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My "real" onc is at UPenn and the middleman onc is in Orlando (I live 75 miles south of Orlando, FL).
I visit UPenn once a year for my own peace of mind. My Orlando onc actually encourages me to go to Philadelphia because he is a UPenn grad as well !
Both onc's have different views, but fortunately for me, they have no problem communicating with one another. It took me nearly 3 months and 4 different oncology centers to get what I felt was right for me.
maria
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Dx'd 8/04 at 41
Stage 1 for some onc's; Stage II for others (if you add up the sizes of all tumors).
Infiltrating DCIS
HER2+, ER+10% & PR-
.9cm tumor not visible on mammo, but palpable; visible on ultrasound
Lumpectomy/ clear margins, no nodes
Had Breast MRI after lumpectomy that revealed two more tumors in same quadrant(.4cm and 1.6cm) that were not visible on either mammo or ultrasound.
Re-excision
DD AC+T; Herceptin one year
Rads
NED/Taking Tamoxifen reluctantly
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Hybrid Mode
