How far do you drive for your treatments?

I was lucky
I live only 4 miles from my treatment center.

I only have to drive 5
I only have to drive 5 minutes!!!! I love it

camsgram said:

I only have to drive 5
I only have to drive 5 minutes!!!! I love it

Best decision I ever made
I'm very lucky to live a 10-minute drive from a large hospital (West Hills Hospital, for anyone local) and cluster of medical buildings. After my diagnosis, my OB/GYN first recommended a surgeon about a half-hour away, and some of my friends pushed me to go to UCLA or USC, which would have been up to an hour each way.

Once I got into chemo, with at least one appointment every single week for months, feeling like crap most of the time, then rads every day, I realized that the best decision I ever made -- for me -- was to keep everything at West Hills. My oncologist, surgeon, and OB/GYN are all in the same building across the street from the hospital, my primary care physician is next door, and the radiation center next door to that.

I read about so many of you driving an hour or two each way every day for rads, and thought it would be so easy for me -- but even such a short drive every darn day really wore me out by the end.

Traci

Jean 0609 said:

Depends on traffic and time of day
Good day ... no traffic .... 35 minutes. However, the longest I think has been 1 hour 20 minutes. Try to schedule treatments outside rush hour, but it seems we hit it either coming or going. Oh well, love my doctor and have the treatments there too. Have a great weekend everyone!

1.5 hours
I'm 70 miles from the facility where I get treatments & doctor visits. Speed limits, traffic, construction, etc...we never can make it in less than 90 minutes one way. Fortunately, our daughter lives in the city, so we usually plan to see her on the same day & hang out with the grandsons. When/if (probably when) I have to have rads, we will make some sort of an arrangement so we don't have to drive back and forth daily. Daughter's home has a bedroom and full bath "just for us", so I know we can stay there.

I work in the hosp where I
I work in the hosp where I had my surgery and where the cancer center is. They schudule my Herceptin treatments for after work. So I trip downstairs to get mine. It's nice cause I'm already there. I work in surgery and the cancer center is directly below me. I very lucky. If I do drive it's about 10mins. Katz

heidijez said:

about an hour
depending on traffic, it's about an hour from home, but only ten minutes from work. i chose this facility for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the choice of an exceptional surgeon and the proximity to my job

90 minutes but I am out of
90 minutes but I am out of treatment now, except for twice a year zometa!

ladyg said:

WOW
I thought I had a long drive but mine is only 35-40 minutes each way.

My surgeon and plastic

My surgeon and plastic surgeon have both moved in the past five years to a facility 5 minutes away, so this was a real blessing after my mastectomy and reconstruction. My other doctors are about 20 - 30 minutes away: the advantages of being in the suburb of a small city.

Joyce

from work
about 3-4 miles...did treatment on my lunch hour daily...

VickiSam said:

Now that is wonderful .. 3-4 miles ... and during your
lunch hour! Killing 2 birds with 1 stone, sort of! LOL

•☆.•*´¨`*••♥ Vicki Sam ♥••*´¨`*•.☆•

not much choice
work said just go do what you have to and after 3-4 day said start taking sick days..(which 8 wks x 5 =wipe out my sick time) so cancer center scheduled it on my lunch hour-so not to deplete my sick time saved (just in case something big came up...)

cahjah75 said:

Lynn
My treatments are 3 towns away and it only takes me about 20-25 min to get there.
Char

I travel 45min not too
I travel 45min not too bad...NYC