Got called back after your mammogram, sent for a biopsy, or referred to a breast surgeon, and you're not sure what comes next?
I call this the in-between. The appointments are on the calendar, but you don't have answers or a plan.
Inside Encourage: Start Here, you'll find short videos on:
- The emotions nobody warns you about
- How to build your medical team and ask for a second opinion
- What actually happens during a biopsy
I'm Jennifer. I was diagnosed with DCIS in 2019, and have been writing and supporting other women since then with my book, blog, and resources.
If you're navigating the in-between right now, this is for you.
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WHAT'S INSIDE
The feelings nobody warns you about, whether you're still waiting or you already have an answer.
How to put the right people around you, and how to ask for another opinion without feeling rude.
What actually happens on the day, so you walk in knowing what's coming.
About Encourage: Start Here
I'm Jennifer A. Douglas. I was diagnosed with DCIS, stage zero breast cancer, in 2019 at 41, and I didn't know anyone who'd been through DCIS.
Encourage: Start Here is a set of short videos for the stretch I call the in-between: after a callback from your mammogram, after a biopsy is scheduled, after a referral to a breast surgeon, while you wait on pathology. You may have a diagnosis by now. You may not. Either way, very little, except worry, gets handed to you during those weeks.
They cover the emotions nobody warns you about, how to build your medical team and ask for a second opinion without feeling rude, and what actually happens during a breast biopsy, so you walk in knowing what's coming.
They're yours to keep and there's no cost. I've been writing about DCIS and early-stage breast cancer for six years at jenniferadouglas.com. My book, A Breast Cancer Journey: Living It One Step at a Time, is written specifically for DCIS and early-stage breast cancer patients. It's the book I wish I'd had to read going through my journey.