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LMD828: You said you are in
LMD828: You said you are in the Boston area. I am sure people here will respond with the names of some very good doctors in Boston to recommend.
Just to let you know also that you can request a copy of your radiology report. I have my own portable medical record binder with office notes, radiology, pathology, op note, etc.
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I would suggest an attack ofJoanneNH said:Max 57: Is that the correct
Max 57: Is that the correct spelling of your Sargent ----> Sara maClear? I couldn't find a sargent with that spelling.
I would suggest an attack of spell checking. Sargent = Surgeon
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Found Sarah McAleer inFootstomper said:I would suggest an attack of
I would suggest an attack of spell checking. Sargent = Surgeon
Found Sarah McAleer in Manchester NH - that must be the one. Thanks!
We haven't even met with my husband's PC yet to review the CT scan report. The tech just called the doctor on call as soon as they saw "a suspicious sizeable mass" during the CT. Should he be looking for a urologist or an oncologist? There is so much unkown and we are still in shock.
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Not just any UrologistLMD828 said:Found Sarah McAleer in
Found Sarah McAleer in Manchester NH - that must be the one. Thanks!
We haven't even met with my husband's PC yet to review the CT scan report. The tech just called the doctor on call as soon as they saw "a suspicious sizeable mass" during the CT. Should he be looking for a urologist or an oncologist? There is so much unkown and we are still in shock.
LMD,
Usually Family physicians are only useful for a diagnosis and referring you to the right specia;ist. You need to see a Urologist who has Kidney Cancer as one of their specialties along with a copy of your scan, not just the report. Good luck and may let the force be with you.
Icemantoo
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Go for the bestLMD828 said:Found Sarah McAleer in
Found Sarah McAleer in Manchester NH - that must be the one. Thanks!
We haven't even met with my husband's PC yet to review the CT scan report. The tech just called the doctor on call as soon as they saw "a suspicious sizeable mass" during the CT. Should he be looking for a urologist or an oncologist? There is so much unkown and we are still in shock.
A Urologic Oncologist. Best wishes.
Donna~
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Urologic Oncologist
Usually a Urologist who specializes in Kidney Cancer has a background/training in Urologic Oncology as well. Sometimes you may need to consult with a separate Oncologist as well though. Usually a Urologist who does Kidney Cancer surgery is trained in Laproscopic and Robotic surgery and they tend to be younger as these specialties were not common years ago. In other words it is the younger guys in a large Urology practice who do this stuff (speaking generally and from my own experience).
Icemantoo
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LMD to save you a couple of
LMD to save you a couple of extra appointments, I would ask your Primary doc if you could review the results with a Urologist who is a surgeon for RCC (renal cancer). Your primay may or may not be helpful and cannot tell you the plan anyway. You can call the Urologists office and see if they are connected to the place where you had the CT scan via computer. Again, its up to you, but the urologist/surgeon should be the one you are talking to about all of this.
Keep in touch..
Hugs, Jan
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My primary care physician referred me to the urological oncology group at Stanford University. By the luck of the draw, I got a wonderful urologist who explained things to me in ways that even I could understand. When the time came for treatment, he referred me to one of the three surgeons in the group. As ice points out, the surgeons tend to be the young guys in the group. The urologist was my age, while the surgeon looked fresh out of high school. I just, of course, but, gosh he looked young. But he was versed in the latest robotic surgery techniques and, other than what my says was a fire alarm in the middle of my surgery, everything went off without a hitch.
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JoanneNH
Sarah McAleer, M.D.
Urologist
- Graduated from Boston College and Cornell Medical School
- Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Board Certified in Urolog
- She is one of the best
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The Waiting
...is the hardest part. I hope you get good news when you find out more information. I agree with everything that the other members have said. You and your family are in my prayers.
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You are so right. We stillDeanie0916 said:The Waiting
...is the hardest part. I hope you get good news when you find out more information. I agree with everything that the other members have said. You and your family are in my prayers.
You are so right. We still know nothing. Doctors' offices were closed today also. I don't even know the size of the darn thing and I'm beginning to get very angry that they dropped this on us with no details or direction. We just want to get started and make a plan to conquer this. I am trying to hard to be strong for my husband but I just bit his head off and I feel just awful. This stinks.
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