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Becky · 09-09-2010, 06:47 PM

I switched oncs in the middle of it. My first doc had such a poor memory I felt we were meeting for the first time during every appointment.

Since then, I became more empowered and have changed my whole healthcare team and have wonderful doctors surrounding me. You are not crazy, you just were not comfortable and you really need to be.

09-09-2010, 06:47 PM	#6
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: Had to switch doctors...adventures of a bald headed freak I switched oncs in the middle of it. My first doc had such a poor memory I felt we were meeting for the first time during every appointment. Since then, I became more empowered and have changed my whole healthcare team and have wonderful doctors surrounding me. You are not crazy, you just were not comfortable and you really need to be. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"