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Anyone ever request a new oncologist mid-treatment?
My oncologist was awesome and without a doubt saved my life by getting me into treatment very early after my diagnosis. In the months following, there has been a breakdown in communication, to the point that I feel completely uncomfortable asking any questions related to my illness or treatment. I have also only seen this person one time (all other communication is through the portal, a few phone calls early on, and now just theough the nurse), at my initial consultation. I have no question as to the quality of medical decision-making and treatment I am receiving. I just dread the idea of interacting with this individual to the point that the mere idea makes me need an anxiety med and I need a proxy to communicate on my behalf. I’m at a pause in my chemo pending surgery and wouldn’t have chemo again for 2-3 months, so it seems like this might be a good point in my treatment to request a change. Everyone I’ve asked (non-cancer patients) thinks I’m crazy to even consider it. Thoughts?
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When I moved and had my first scans at a new Cancer center, I learned my cancer had returned after 4 years. I called "after hours" to speak to the doctor on call and she told me she was at the park with her daughter and I should call back tomorrow. That was just the beginning of the cold treatment. Later, when I was having a bad reaction to one of the drugs, it took several calls to get a call back from the oncologist. I changed oncologists.