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Health care professionals working with breast cancer patients post diagnosis
Are there any health care professionals who worked with breast cancer patients prior to their own diagnosis, who continued working with them post treatment? How did you cope? After 20 years of wor...
I am so sorry to hear your story, @bsally816 - how incredibly hard all this has been, especially with your Dad's passing on the day of your surgery and the biopsy bleed that resulted in hospitilisation.
You are now fully qualified as a BS survivor and will put your own slant on how you move forward with your work and identification/interaction with your clients.
The 'anniversary' dates of all the treatment affects everyone of us in one way or another - with the Mammogram and Ultrasound being 'right up there' - with the chance of a recurrence.
Do what feels right for you - even if it is in an advisory/educational role with up & coming radiologists. You will know what path to take, as you return to the work force. xx
Take care - recovery & returning to active work is not an easy road xx
You are now fully qualified as a BS survivor and will put your own slant on how you move forward with your work and identification/interaction with your clients.
The 'anniversary' dates of all the treatment affects everyone of us in one way or another - with the Mammogram and Ultrasound being 'right up there' - with the chance of a recurrence.
Do what feels right for you - even if it is in an advisory/educational role with up & coming radiologists. You will know what path to take, as you return to the work force. xx
Take care - recovery & returning to active work is not an easy road xx