[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

OK I think we might have crossed wires here somewhere going on this bit. She has no problem at all with the full breast being removed. Although it does annoy her a little bit that they got it so wrong and she ended up having to have 3 ops rather than just the one, but she has accepted that they make mistakes sometimes.

But she wants her other breast removed also, although at the moment, there is no cancer in that one but she was told there was quite a risk of it returning in said healthy breast. She was told that after she had the op to remove the 'bad' breast, after recovering, she would be able to have the 'healthy' one removed also but they have gone back on their word now. This is the issue, not the mistakes they made in the original diagnosis.

If true: then surely this is the very thing that she needs to impress upon GP/consultants/Surgeons?

the matter of the 'promise' to remove healthy tissue/ breast has already been addressed. No surgeon in their right mind, would remove good tissue at the bequest of the patient: because the patient simply wanted it removed, despite the recommendeations / expertise / experience of previous case studies of the surgeon involved.

sorry vicky, but I can't help get the feeling that mum isn't facing up to the brutal truth here: she is not more knowledgeable that those who are dealing with such situations day in and day out.... and she should consider their reasons for their reasons and recommendations.

If a person had a tumor in their left arm, and wanted the surgeon recommended removal only of left arm and not also the right arm: but patient 'felt' that removal of right arm at same time of initial operation would recifty to their satisfactino: I would say the surgeon was right and the patient was wrong.l