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Mastectomies are not an option for those over 65???!!!

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 28, 2023 | Replies (84)

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@auntieoakley

Much like @keepmoving2 above said; My best suggestions are first, take someone with you. It is truly amazing how differently doctor appointments can go with someone else there. I have seen this time and time again, it changes the dynamics of the appointment. This also serves to have someone else listening with you, our mind can wander momentarily when talking about our own cancer and we can miss tidbits of information. Next up, I would ask the questions even if I had to read them from my paper, this way there is no chance of one or two not being answered. Then if you read the next question and already have the answer, you can choose not to ask it, but it is your choice.
I find that these things can signal to a doctor that I take my appointment seriously. I am hoping that you love the new doctor and are comfortable with a treatment plan with them.
Do you have someone that can go with you and help advocate for you?

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Yes, I have a lovely neighbor who drove me to hospital and then took me home. She was with me on my first visit after surgery and was big help with questions to Doc. Next time I went along when he said I really need to get to Swedish in Seattle and have a masectomy... it was then I raised my blouse and said" do you not know that I already have had a masectomy?" That is when I decided to try another Doc. See him 10 months after operation. Just feel like I have fallen thru the cracks somewhere along the line and hoping all is going well with my old body of 87!