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?
SimoneHUHealthUnlocked30 Voters
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