20%+ Diagnosed Early-Stage Stop Follow-Up Care Early

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edited April 2019 in Stage II Breast Cancer

More Than 20% of Women Diagnosed With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Stop Follow-Up Care Early
April 12, 2019
More than 20% of women diagnosed with stage I or stage II breast cancer stopped seeing a doctor for breast cancer follow-up care too soon. Read more...

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  • AdAstra
    AdAstra Member Posts: 73
    edited April 2019

    Not surprised. I'm very close to becoming one of those who leave early.


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  • Racy
    Racy Member Posts: 2,651
    edited April 2019

    Why is that, AdAstra?

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  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited April 2019

    I missed my last two follow ups for ovarian cancer (a rare low malignant potential one.) I wound up with a very high deductible plan, and each ten minute “how you doing, looks good, see you in six months” visit would have cost $800 to $1000 each out-of-pocket, since all the Oncs are at hospital and you get charged facility fee with the specialist visit

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  • AdAstra
    AdAstra Member Posts: 73
    edited April 2019

    Racy, just lots of frustration with feeling like tamoxifen was pushed on me, even though I have considerable side effects and it makes me feel miserable. I found out two years after my surgery that my surgical pathology report had been ‘revised’ after I had received a copy so my MO and I are not looking at the same information. I feel like my MO visits are just so they can check off the boxes and that my subjective experience is not considered. I have to ask again and again for information about my health and care plan. If my MO can’t bother with these visits, why should I?

    I try to refrain from complaining, as I know it doesn’t help. Yet, I do not have much confidence in my medical providers these days.

    Exasperated,

    AdAstra

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