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Re: New member - has questions
There is absolutely nothing wrong with getting another opinion. Also, nice and wonderful is great as long as there in competence added in for good measure.
My motto on doctors is that they are an employee I am hiring to save my life. I am not hiring a personality - if they have one, all the better but it should not be your top priority. However, I do want someone who will take their time with me if I have questions - likewise, they are very busy people and I don't waste their time either. You do need someone who can do two way communication well. Remember, you are hiring someone to save your life.
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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"
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