have some issue with my heart. What do you think?’. She was somewhat abashed. The majority of brusque medical staff don’t intend to be insulting, they are busy and ticking off their list, but that’s their problem, it should not become yours.