When you were told you had breast can... - My Breast Cancer ...
When you were told you had breast cancer, were you given written information about the type of cancer you had?
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still dont no it did not sink in as still reeling from a stroke
I was given a pack containing lots of info on cancer but not specific to me
I was given a form with some boxes ticked and a scribble in a bigger box that told me the grade, size and stage ..... but not what all that meant until a later discussion with my consultant.
In 2007 I was told I had DCIS and taken to a room and given a cup of tea and was sat with a breast care nurse I had no written information given to me. Not until after my masectomy did I gain more information as the hospital had a cancer information centre in it's grounds where the staff were more helpful.
The PA Doctor that told me the exact kind f cancer that I had, when I asked her to please explain that cancer to me, she looked puzzled! I than realised she read it straight off the paper she was looking at and that she didn't have a clue of what to say