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Hi, Suzanne: I didn't mean to be critical of your doctor. He sounds very caring -- sort of like my beloved GP. Kathy
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From: suzanne new [SMTP:susienew@flash.net]
Sent: Friday, January 08, 1999 2:43 PM
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
Subject: Re: [MOL] Suzanne from Buffalo
Hi Christine: Nice to hear from a fellow Canadian. I no longer live in
Buffalo (now Houston, Texas) but I miss the summers and the good Italian
fool. I really wouldn't mind a little of the winter either. It's
usually to hot in Houston,. I long for the few cold snaps we do get.
On another subject..how one is told by the medical community that you
have Cancer. I agree that this is possibly some of the worst news one
will ever get, but there is a right way and a wrong way of braking that
new to a person. Both times I was told that I had breast cancer was over
the phone. The way the Doctor handled it was worlds apart. The first
time the doctor called me at work and just told me that the biopsy was
positive and I needed to to something about it soon if I didn't want to
die. I was in total shock this doctor needed some lessons in
compassion. This time I requested that the doctor call me at home as
soon as he got the results. He did not want to tell me over the phone,
but that was my choice. He told me the best he could, but I was still
in shock. There really is no good way to receive this kind of news. I
was glad I was home because I could fall apart without the worry of
trying to drive myself home. This way was better for me. I feel good
about my current doctor because he showed me that he cared about me and
was and is supportive.
Nice to Chat with you. Let me know how the weather is up that way.
God Bless
Suzanne
Christine White wrote:
>
> Hi Suzanne,
> I am up near Peterborough, Ontario. I used to live in Burlington and we
> often went down to Niagara Falls, Welland and, occasionally, over to
> Buffalo to go shopping. How's your winter there? Usually, from the news,
> Buffalo seems to get even worse weather than we do.
> Christine
>
> At 05:18 PM 07/01/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi Lillian: Nice to hear from you again. After learning about your
> >experience with tamoxifen I plan on having a long discussion with my
> >doctor before I ever start taking it. I will just be glad when I get to
> >that point in my treatment plan. Right now I am getting through the
> >second treatment. The doctor changed my med's so the nausea was not as
> >bad this time but the shots are giving me a fit and I have extreme
> >heartburn; any suggestions?
> >I have noticed by reading the e-mail that the MOLERS come from all over
> >the U.S. and Canada. I came from a small town called Ft. Erie in
> >Ontario Canada and moved to Buffalo New York when I was 7. Is anyone
> >out there from Ft.Erie or Buffalo?
> >
> >Take Care and God Bless
> >
> >Suzanne
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