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Old 07-06-2006, 04:43 PM   #1
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What makes a good patient? ...

What the Timeonline says makes a good patient... Fair article; however, they forgot to mention patient self advocacy.

http://www.time.com/time/archive/pre...186585,00.html

What I think additionally makes a good patient, at least in terms of the patient theirself, is one that watches their back for medical errors.Boy, oh boy how do I know after getting burned with a misdiagnosis. See why Doctors hate being patients, very interesting article on that concerning medical errors etc...

http://www.time.com/time/archive/pre...186553,00.html
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Old 07-08-2006, 05:01 PM   #2
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Robin, That was some interesting reading there. Thanks for posting it. I personally read every bit of it and the other links below it.

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Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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