Challenging conversations with doctors: being heard changes the whole experience
I am grateful for having a wonderful gynecological surgeon. When it came time for a full hysterectomy, via laparoscopy, having an experienced and talented doctor with great communication skills was a huge comfort. Luckily, not only was she supportive and compassionate, but she also fought hard for insurance coverage and won that battle on my behalf. She held so much power – the power of subject matter expertise, the power of life and death during surgery, the power over my future – safe from the ovarian cancer that took my mother. I needed to, and did, trust her completely. Prior to surgery, I let my doctor know I only wanted her to do the procedure, not any interns or fellows.…
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