“Doc – when does the hair go?” Caitlin Kiernan knew it was important to get the medical treatment she needed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but she also cared a lot about how she looked. She didn’t want to walk down the street and have everyone know automatically that she was sick. And this was something she wanted to be able to talk to her doctor about. Her advice? If a doctor can’t take your concerns seriously, find a new doctor.
“I talk about advocating for yourself, but I think you also have to advocate for the kind of results you want,” Caitlin says. “I think a lot of women don’t know to ask about, where are my scars going to be? How is this going to affect me when I’m in a bra, or when I’m intimate with a partner? … You’re going to have to live with these results the rest of your life, so ask the questions now.”
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