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Wow. Amazing story. Moral of the story : If you can, ask for a second opinion!

Beware, my mother, dissatisfied with the first answer[1] asked for a second one, the next doctor told her exactly what she wanted to hear[2] but underestimated the risks. Massive internal bleeding during the operation => emergency decision => remove the whole organ. Like precogs, we may need a 3rd opinion as arbiter.

[1] situation is very complex, probably need to remove part of an organ [2] the he could fix the issue without ablation

le: simplification

Thanks for the reply. You're making a very valid point!

First : Sorry to ear what happened to your mother.

Doctors telling what we want to ear is also a problem! Mostly, I believe, because when something like a brain tumor is threatening your life, you might not want (and know) what is best for yourself. Doctors can be influenced by their patients.

As you stated, the second opinion can be wrong and it is very hard for the patient to know who to believe. I wish everybody could have a little help from a friend with some photoshop & 3d printing skills!

Luckily, if I may say so, it wasn't that crippling, the damages were more emotional. Waking up to this kind of news unprepared (and they completely dismissed their lack of judgement, ha the sacred doctor) is a pretty big blow.

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