What you may want to ask your doctor about surgery for mesothelioma
Some questions you might ask your doctor:
- Will it be possible for me to have surgery for mesothelioma?
- What exactly will you do?
- You said surgery will not help me - why is that?
- Can I get a second opinion on whether surgery will help me?
- Why are you suggesting surgery would be beneficial for me?
- What do you expect the treatment to do for me?
- What are the possible complications of this sort of operation?
- What will happen if I do not have the operation?
- Are there any alternatives to an operation?
- Is there anything I can do to get ready for the operation?
- What are the potential risks and benefits of the operation?
- How long will I be in hospital?
- Where will I be when I wake up?
- How soon can my family visit me?
- Is there anything I can do to help myself recover?
- Is there anything I shouldn't do after the operation?
- How well should I expect to be once I have got over the operation?
- How long will it take me to get over the surgery?
