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are you going to a cancer center? it is very unusual not to see anyone after kidney cancer surgery for 1 year. i have had cat scans every 4 months since my surgery last feb. i have extensive blood work every 60 days. i see my oncologist and my regular gp at least 4 times a year. my kidney spec who was also my surgeon i have seen 4 times since surgery and am due for a 1 year check up from him. it sounds like you need to get an oncologist to spearhead your dad's treatment. pray and stay informed. best wishes to you!0
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hi urkabsd, thank you for the reply, dads kidney specialist was the one that did the op, and no i was with dad when he told dad there was no need to come back for 1 year, i questioned that at the time and said i thought he would need a follow up body scan at say 3 months, but no. i spoke to dads local gp today and DEMANDED he tell me over the phone dads psa levels, as the report we got back (just a letter for dad) had no psa levels, just said suspected malignacy. when i asked local gp the levels he told me i wouldnt UNDERSTAND them, i said well tell me anyway as ive done a bit of reasearch into this, he said the levels were 8 i said are they higher than last year he said slightly, but he went on to say that this number 8 detected a malignancy and he needed a biopsy, well cant get into see this kidney spec until 24 jan. i dont understnad it at all, im thinking is this "suspected" malignancy of the prostate just bad luck or is it beacuse the cancer has spreadurkabsd said:are you going to a cancer center? it is very unusual not to see anyone after kidney cancer surgery for 1 year. i have had cat scans every 4 months since my surgery last feb. i have extensive blood work every 60 days. i see my oncologist and my regular gp at least 4 times a year. my kidney spec who was also my surgeon i have seen 4 times since surgery and am due for a 1 year check up from him. it sounds like you need to get an oncologist to spearhead your dad's treatment. pray and stay informed. best wishes to you!
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