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Penile melanoma --Melanoma is NOT just skin cancer!

Cancer | Last Active: Dec 23, 2021 | Replies (86)

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Thanks for the welcome, Ginger. I had many years in he medical field, so I am always reading and looking for answers. However, oncology is a whole new ball game for me. I really know nothing about it. This doc wants to play "God" and not explain nor seem receptive to questions---so far, I don't even know what the questions are! I did mention, while in the office, that I would prefer to go back to the melanoma specialist and got a questioning look! For Jerry--he is old school---all doctors walk on water and are not to be questioned. And, in the office when I mentioned going to the specialist, he replied that this doc knew just as much as the specialist--They all know the same thing! Of course, the doc has a smirk when he looked at me. We have not even been called about the appointments for Friday and the treatment next week. I read about it on the patient portal!! To put it mildly, I am not impressed!!! We have access to one of the best in the country---and we are going with a local-- I don't want to alienate them, but I cannot sit back and play stupid either.-Excuse my vent!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will see what happens next.

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@texastribble Venting is good for the soul, good for the nerves! Please, go right ahead and vent to me all you want.

I have been dealing with many drs since the 80s, and have been labeled a "difficult patient" by many, for my plethora of questions and refusal to treat the like MD stands for Master Deity! Some were "fired" by me, with accompanying papertrails to administrators, etc.

We learn to advocate for ourselves and our loved ones. It's how we get through this health minefield. Nothing wrong with that.
Ginger