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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
any advice- i have an Uncle looking at cancer treatment. A surgeon wants to cut, but Unc wants to get a second opinion*, which makes sense and we will do that. But I wonder how one weighs the second opinion- are they typically given fairly, or are they tinted by the economy of "wanting to get the file?"
like if I advise someone how we should sue someone, then they go to Firm B, firm B will almost certainly say my plan is screwed up. any evidence of that popping up in med circles?
* my entire knowledge base is the sopranos where Junior's surgeon really wanted to cut him, but he got a second opinion from an oncologist, which was the better advice.
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We went through this intensely almost two years ago, and got six opinions before moving forward. We saw deference, we saw arrogance and pride, we saw all sorts of reactions, but very little in the way of wanting the file out of greed. Hearing the different doctors talk about their peers in the field, it quickly narrowed to the person we wanted.
