When you come to SCOPe for Lifelong Mastectomy Care, we want you to feel honestly cared for and completely at ease. We will work with you to provide supportive and empathetic professional care.

On your first visit, working from a doctor's order, we will discuss a series of questions with you to ensure that you are ready for a fitting. We will make sure that necessary paperwork and insurance information is in place so you can be served efficiently and as productively as possible.

Next, we will schedule an appointment with a certified mastectomy fitter. (We do not move immediately to a fitting on the first visit because patients have told us they prefer a fitting performed in a relaxed, private and unrushed manner.)

Next, you will move to a private fitting room to be sized for the mastectomy products prescribed by your doctor. We will discuss your questions and concerns so that we know how to serve you best. Various sizes and styles are available to try on, and your SCOPe practitioner will determine the best possible fit for your individual needs. Your fitter will be there to assist you throughout the procedure, and will offer a professional opinion regarding the best products for your needs.

Patients have told us that what made their SCOPe visit most worthwhile was the realization that you can immediately return to the activities that were "normal" before the need for services.

A Practitioner Speaks

"I once fit a young woman who was very concerned about participating in Jazzercise. She was worried about how her new prosthesis would look under strenuous conditions. I had her stand in front of the mirror and do jumping jacks and run in place. She was amazed at how well her one breast prosthesis matched her natural breast, and how it looked and felt like it was a part of her body. She told me that I gave her back her femininity. That was a very touching day in my life. It was one of those days when you feel like, this is exactly what I am supposed to be doing in life."

It's gratifying to realize that you have just shared a very important moment in another person's life. It's also very exciting to be a part of helping women return to everyday life, feeling good about how they look.

Barb
Tri-Cities Office