HOW AND WHY DIAGNOSIS SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM TREATMENT – DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
If diagnosis and treatment are combined in the one operation, you cannot be in control of the treatment decision. You must agree to the surgeon carrying out whatever operation seems best once the diagnosis is made. You are put to sleep not knowing what operation will be done. Whether or not your surgeon attempts to discuss all the various possibilities with you beforehand, this is not a good option for you. It means you are likely to be unnecessarily disturbed and confused by having to consider a whole lot of different possibilities before your operation-Why do surgeons recommend the frozen section type of procedure then? They recommend it because it is easier for them and because they take it for granted that they should decide what operation is best. Do all you can to ensure that the diagnosis is made before you agree to a treatment-type operation.
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