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chemo/rad follow up, new Onc - reccomendations?
I presently have 2 Oncologists. One 2 1/2 hours away at Duke whom I like but find that the wait in the office is another 2 1/2 hours! So an appointment is a whole day ordeal. The other is closer where I get my herceptin every 3 wks, but seems irritated when I ask questions and says rediculous things. ex. when I insisted on a port for herceptin treatment he angrily said "if God had wanted us to have a plastic tube in our vein he would have put one there".... grrrrrrr
The first question is "would it be proper to ask the other Onc at that same clinic (Boone, NC) to take me on or would that be a problem? Is there anyone that lives in this area that has a suggestion? I like the drive to Boone, my second option would be Winston Salem... also I had my last radiation treatment in Dec. 05. Have not had any scans or blood tests since. Should I be insisting on one? From what I read the Tumor markers are unreliable, and scans unnecesary! The only thing reccomended is patient being aware of new lumps, pains etc? This approach is hard to deal with - I do feel abandoned a bit...
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