Prefer to go to the dentist rather than the oncologist...

Mary Anne in TX · 12-13-2007, 01:49 PM

I see mine every 9 weeks.

Mgarr · 12-13-2007, 03:21 PM

Hi Rhonda,

My cancerversary is Jan 08 & I asked at my last visit (Nov.) if I still have to come every 3 months and he said, "yes (don't know why he does not do blood work or scans) I will continue to see him every 3 months for 5 years."

Mary

anne2 · 12-13-2007, 06:33 PM

I rarely get a patient who wants to come see me but everytime my mom goes to see the onc I have a knot in my stomach. Take it one day at a time. And Dentist are fine people just like I am!!!
Anne

TriciaK · 12-13-2007, 07:41 PM

Anne, I wish you were my dentist! I have a nice gentle dentist but I still dread going. I want to ask your advice about having dental work after having been given bone meds , including intervenous. I will have to look up the kind I was given and will do a general post, in case others may be interested. Thanks in advance for any info you can give us. Tricia

janet/FL · 12-13-2007, 08:37 PM

I definitely dreaded going to my onc. This week we decided to part our ways. I never really liked him--he came in after my treatment was through and pretty much did not care about me. At least that was my feeling. Then an oncology group took over his practice--one I already had had a bad experience with--so it was "hasta la vista". I don't like the new doctors and their philosopy which is pretty much, money money money. I would never have gotten Herceptin if I would have stayed with them in the first place. That doctor from that practice pretty much made fun of what I learned on the web. Now I have a real good excuse to never have cancer again since I can't find a doctor! As if one needs and excuse.
I like my dentist! I actually met her through a friend of hers that was on this site! The owner of the office had BC same type --ER/PR neg. Her2 +++ and that office went out of their way for me.
So, Joe, you see this site helps some of us in many, many ways!