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Surgeon recommendations: How did you choose a surgeon?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 17, 2023 | Replies (58)
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@colely

Hi. I went to a teaching hospital. It was July, when the Residents go into their next year. Because of my poor medical insurance, the fact that I was 70, but healthy, and no one important, I had a 4 week new Surgical Resident practice on me. I should have put my clothes back on and walked out of there when she introduced herself and answered my question about her residency status. I am am still dealing with HER Surgical Maneuvers.

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elinorg | @elinorg | Aug 1, 2023

The same thing happened to me at a teaching hospital, and I was not informed in advance. I did my research and selected a top level surgeon and I found out after the fact that a resident did my surgery. I would have paid out-of-pocket rather than be a participant in on-the-job training. Also dealing with residual problems.

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