Her name is Sandra Mira, she is 43 years old and one morning, when showering, a lump was noticed on her chest. She called her GP and he told her over the phone that being young and having no family history of cancer, that would be a lump for hormonal issues, that did not give importance to him. Currently Sandra has undergone an operation Cancer breast and is undergoing a treatment of chemotherapy then radiotherapy will come.
DIAGNOSIS
Sandra was not convinced by her GP’s diagnosisand decided to pay for a private consultation. She was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in her chest and quickly had to undergo surgery. ‘To this day I am fine, but I am concerned about those people who do not have the possibility to go to a private consultation and pay for it or those who trust one hundred percent in the first diagnosis they give’ Sandra confesses
PANDEMIC
Adding to the complexity of being detected cancer is the moment it occurs, in the midst of a pandemic. ‘I think the telephone consultations do a disservice to the diagnosis of cancer’ Sandra Mira says. ‘As a person who does not understand this type of disease, you do not know what side effects a late diagnosis can have in the long run and it is impossible for a doctor over the phone to reach a conclusion about a disease of this type and without doing an examination ‘
In addition, with a chemotherapy treatment with the health situation that we suffer, everything becomes more complicated. ‘In a normal situation the defenses are weakened and now you have to be more careful ‘ Sandra states. ‘Affective and emotional support is very important in this process and you have to get used to that energy now flowing in a different way and not everyone takes it in the same way because each person has their needs’
TREATMENT
Sandra goes to chemotherapy every three weeks, She is a positive woman with enviable strength, but when she goes to those hospital appointments she faces reality. ‘The process of fighting cancer gives you the possibility of meeting other people with whom you share the same problem and during chemotherapy sessions you have the possibility of talking with them and you learn a lot’ says Sandra Mira. ‘You realize that there are people who have even more energy than you, and people who do not handle it so well. You have to draw strength from anywhere to in this ignorance, seek strength and support from others. ‘
Sandra Mira was not satisfied with her doctor’s diagnosis and went to private health. He is now undergoing cancer treatment and coming through the disease.
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