Month: June 2015

Show some loving to the  “biopsy urologist” post. It may behoove you.

I wrote this post some time ago.  I had noticed how many times on the various prostate cancer message boards that patients got their diagnosis, made a decision and then went elsewhere.  In many of the discussions the “biopsy urologist” was never mentioned, a technician so to speak.

A couple of things. Why not keep the lines of communication open with the original urologist? He or she might be a good resource for the future.  In general I don’t think the urologist is “upset,” ” offended,” or “disappointed” if you do something else other than his recommendation, or done by someone else other that him or her. I really believe this, yet I know it’s not true for all.  So no reason to burn a bridge. If you have to go out-of-town to be treated (no matter what the…