tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760634079650076462.post7809712401972903512..comments2024-02-26T02:23:19.350-08:00Comments on The Chronicles of Cancer: The Mom, the Breast and the IV Pole: The Cancer Isn’t Always Greener on the Other SideAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990166569786729052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760634079650076462.post-73451502451487348752014-08-16T11:23:52.638-07:002014-08-16T11:23:52.638-07:00blog hopping and I landed here, I enjoyed this pos...blog hopping and I landed here, I enjoyed this post, I do not have cancer but recently had a condescending doctor experience and found another after telling her I didn't think her office was a good fit for my family<br />you are doing the right thing<br />what is best for you!SHILLIG4FAMILYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000541184230953376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760634079650076462.post-65252576199369631522014-07-28T14:47:05.597-07:002014-07-28T14:47:05.597-07:00That surgeon might have had a point, but her metho...That surgeon might have had a point, but her method of approaching it was entirely wrong. I was initially given the option of a mastectomy and it was later taken off the table, as neither my oncologist nor my surgeon agreed it would be an ideal step at that point in time. (That's not ruling it out for later, but there's no sign of anything in my healthy breast, and the tumor in my left breast has disappeared with chemo. It wouldn't get rid of the rest of the cancer in my system, so a surgery has been put in the 'let's cross that bridge if we come to it' category)<br /><br />If you and your oncologist feel that this might be the right choice for you, then by all means, forge on ahead and look for a surgeon who's capable of empathy. It's not her refusal that's bothering me as much as her lack of empathy.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902860754437891393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760634079650076462.post-381883496113380912014-07-23T08:13:41.885-07:002014-07-23T08:13:41.885-07:00My thoughts and prayers are with you. I made the ...My thoughts and prayers are with you. I made the choice of having a bilateral mastectomy because ultimately in my heart (and mind) it was the best thing to do for me and my family -- regardless of some surgeons' opinions telling me otherwise. <br /><br />You are courageous and strong and an inspiring voice of truth on the front lines. <br /><br />Nicole<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760634079650076462.post-35238552959423788472014-07-14T10:10:15.580-07:002014-07-14T10:10:15.580-07:00I too had a bilateral mastectomy. My surgeon told...I too had a bilateral mastectomy. My surgeon told me I didn't have to. The 2nd surgeon I went to, for a 2nd opinion said I didn't have to. My oncologist said I didn't have to. But, like you, I felt that for me, it was a necessary decision so I went ahead and had the 2nd breast removed. After surgery my surgeon said the biopsy showed irregularities in the "non" cancerous breast, so I'm 100% sure I did the right thing. I understand you and where you're coming from and I support your decision, YOU'RE the one who has to live with it. MyLeftBreasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200824296840553476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760634079650076462.post-76586060773775669692014-07-11T09:50:36.493-07:002014-07-11T09:50:36.493-07:00I am so sorry you were dismissed by this breast su...I am so sorry you were dismissed by this breast surgeon. Any time a patient is essentially removed from the decision making process in a paternalistic fashion, it makes my blood boil. Seems to me an intelligent conversation with both doctors input - during the same conversation - should have taken place. The art of medicine and the science of medicine. Both matter and nothing matters more than YOU, making an informed decision based upon the evidence provided by your doctors in ways that make sense and in ways that you can understand. Ultimately, we are the only ones who can place weight on those intangibles that you so beautifully shared. I support you.<br /><br />AnneMarie AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728571907921895836noreply@blogger.com