Kinda dumb question

[worriedwife]

Bill went back to the Radiation Oncologist and told him we had decided on surveillance and the doc seemed very concerned that we weren't going to use radiation. We were a little confused because this was the same guy who said he had just returned from a seminar in Canada where they were really supporting surveillance over radiation.

It looks like Bill will be able to move up here to Idaho by the end of December or first of January. He isn't sure which doctor should be in charge of his surveillance follow-ups so he asked me to ask you guys. He doesn't know if it should be an Internist, Oncologist or Urologist. I'm glad he will be getting a new doctor up here because the one in Vegas doesn't follow the surveillance schedule suggested at TCRC. This doctor was saying bloodwork every 3-4 months and CT scans every 6 months. Bill's bloodwork never showed anything, the ultrasound caught the mass.

I appreciate the information all of you share here. Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!

Dee

[Scott]

He isn't sure which doctor should be in charge of his surveillance follow-ups so he asked me to ask you guys.

It should be an oncologist. Happy Thanksgiving, Dee!

[JAYHAWK]

I am seeing a medical oncologist for my surveillance testing. Had I opted for radiotherapy, he would have referred me to a radiation oncologist. I cannot stress how important it is to maintain the surveillance testing procedure once you have decided on that option. Should there be a recurrance, then it will be detected quickly, and the cure-rate is still near 100 percent.