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dablues82- I would call and ask to speak with the doctor. If they send a report, they need to cover it with you. I had one for a bone marrow biopsy that posted on Sunday in my hospital portal. Tuesday, I had a regular appointment and he reviewed it with me. I had a number of questions I was able to ask.
I understand your trust with Doctors, yet a friend of mine who was a nurse for nearly 40 years, says physicians' assistants and nurse practitioners are a godsend for patients. They have the facts and can answer our questions when the doctor is overbooked.
From my experience, next may likely be an oncologist.
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The pulmonary doctor did call me and I was not satisfied. He didn't explain anything, but the surgeon I saw today did. I have cancer in both lungs. The left it is bigger. The right he said is in a tricky spot. If I'm cleared by the heart doctor to go ahead with the operation, it will be the left lung. If I can't get the all clear on surgery then to the oncologist. I really don't want to have chemo especially at my age. So will wait and see. I have to stop ALL supplements and no aspirin or any products that contain aspirin which is fine I can't take it anyway. Thanks for your info and yes nurse practioners are a godsend but we pay the Doctor[s] but will admit today the surgeon I talked to was pleasant, concise, spent as much time with me and my daugher as was necessary and explained so much. So that is it for today. Tomorrow the heart clinic.
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I went to see the surgeon today. Cancer in both lungs, the left bigger and that is the one they will be treating. My daughter came with me, he showed the slides eplainined everything about the cancer in the lung, the margins. He was very concise. The cancer in the right lung he is tricky but smaller than the one in the left lung. Right now concentrating on the bigger one and the operation. I don't want one but what is one to do. If I'm cleared by the heart doctor tomorrow I will have the operation on July 2nd. If not then I need to go to the oncologist which I don't want chemo. I got to see how everything works out. At my age I don't think I want to put that stuff in my body but will see what happens. Thanks for your information. Appreciate it.