Posted 7/23/2019 8:55 PM (GMT 0)
Mentor - I'm confused. You are seeing an RO but are having surgery tomorrow? What is the surgery for?If you are having prostatectomy that would be done by a urologist. But since you mentioned above that you are seeing an RO, I assumed you were doing ADT in preparation for or adjuvant to radiation.
As for you question about when did I actually talk to my doctor -- I see my MO every three months. Over the past year while I was having monthly Degarelix shots I'd go to Dana-Farber every month for bloodwork, a meeting with the nurse-practitioner, and then of to infusion for the shot. Every third month I would do all of the above and also meet with my oncologist in the same meeting with the nurse practitioner. Now that I'm on vacation from monthly shots, I go to my local hospital every month for PSA and T tests that are forwarded to Dana-Farber and then go into D-F every third month for a meeting with my MO.
Before I started Degarelix treatments I would have blood work and a meeting with my MO every three months.
Jim