Your oncologist appointment protocol?
I've never seen this asked before & I am curious as to how much time your oncologist spends with each of you at your appointment?
I go in weekly due to my herceptin...but half the time I am lucky if I get five minutes. My first visit with my new oncologist was a good lenght of time...I was happy with that. But now I am seeing a pattern I don't like. She keeps telling me she is so busy. (Which I am sure she is...but she choose that profession and had to know what it involved.)
Now I do NOT expect her to spend alot of time with me weekly. But at least once a month I wouldn't think it would be too much to ask her to sit down for at least 10 minutes to see how I am feeling. To see if I have any questions, etc.
Mainly she looks at my lab work and sends me on my way. If I do have any problems...I HAVE to go through my infusion nurse which thankfully I love her to death. She is awesome. I would be lost without her.
But it seems like my new oncologist thinks that one LONG appointment we had when I first went to her to switch doctors was it. After that...she has no time for me. I feel like its just a production line down there.
How does it work with your oncologist? Do you guys get the time you need to cover the things that are important to you? Or do you all get the two minute appts like me?
Chelee
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