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cafe1084 · 10-22-2007, 03:18 PM

I remember getting my biopsy report back, telling me I was er/pr- and her2+ and beside it in capital letter was POOR PROGNOSIS. I thought I would wet my pants right there in the doc's office. You never expect to see those words related to your life, or potential lack thereof. My onc said these same 2 words to me on our first visit. I guess I have taken the simplistic view of it....cancer of any kind has a poor prognosis. That doesn't make those written words any more meaningful. Some onc's I'm sure are guarded about using any words other than POOR for this disease because up until a year ago, the prognosis was poor for most of us. Even they need some time to adjust their thinking. Prognosis-nothing more than medical mumbo jumbo to CYA in case of a potential bad outcome....cynical, yes, but accurate.

10-22-2007, 03:18 PM	#7
cafe1084 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 105	I remember getting my biopsy report back, telling me I was er/pr- and her2+ and beside it in capital letter was POOR PROGNOSIS. I thought I would wet my pants right there in the doc's office. You never expect to see those words related to your life, or potential lack thereof. My onc said these same 2 words to me on our first visit. I guess I have taken the simplistic view of it....cancer of any kind has a poor prognosis. That doesn't make those written words any more meaningful. Some onc's I'm sure are guarded about using any words other than POOR for this disease because up until a year ago, the prognosis was poor for most of us. Even they need some time to adjust their thinking. Prognosis-nothing more than medical mumbo jumbo to CYA in case of a potential bad outcome....cynical, yes, but accurate.