Second Opinion: The Columbia Presbyterian Guide to Surgery

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Summary: A Book Can Save a Life!
Review: I received this book as a gift and at the time, little did I know that it would save a life--that of my 49-year-old sister who was recently diagnosed with advanced breast cancer.

We read through the book together and followed Dr.Rose's steps and guidelines about why you should seek a Second Opinion. The doctors my sister saw when she was first diagnosed were not experienced in breast cancer. The Second Opinion book gave us the correct advice about what to ask a doctor, such as how many prccedures he/she performed or cases he's/she's handled of a certain type. The most practice advice it gives is: If you don't feel comfortable with the answer you're getting from the first doctor you've seen, definitely get that second opinion!

Needless to say, she sought a Second Opinion at a nearby major medical center that has an entire division exclusively devoted to breast cancer. The doctors here have given her more hope for a longer term survival and even re-evaluated her from a Stage 4 cancer to a Stage 3 cancer, based on their vast knowledge and better experience with this disease.

The advice provided in Second Opinion is accurate, practical, and right on the mark! Anyone considering surgery, whether it's gall bladder or a heart transplant, should would definiately benefit from reading this book and following Dr. Rose's advice. Both my sister and I feel so much more empowered after having read it. And you know what they say: "Knowledge is Power!"

The Second Opinion book also details some of the things she might expect when she has her breast surgery, which makes the whole thing seem a lot less scary.

I don't want to think what the outcome would have been had I not been given this book and shared it with my sister. This is a definit "must read" for anyone who is not getting the medical treatment they feel they should be getting. It's also significant that a doctor is the author and he's the one who's saying: Not all doctors' diagnoses are accurate. Don't take it at face value. Get a Second Opinion.

Enough Said!