r/Ovariancancer • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Ovarian Cancer patient Misdiagnoses update

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u/AZPittieMama 1d ago

How did your original cancer center miss the fact that your tumor was estrogen positive?! Did they not do tumor profiling!?

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u/thisisscorpion 1d ago

They did and the pathologist made a mistake and miss read the results

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u/thisisscorpion 1d ago

They were about to put me back in chemo until I went on my own for 2nd and 3rd opinions. They ultimately probably would have killed me had I not taken the initiative to seek other opinions

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u/RemarkableArticle970 1d ago

It is common for pathologists to ask for second and third opinions.

Did you initiate the 2nd or third opinion or do your team send it for consultation because it was a tricky case and they ultimately wanted to get it right for you, the patient?

It’s a roller coaster of emotions, I am not a lawyer but I’m getting that you don’t need the extra stress. And I’m not very sure you can “win” in a case where it’s just a tricky case, not negligence or malpractice. But like I asked, who had the biopsy sent for 2nd and 3rd opinions?

If it was them it kinda sounds like they were being responsible, but the 2nd opinion didn’t match so they got a 3rd.

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u/thisisscorpion 1d ago

I had the biopsy sent for 2nd and 3rd opinions. The original Dr that misdiagnosed me was about to put me back into chemo which I didn’t need had I not went for a 2nd & 3rd opinion

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u/RemarkableArticle970 1d ago

Oh I’m very sorry that happened, but relieved you got things straight.