And the Survey says......

1. When you go in for a tx, do you see your onc. before each one? NO I ONLY SEE THE ONC. EVERY THREE MONTHS
2. If not, who do you see? GO TO CHEMOTHERAPY SUITE FOR MY HERCEPTIN TREATMENT EVERY 3 WEEKS
3. Does your onc. request your scans? YES
4. Does your onc. request that you get your scans ordered from your primary care dr. or someone else? HE ONLY CALLS FOR THE SCANS
5. What does your cancer team consist of:
a) breast surgeon, medical onc, rad. onc, and your reconstruction dr? MEDICAL ONC. ONLY
B) who else is included on your team?NO ONE
6. If you are on adjunct therapy, ie: Rads, Chemo, Herceptin, Tamoxifen, etc. how often do you see your primary oncologist?
a)every 3 weeks?
b)every 6 weeks?APPROX. EVERY 6 WEEKS UNLESS I HAVE SOME PROBLEM
c) other?
7. When you finish your chemo/and or rads, when does your onc. schedule your first scan? MY FIRST SCAN WAS ABOUT 3 MOS I THINK
8, If you are on Herceptin or Tamoxifen, do you have any scans done on a routine basis? How far out are they after or durning treatment? MUGA SCAN ABOUT EVERY 6 MOS, SOONER IF SOME ISSUE. ONCE A YEAR I MAY GET A SCAN BUT USUALLY BECAUSE OF SOME SYMPTOMS TO CHECK OUT. I JUST HAD A BONE SCAN BECAUSE OF PAIN IN MY BACK. ALSO I HAVE ASKED FOR AN MRI OF THE BRAIN ONCE A YEAR W/O SYMPTOMS AND HAVE GOTTEN IT ALTHO WE FABRICATED SYMPTOMS FOR THE INS. CO.