Has your Primary Care Provider been helpful?

Posted by Lisa, Volunteer Mentor @lls8000, Mar 29, 2020

Good morning, I have been diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma, and am still undergoing scans and biopsies to determine staging. I’m very early in the processing have a lot to learn! I have generally been very health and am still fairly young (49). I have a PCP, but I have had little to no reason to see her; once every three years or so. Has your PCP been helpful, or have you relied on the oncologists and pulmonologists? I’m wondering if or when I should reach out. Thanks.

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Mar 29, 2020

@lls8000- Good morning and welcome to Connect. During my 22+ years of lung cancer, I have had a lot of support from previous PCP's. (I am presently switching). They all wanted to keep up with me and make sure I was taking care of myself and wasn't getting anemic. My pulmonologist also saw me quite frequently. Learning that you have cancer is like being rolled over by a bowling ball. How are you holding up? It's scary and confusing with new vocabulary and all those tests, new people and with the COVID-19 it must be terrifying. Does your PCP know of your cancer? You should be having at least a yearly appointment with her and now more often, I think.
Where is your cancer located? My first lung cancer was at 51 years.