Decision Time

The newspaper had an item in it Saturday that the place where I went for chemo and still go for my follow-up appointments is closing the first part of October because of the high cost of making the building meet code (our state gets carried away with specs).

This is disappointing to me because I had to travel just a half hour for my appointments.  My next appointment is September 28.  It will be at that location.  At that time, I will need to decide whether to stick with my current oncologist (and drive another half hour or so and deal with bigger city parking challenges) or sign release papers to choose a new oncologist.

Right now, I am thinking it is worth it to me to drive that extra half hour -- provided that the same assistant my onc has will also be there.  She does an excellent job.  Because my onc also teaches in the med school there, I have always felt he is current on treatments.

I do have some friends at work who have dealt with bc and have not had the same onc I have.  I might ask them about theirs.  The only thing is that theirs may not have offices any closer.  I live in a rather rural area, and medical choices are sometimes a bit limited if I stay too local.  There are growing medical facilities not just about an hour north of me but also about 45 minutes south of me.  So, I have some options.

My next appointment would not be until March, and so I would have time to change my mind.

I know it is important I have someone who is competent and one I have confidence in.