The Next Step
During the six week recovery from my mastectomy, I scheduled an appointment with an oncologist. An oncologist is a medical doctor that specializes in cancer. Despite all that I had been through, I hadn't actually seen an oncologist yet. Most of my care had been provided by the general surgeon I was seeing through the High Risk Breast Center. She was the one who recommended a referral. I was anxious in the waiting room, I always am at these specialty appointments. As usual, my husband and I were the youngest people in the waiting room. The only people under 55 years old. I would rather be surrounded by people my age, it would make the entire situation seem a little more fair. I know, life isn't fair. Still, being surrounded by much older people always reminds me that the cards I have been dealt suck. The oncologist didn't need to do any sort of physical exam, she just sat down to talk to us about my history and what the next steps should be. I had brought ...