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catladysue237
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Joined: Mar 2011
Mar 30, 2011 - 7:43 am

Has anyone heard of not having an oncologist after getting a cancer diagnoses? I had a right thyroidectomy in February with a diagnoses of Hurthle cell carcinoma. I am having the left side and lymph nodes removed April 6th and I have not seen an oncologist yet. Is this normal?
LBlackman
Posts: 113
 Joined: Mar 2011
Mar 30, 2011 - 8:13 am
oncologist

I am six years out with a hurthle cell carcinoma diagnosis and have never seen an oncologist, only an endocrinologist. I don't know if it's normal, but they never referred me to one which I thought was strange.
Baldy
Posts: 170
 Joined: Mar 2011
Mar 30, 2011 - 10:23 am
Oncologist

Sue,

I do not have an oncologist. However, I have an endocrinologist who specializes in thyroid cancer. Also, I never saw the endocrinologist until after my surgery, but I had made the appointment before the surgery. Though my cancer is Papillary.

Hope this helps!
Alan
nasher
Posts: 507
 Joined: Apr 2010
Mar 30, 2011 - 12:46 pm
no oncologyst

The Endocrinologist I see is a specialist in thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases

I am now 1 year out from papillary and follicular thyroid cancers

I was told that unless things start to go very bad that I will not need to see an oncologist

I would ask your endocrinologist next time you visit.

Craig