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Taking Control | Lymphoma Canada Jump to navigation Lymphoma Canada Languages Français English Know Your Nodes Contact Us Donate Lymphoma Canada Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare Professionals Care for the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects the Body Risks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation Supportive Care CLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImprovingWangleto Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare Professionals Care for the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects the Body Risks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation Supportive Care CLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImprovingWangleto Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search You are hereHome > Lymphoma > Patient Experience > Taking Control Taking Control Communication Throughout the undertow of your illness, alimony track of all questions that come to mind. Write them lanugo considering sooner you, your family and friends are going to want answers. Put the two or three most important questions at the top of your list, since time with your doctors or nurses may be limited.Moreoverlist anything that occurs to you, including symptoms, odd feelings or anything you find out of the ordinary. Make sure a member of your medical team reads all of your questions and concerns, considering he or she may notice something that is important than you have overlooked. It is helpful to have a member of your family or a tropical friend trailblaze you to the clinic to help you ask questions and understand and remember answers. It can moreover be helpful to write lanugo the answers to your questions. Participation in Your Care Never underestimate the importance of attitude. You are a partner in your treatment so speak up! Work closely with your doctor, ask questions and explore all of your options. If you have concerns well-nigh your physician, discuss them. If these concerns cannot be resolved, ask for a referral to flipside doctor. Many people moreover find it helpful to ask their doctor if they can speak with other patients that the doctor has treated, to know how that person felt, and find out what that person may have washed-up to help them get through treatments and dealing with the illness. Choosing a Doctor Your family doctor will refer you to a specialist who is likely a medical oncologist, hematologist or hematologic oncologist.Surpassinglike-minded to treatment by a doctor or at a clinic, be unrepealable that your medical and personal needs will be met.Surpassingyou start therapy, you may want a second opinion well-nigh the diagnosis and treatment plan. If you opt for a second opinion, remember that you should have a well-constructed reprinting of your medical records (original x-rays, pathology, scans and reports) delivered to the consulting doctor, preferably surpassing your appointment. It is often weightier to get copies of all of these materials and unhook them yourself. A second opinion is not considered unobjectionable unless the tumour sample is reviewed by flipside pathologist, an expert in lymphoma. Your doctor can often recommend an oncologist you can visit to get a second opinion. What are my Rights as a Patient? You have the right to get a second opinion (or more). And there are many good reasons why you should. Feeling well-appointed with your healthcare team and peace of mind can be the most important reasons. Doctors interpret things differently and communicate them to their patients differently as well.Planeif you are veritably well-appointed with your physician, it cannot hurt to proceeds spare reassurances that all of your options have been explored. Sometimes your initial diagnosis leaves little hope for recovery. In this case, flipside opinion cannot hurt and could perhaps transpiration things for the better. Doctors specialize in variegated areas, but plane if you are seeing a specialist for your cancer type, get flipside qualified opinion to personize that the diagnosis is correct in all aspects. A tumour supposed inoperable by one surgeon may be operable by another.Variegateddoctors have had past successes with variegated treatments or combinations of treatments.Sparemedical opinions may provide volitional treatment options. And with new treatments and clinical trials stuff constantly funded and approved, you may find the one doctor who can make a difference in your prognosis. Click here for increasingly information on clinical trials and other treatment options. Click here to wangle the International Lymphoma Patient Charter ripened by the Lymphoma Coalition. 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