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Sherryg683 · 08-20-2008, 03:17 PM

My friend who has had a reoccurance is trying to get scheduled to go to MD Anderson for a second opinion. They are holding off on her surgery here till she gets the second opinion. Our Oncologist was suppose to set this up. It has been a week now and our Dr. assistant called her today and said that they still have not heard back from MD Anderson. She also said that MD Anderson will drag their feet in getting back to them unless she is planning on taking her treatments there. Do any of you have any suggestions or experience on how to deal with this. I know it took them forever to get my brother scheduled at MD Anderson and I don't think it's right, time is ticking and they don't seem to care...sherryg683

08-20-2008, 03:17 PM	#1
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Speeding up second opinions My friend who has had a reoccurance is trying to get scheduled to go to MD Anderson for a second opinion. They are holding off on her surgery here till she gets the second opinion. Our Oncologist was suppose to set this up. It has been a week now and our Dr. assistant called her today and said that they still have not heard back from MD Anderson. She also said that MD Anderson will drag their feet in getting back to them unless she is planning on taking her treatments there. Do any of you have any suggestions or experience on how to deal with this. I know it took them forever to get my brother scheduled at MD Anderson and I don't think it's right, time is ticking and they don't seem to care...sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!