Wasted appointment with specialist
19/4/16, I had anticipated a switcheroo on my oncology specialist today and yes, you guessed it; I got a trainee doctor instead of my usual oncology dr. I asked is my doctor off sick? No, he’s in the next room I am just helping him out. Today is the day I am supposed to start my anti hormone treatment and you would think a properly qualified professional would see me on my first appointment but no, I get a trainee. His first comment in the form of a question was your blood tests all came back good hey? Just as well I had seen the GP yesterday who had given me the run down on my results. I am getting wise to these so called specialists.
Next he said I see your last scan was in December, should we be doing another now since chemo is finished? I said well since 2 ct scans and an ultrasound failed to detect any other cancer back then and since chemo would have shrunk anything to undetectable it’s not much point is it? Besides which I am allergic to CT scan dye. Oh, we’ll see you in 6 weeks for your next appointment then, here’s your Tamoxifen script, just get the pharmacist to print out the side effects pamphlet. That was it, what a waste of an appointment. The pharmacy at the cancer clinic doesn’t stock Tamoxifen so it’s either go to the hospital and get it filled or your local chemist. I chose the chemist and made sure they printed out the pamphlet for me as they didn’t ask or say anything to me as a first time user.
