{"id":4086,"date":"2022-08-11T20:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T20:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pockethealthqa.wpengine.com\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2025-05-12T17:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T21:15:43","slug":"patient-spotlight-aileen-gets-the-full-picture-of-her-metastatic-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pockethealth.com\/patient-resources\/patient-spotlight-aileen-gets-the-full-picture-of-her-metastatic-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Spotlight: Aileen Gets the Full Picture of Her Metastatic Breast Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aileen and her husband were ready to do everything they could to fight her metastatic breast cancer, and after finding a brain tumor, they knew how important imaging would be to her care. Unfortunately, her husband couldn\u2019t accompany her to MRI, X-ray and mammogram appointments due to COVID-19 protocols. But after signing up for PocketHealth, he felt more involved and better positioned to support her care.<\/em><\/p>\n

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What brought you to PocketHealth?<\/b><\/p>\n

In 2018, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and after finding a tumor in my brain, it was deemed metastatic. While I was in the process of my diagnosis, my husband saw a poster on the wall at a clinic in London, ON. We signed up so we both could follow my journey and see all my X-rays, MRIs, mammograms and whatever else I needed done. With COVID protocols, he couldn\u2019t come to many of my appointments, but with PocketHealth, at least he could see what the doctors were talking about on my scans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you found that it has been useful for the two of you?<\/b><\/p>\n

Yes. When my doctors discuss my tumors and health indicators that they see, my husband can relate to what they\u2019re talking about. If there are no changes or things are moving in a positive direction, he\u2019s very appreciative that he can also see that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Has access to your imaging helped you feel more in control of your health?<\/b><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s about control, but I do think I have a better understanding of my health. You can follow where they\u2019re going as your doctors explain to you what they want to do to help improve your quality of life and your health.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you found the platform to be user friendly?<\/b><\/p>\n

It is, but it would be nice if more hospitals had it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What sort of patients do you think would get the most use out of PocketHealth?<\/b><\/p>\n

For us, it has been helpful just to monitor my progress through my breast cancer journey. I appreciate seeing the improvements are just the status of my condition. Two years ago, when I had a brain tumor removed, PocketHealth allowed us to see the exact tumor location and view all the imaging I\u2019ve had done since then. You can see the tumor is no longer there – a relief to actually see that for myself. It gives you a complete understanding of what the doctor is telling you, so when you go to\u00a0 view your imaging, it makes sense.<\/span><\/p>\n

Has having access to those images allowed you to take different steps to help care for your cancer?<\/b><\/p>\n

To some extent, but it\u2019s more the communication with your doctors and medical staff that has gotten better. I can ask more questions like, \u2018OK, well what if we do this\u2019 or \u2018Why are we doing that treatment instead of this treatment?\u2019, based on what I\u2019ve seen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How would you describe your PocketHealth experience?<\/b><\/p>\n

To us, it has been a really positive thing. Just being able to follow your journey and the processes you\u2019re going through with breast cancer. You\u2019re able to follow along at a better rate than you would just sitting there listening to the doctor talk to you. This way you have a 360\u00b0 view of what’s going on and get a better understanding of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there anything PocketHealth can do to make the service better?<\/b><\/p>\n

No, I think what you\u2019re doing is awesome. Like I said, I would just love to see more hospitals on board. That way, regardless of where we go for tests, our information would be there and we could access my reports from anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PocketHealth is putting hundreds of thousands of patients just like Aileen back in charge of their healthcare journey by giving them easy online access to all their medical imaging and making it a breeze to share this information with doctors and care providers around the world. Access your medical imaging and records by clicking on this <\/span><\/i>link<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Access your medical images <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>, to stay informed in your health journey today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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