Tara Lessard, a photographer, is currently battling stage four ovarian cancer — but you’d never know it from the calm, collected way she discusses what she’s been through with the disease. Tara sat down with SurvivorNet to discuss something that is so important for people facing cancer — taking the time to get a second opinion … or in Tara’s case, a fifth.
Tara was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2015. “I went for a number of opinions and ended up choosing a hospital that was right outside of Camden, New Jersey, and I was there for 21 chemotherapies,” Tara explained. After finishing chemo, Tara began getting neuropathy and was wheelchair-bound for several months. “I did go to a number of other hospitals, and essentially what they said is, we would do the same thing, that’s kind of protocol. And I just didn’t hear what I wanted to hear.”
Read MoreBut Tara’s overall message is such an important one — your opinion does matter when it comes to your own cancer treatment. So, get a second opinion if you want one — or even a fifth.
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