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Lien · 04-16-2009, 03:35 AM

Dear Ellie,

It would make a lot of sense to get a second opinion from Prof. Smith. Over the past years I've found that we really need to be our own advocates. Have you considered having an MRI? Or even a mastectomy on the opposite side? Bringing the tumor load down might helpt. It's also possible that your body - perhaps with help from Herceptin - cleared out the tumor in your opposite breast. Who knows? Clearly they need to dig a bit deeper and there's no reason to give up hope just yet. You need a fighter and a detective for a doc, not a quitter and a sitting-on-his-behind-waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to drop poor excuse for a doctor.

Just my 2 cents

Jacqueline (from the Netherlands)

04-16-2009, 03:35 AM	#30
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Dear Ellie, It would make a lot of sense to get a second opinion from Prof. Smith. Over the past years I've found that we really need to be our own advocates. Have you considered having an MRI? Or even a mastectomy on the opposite side? Bringing the tumor load down might helpt. It's also possible that your body - perhaps with help from Herceptin - cleared out the tumor in your opposite breast. Who knows? Clearly they need to dig a bit deeper and there's no reason to give up hope just yet. You need a fighter and a detective for a doc, not a quitter and a sitting-on-his-behind-waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to drop poor excuse for a doctor. Just my 2 cents Jacqueline (from the Netherlands) __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.