Marking the breast for surgery

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I was given a marker to mark the breast that was to " come off " .

Instead of an X I wrote " path. spec. " on the breast as that was what

it would become!

Ruth

PS If it had been bigger I would have had room to put pathological

speciman. It wasn't so I had to abbreviate.

> >

> > OK - here is my story.

> >

> > I found out about my IDC on Halloween. Spoke to my family dr. (where

> > the biospy results were sent). She recommended a surgeon.

> > I called the surgeon and had my first appointment the first week of

> > November.

> >

> > Surgeon recommended a lumpectomy since tumor was small (1.5 cm) - he

> > is very busy, scheduled lumpectomy on 12/5/06 - which seemed like a

> > long time to wait, but he said it really would'nt matter because the

> > tumor has been growing for between 5 - 10 years, a month is not going

> > to make a difference.

> >

> > Surgery removed a 4.5 cm tumor, 4 out of 14 nodes were possitive.

> > Received call from surgeon - need a reincision.

> >

> > When in for my follow up for surgery. My surgeon pushed blame on

> > the report he received that the information wasn't accurate, tumor

> > was grossly underestimated and he concentrated on the superior, as

> > indicated on the mamogram/ ultrasound, however, superior margins were

> > clean however the inferior was positive.

> >

> > Dropped off my disability papers while I was there. They charge $10

> > to fill out paperwork (how pathetic). I requested my papers get

> > mailed to my employer to get completed and filed. A week later, my

> > employer called me to let me know they never received anything from

> > the doctor's office. When I called the doctor's office, they claimed

> > to have faxed them to disabilty, I said " I specifically requested

> > they be sent to my employer " .. three days later, I received them

> > back in the mail. I was so suprised that they mailed them to me, I

> > called the disability office to see if they were really ever faxed -

> > they had no record of me at all. So, at this point, I feel I was

> > lied to and it seemed that they can't follow directions.

> >

> > Scheduled for 2nd surgury - again, very busy and is not available

> > until Jan. 13.

> >

> > I went in for my pretesting, when the nurse went over all of the

> > paperwork and had me sign pre-surgery stuff, she kept reading right

> > breast. I said, no left - she said no the doctor's paperwork all

> > says right. She called their dr. office and they made a mistake -

> > gee... a MISTAKE???? If it were there breast would they have made

> > a " mistake " ... doubt it.

> >

> > I really like my surgeon, but all of my family thinks I should find

> > another surgeon - what do you guys think? Would you?

> > Thanks Rose

> >

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> Jan Koelsch

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Ruth:

How funny! I wish I could have been that creative.

You are a real jewel.

Thanks for the humor today.

Jan K

ruthiema36 ruthiema36@...> wrote:

I was given a marker to mark the breast that was to " come off " .

Instead of an X I wrote " path. spec. " on the breast as that was what

it would become!

Ruth

PS If it had been bigger I would have had room to put pathological

speciman. It wasn't so I had to abbreviate.

> >

> > OK - here is my story.

> >

> > I found out about my IDC on Halloween. Spoke to my family dr. (where

> > the biospy results were sent). She recommended a surgeon.

> > I called the surgeon and had my first appointment the first week of

> > November.

> >

> > Surgeon recommended a lumpectomy since tumor was small (1.5 cm) - he

> > is very busy, scheduled lumpectomy on 12/5/06 - which seemed like a

> > long time to wait, but he said it really would'nt matter because the

> > tumor has been growing for between 5 - 10 years, a month is not going

> > to make a difference.

> >

> > Surgery removed a 4.5 cm tumor, 4 out of 14 nodes were possitive.

> > Received call from surgeon - need a reincision.

> >

> > When in for my follow up for surgery. My surgeon pushed blame on

> > the report he received that the information wasn't accurate, tumor

> > was grossly underestimated and he concentrated on the superior, as

> > indicated on the mamogram/ ultrasound, however, superior margins were

> > clean however the inferior was positive.

> >

> > Dropped off my disability papers while I was there. They charge $10

> > to fill out paperwork (how pathetic). I requested my papers get

> > mailed to my employer to get completed and filed. A week later, my

> > employer called me to let me know they never received anything from

> > the doctor's office. When I called the doctor's office, they claimed

> > to have faxed them to disabilty, I said " I specifically requested

> > they be sent to my employer " .. three days later, I received them

> > back in the mail. I was so suprised that they mailed them to me, I

> > called the disability office to see if they were really ever faxed -

> > they had no record of me at all. So, at this point, I feel I was

> > lied to and it seemed that they can't follow directions.

> >

> > Scheduled for 2nd surgury - again, very busy and is not available

> > until Jan. 13.

> >

> > I went in for my pretesting, when the nurse went over all of the

> > paperwork and had me sign pre-surgery stuff, she kept reading right

> > breast. I said, no left - she said no the doctor's paperwork all

> > says right. She called their dr. office and they made a mistake -

> > gee... a MISTAKE???? If it were there breast would they have made

> > a " mistake " ... doubt it.

> >

> > I really like my surgeon, but all of my family thinks I should find

> > another surgeon - what do you guys think? Would you?

> > Thanks Rose

> >

>

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>

>

>

>

> Jan Koelsch

> __________________________________________________

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