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Little to no info from Dr prior to starting Proton 1-2 weeks out
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 6, 2025 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for the great comments. After getting finances set, apartment rented, kids plane tickets for Thanksgiving booked that I am pretty committed to the Center I chose. I had to remember the many personal folks I spoke to and other reviews I read that raved about the treatment and minimal side effects at the Center I am going to. After being diagnosed and first being convinced by my Urologist that surgery was my only option (whole other discussion thread!), I dove into the info out there and had consultations with my local Oncologist, Mayo Scottsdale, Georgetown, UCLA and finally the Center that I picked. My Dr. is very well known and I was happy to have him as mine. I am still very disappointed at the lack of communication leading up to my treatment. I will stay positive about it all and will express my concern when I have the chance. The one redeeming thing is that I do have weekly (10 min) appointments with the Dr. so hopefully things will smooth out.
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@mlewelling Please don’t ever feel you are being too sensitive or asking too much—it’s your health and you will be the one who knows the most about your situation. I think sometimes doctors forget, or aren’t very aware, of the stress and emotional duress patients may be experiencing when faced with cancer and all of the treatment options (not to give uncommunicative doctors a pass or anything, it just falls on you to communicate what you need). We did find that those weekly appointments during the radiation treatment were helpful and my husband was able to get all of his questions answered during his treatment. Best of luck to you.