I failed my patient, and it ’s a burden I’ll carry with me
This happened in my first couple years of practice, but I will never forget her.
I stood at the doorway of the funeral home, a 26-year-old mother lying in the open casket was off to the side. Standing out among the crowd of mourners was a tall man holding his one-year-old daughter, her curly locks of hair bouncing as he moved.
Soon after they were married, she became pregnant. They were a bright, young couple that had planned to have a large family and wanted to start right away. I was a fairly new doctor, not yet married myself, and embarrassingly, a bit envious of their relationship. They had an ease about them as if bin...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 12, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/andrea-eisenberg" rel="tag" > Andrea Eisenberg, MD < /a > Tags: Physician OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
Cancer Diary from Britain – guest post
Here is another offering from my inbox. Shelly is a survivor of inflammatory breast cancer. Her professional life has been involved with facilitation and health issues. Many of her posts deal with issues outside of her cancer experience though its … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - November 4, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Breast cancer Source Type: blogs
Should I have Breast Reconstruction Now or Later?
With so much to think about after a breast cancer diagnosis, many patients facing mastectomy do not fully understand how the timing of breast reconstruction influences how the reconstructed breasts will ultimately look.
Breast reconstruction can be performed at the same time as the mastectomy ("immediate reconstruction") or a while after mastectomy ("delayed reconstruction").
When the mastectomy and reconstruction are performed at the same time, a skin-sparing mastectomy can usually be performed which saves the majority of the natural breast skin envelope (except for the nipple and areola). Only the actual breast tissue ...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - March 17, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: breast reconstruction delayed breast reconstruction immediate breast reconstruction DIEP flap Source Type: blogs
Should I have Breast Reconstruction Now or Later?
With so much to think about after a breast cancer diagnosis, many patients facing mastectomy do not fully understand how the timing of breast reconstruction influences how the reconstructed breasts will ultimately look.Breast reconstruction can be performed at the same time as the mastectomy ("immediate reconstruction") or a while after mastectomy ("delayed reconstruction").When the mastectomy and reconstruction are performed at the same time, askin-sparing mastectomy can usually be performed which saves the majority of the natural breast skin envelope (except for the nipple and areola). Only the actual breast tissue under...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - March 17, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast reconstruction delayed breast reconstruction DIEP flap immediate breast reconstruction Source Type: blogs
