Had my first appt with a local gynecologist/oncologist on Tuesday. Very nice Man and easy to talk to. He ordered a CAT scan with contrast which I will have today to make sure I do not have cancer that has spread to other parts of my body.
Yesterday I had a second opinion consult with a gynecologist at Mayo clinic. Her bio says her subspecialty is oncology. Well it turns out she has not done oncology for 4 years and only does surgery now. I felt she was in a hurry and did not answer all questions to my satisfaction. After expressing my concern about being able to tolerate the chemo tx the Doctor tried to reassure me by telling me that there are people who have only 3 chemo tx and 1 radiation tx and that is all they need. I very much doubt those people have endometrial serous cancer. The second flub was telling me that if I have a lot of scar tissue from my previous appendix surgery and resection she would cut through it and if she accidentally cut into the colon she would just "stitch it up". I know what scar tissue does to the colon and do not want to increase the amount or density. That comment really boggled my mind, made me feel like her surgery would be preformed based on what was best for her not me.
So my plan is to stay with the local guy who has a lot of experience and seems more methodical. I will probably get a second opinion for chemo tx and cancer staging/pathology after the hysterectomy. The hysterectomy will not be scheduled until the CAT scan results are complete.
Did great with the barium rx I had to drink last night and this morning, if it was a protein drink I would consider buying it for daily consumption. It tasted like vanilla pudding, Yum!!