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Devastated by support group meeting: I'm doing everything wrong
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@fritzo Yeah man, that must have really knocked you for a loop…like being wheeled into the OR and seeing that your surgeon has been replaced by a guy wearing a Smithfield Ham apron…😳
Look, Focal can be good, but is it good for you? There are so many variables that can take you out of that sweet spot where it will be totally successful - as if any treatment can do that.
I would go over all your pre-op testing, biopsy, Decipher score, etc. to see if Focal might even be viable for you.
No amount of cheerleading from anyone - including us - is going to erase all doubt in your mind.
I have always said that the most important thing is to be totally on board with your choice of treatment because regret cuts deeper than any scalpel.
Phil
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@heavyphil Dang-you got the gift of hammering points in one whack!
• Ham handed surgeons-no thank you-that would be terrifying! Bad joke back atcha: Why did the ham go to the doctor. It wanted to be cured. (ouch, sorry)
•Regret cutting deeper than any scapel - dang, so true, I talked with a fellow yesterday who has lived with 16 years of regret and anger. Definitely hurting.
I'm in a better place now. But, dang, I think in this case they forgot just how fragile /stressed people can be when they pull the rug out from under you when you think you might have it figured out and surgery is imminent.