I just got an appointment with Dr Lin for 2nd opinion at Dana Farber Has anyone else seen her for care? I have listened to webinars with her and she seems extremely up in trials etc. I am running out of options according to my oncologist so we shall see!
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Yes, Dr. Lin is my doctor. She is great. I have seen her for the last 12 years.
Greetings! Dr. Lin has been our oncologist for nearly seven years, since my wife’s de novo MBC DX early in 2017 and she is just the best! What you see in many of her conference keynotes is what she’s like in the clinic (with even more empathy and appropriate humor thrown in!) She is so knowledgeable and more importantly, can really explain things clearly. She is very reassuring but doesn’t candy coat the situation. My wife is currently on her seventh chemo regimen and she was able to participate in two clinical trials along the way so far. Here’s my favorite Dr. Lin example, with apologies to others who have heard it. Less than a year after my wife’s DX, we were discussing whether she should go forward with the double knee replacements she had needed for over a decade… At this point, we were still pretty shell shocked (and life expectancies were in the range of two years at that time…) Dr. Lin calmly said, “I can’t tell you how long you’re going to live, but I CAN tell you you’re going to live long enough to be glad you had the knee surgeries!” So my wife had one done before our daughter’s wedding and one right after, less than a year into this journey. Not only was she so right, seven years later…but Dr. Lin’s confidence and optimism have carried my wife through these seven regimens more than anything else she could have said or done!
I hope you have a great conversation with her and good luck with the next phases of your journey…
Dave
I have not but wish you all the best and hope she can help you. 🙏🏻❤️
Stay warm out there! We are loyal Badgers by background, though we have now lived in the Boston area for nearly four decades (where it’s 16F at the moment—pretty chilly for us!) We still follow all the UW sports teams… Congrats on the recent FB National Championship— big win for the Blue and the Big 10!
Hope you have a great experience with Dr. Lin and DFCI. I’m confident it will be worth the trip!
Dave
Glad to hear she is doing better. Hopefully with the neuropathy issue too. I knew I liked you guys. ;-0 Oconomowoc myself. Living abroad for nearly 20. Don't miss the cold at all. Stay warm. Blessings
Wow! Small world… I’m from Watertown! Played four sports against you guys, our arch rivals from Oconomowoc, growing up! Be well and thanks for the good wishes. Jill’s neuropathy is doing a little better, and so far, so good with chemo # 7.
I did not see Dr Lin but i went to Dana Farber for a second opinion two weeks ago. I flew there from Wisconsin (near Oconomowoc) and saw Dr Giordono. He was wonderful as well. I did not qualify for any clinical trials at this time but I now have a contact to call if anything changes in future. I was told she would get me in and take care of getting whatever they need to expedite the next appointment. It was so worth going there. I was assured I was doing everything right and assured it was working. Best of luck!
I'm a longtimer with MBC, also in MI, and have seen Dr. Lin at conferences! I don't think you could see a better onc than Dr. Lin! Just FYI, the best Cancer Center in MI is at U of M. I hope you will get hopeful info from Dr. Lin.
Hope your visit goes really well💕 and that you get some answers!!
I'm curious for people like yourself going interstate to DF for 2nd opinion, do you have to pay for that out-of-pocket? I'm not sure my NJ marketplace insurance would cover it, but then many seem to travel from all over, so I am curious!
I didn’t pay the last time I hit a 2nd opinion but I have Medicare -don’t know if that makes a difference
Dr. Lin is very well known in the breast cancer community and considered one of the best!