medscape article

[LuckyLinda]

Thank you, Vicki. I'm still waiting for the phone to ring and trying not to spend all of my time fixating on cancer. I do get a lot of inspiration from the wonderful, strong, ladies who post here. The "relationship" thing between the doctor's staff and the patient (there's a reason why the term "patient" is assigned) is a tricky one. I don't want to be identified as a pain in the ass. On the other hand, this is my life, my disease, and no one else is as affected by this as I am. It has now been 4 weeks since I finished TCH. I asked about a referral to radiology 4 weeks ago at my last TCH infusion and was told by the nurse practitioner that the oncologist would take care of that at my next appointment. I asked again last Wednesday and he told me that his secretary would schedule that appointment. I'm still waiting. It seems to me that if radiology had been contacted 4 weeks ago, they would not now be trying to "squeeze" me in. I knew I would require radiation. I had already met with the radiation oncologist back in February. My oncologist knew that I would require radiation. I know they deal with desperate patients on a daily basis, many in more critical situations than mine, but, again, I can only worry about my cancer. I apologize for whining. I will keep you informed when I finally have an appointment scheduled. Thank you for listening. ♥