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Old 05-06-2007, 06:35 AM   #12
MJo
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Nitewind -- Chrisy said what I wanted to say. I have noticed changes in my oncologist's mood, although he tries to remain positive.

\My boss and I went throubh BC treatment together. We used the same oncologist. Her appointment was right before mine one day, and she got her oncotype score, which was pretty high. She later told me that she started crying pretty hard in front of the doctor and he tried to comfort her. When he came in to do my exam, I noticed that he was distracted and got impatient when he couldn't find the papers he wanted in my chart. I actually told him that I had plenty of time and he should slow down. Later I found out my boss pretty much got hysterical on him. If your doctor has been positive before this, I think Chrissy is right and he might have had discouraging news about one or two of his patients. If he is consistently like this, he needs some training in bedside manner for sure.
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IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
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