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Hello @andreag sadly I think a lot of us fear being “that patient” , I also had kind of a weird sensation like an internal itch, for about 6 months before I noticed the lump of invasive ductal cancer.
I believe that as long as we are respectful, we should be included in our health decisions. I also have been dismissed only to find out there was a real problem later, statistics show that this is definitely more common with women.
Ask for your biopsy, this might be one of your reasons already, but here was mine. If it turns out to be something we caught it early on and I have less treatments to fix it, it it turns out to be nothing, I don’t have to have to live in fear for the next 6 months or year.
Insurance may create another hurdle, hopefully not but you may need to be prepared to have the same conversation with them. Sigh.
Will you come back and let us know how your appointment goes tomorrow?
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Thank you for your response! i think how you phrased it is a good way for me to explain it to the oncologist. I'm so anxious, i feel sick to my stomach and i'm not anxious about if it's benign or malignant - i'm already anticipating being dismissed and how she will respond. I am bringing a friend with me - she's a nurse that i used to work with and she "speaks doctor" so i think it will help me to have her there. i will certainly come back tomorrow and let everyone know how it goes. I'm on canada so we have OHIP (provincial health coverage) most things are covered as long as the doctor orders whatever test, etc.