 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 | Jade,
make sure you are as well-organized and professional as possible. You do not want an adversarial encounter, you want her on your side.
Begin with a complement of some sort.
Move to your WRITTEN list of symptoms and concerns. Leave space between them for her answers/comments.
A fair question is, "how many oral cancer patients are you seeing on a regular basis." You also need to determine if she has a differential diagnosis of the long lasting symptoms.
Best of luck on Friday!
Maria
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.
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