by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Many of the couples that I see in my practice grow closer after the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. I describe it as being forged by the searing flames of this still dreaded disease. First comes the terror of the diagnosis and the fear of losing one’s love; I see...
by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
My background in nursing has given me a perspective that many physicians don’t have. From the beginning of my career, I have valued the information that patients have provided me about the context of their lives, family, work, and beliefs. I have never cared for a...
by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Many men experience significant erectile problems after having a radical prostatectomy, and many of the men treated by the urologists I work with eventually land in my office. We talk frankly about the quality of their erections before the surgery, what they are like...
by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Not infrequently, I have to call a patient whom I don’t know. I receive referrals from all members of the oncology team at our institution and beyond and I usually make the call to the patient to book the initial appointment. I have just basic information about the...
by drannekatz | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ten years ago, I first met this patient, newly diagnosed with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. As I walked into the examination room I was struck by the juxtaposition of his wife, crumpled in a chair and weeping silently, with the patient himself, pacing the...
