Don't miss Tracy Correa's story
Don't miss Tracy Correa's first-person story called "Diagnosis: Cancer" from Sunday's Bee. It's a riveting story full of lessons for all of us on the importance of being an active advocate for our own health care. We cannot just sit back and let the professionals take care of us. They are human beings; some will make mistakes, as they did in Tracy's case. See the story and photos by clicking here.
We had a couple of executives from Saint Agnes Hospital in for an editorial board meeting last week. They had the same message. Don't be afraid to ask questions, get second opinions and even to challenge their cleanliness. They have a lot of time pressure on them, they get in a hurry. Ask outright even about basic things: Did you wash your hands?
Comments
Tracys story was awesome and she is a strong woman. Thank God she is here to tell her story and quite possibly open the eyes of many women. A couple years ago I had to deal with making some decisions asfter they told me to be rechecked in 6 months. The doctor said a needle biopsy might not be accurate if they caught a cell that was not cancerous which could be in a lump that is cancerous. I made the decision that it just needed to be taken out then they could biopsy it which they did. Fortunately is was a benign growth but along with the removal came a ;peace of mind. God Bless all the survivors and those trying to survive.
Posted by: Jackie Krage | October 24, 2007 11:11 AM