Anyone had their tissue (from surgery) examined for 2nd opinion?

Posted by whitehairwisdom @whitehairwisdom, 10 hours ago

At my recent onco appt, I asked my doc where my tissue was kept from by lumpectomy and was told a local "Bio Bank. "I am considering having my tissue examined by another pathologist for a 2nd opinion. Curious to know if anyone else has done that and if so, how did you go about doing it? Did you have to seek out a pathologist and simply drop it off or did you start by going to another onco doc?

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tillymack | @tillymack | 7 hours ago

I believe the way to proceed would be to do your own research to find a well regarded academic institution where second opinions are done. Ask them. I believe it would be an institution to institution transfer rather than you picking up your sample. Have you shared your interest with your surgeon? I think that would be a reasonable request when cancer or another serious condition has been diagnosed.