In my case I was told initially told because of the volume of patients. Meaning they had too many patients. When I challenge that through patient advocacy it was if your are treated locally elsewhere would not see me.

I was advised to see the urologist where I got proton treatment. I responded I did not see a urologist at the treatment facility. I saw a oncologist/radiologist who used YOUR medical diagnosis, your DME, your MRI with contrast, your biopsies done by MRI/Fusion and the bone scan. I had all my medical records send to the proton radiation provider. The oncologist/radiologist along with their physics department used my medical information to give me a second opinion and treatment options. The only additional test ordered was a PSMA.

At my ongoing provider since 2006, one doctor said, "I would see someone else." Another said this is not the care team approach we have here and sorry you had to go through that.

I would have had NO problem with being told by this urologist when I saw him if he needed to refer me back to the provider who did treatments if it was appropriate for why I was seeing him. I was asking for routine urology visits and then got another excuse we are a surgical unit.