Hi, Gail. I agree that one should try to expedite tests so the proper treatment can be started soon. Personally, it irks me when one doctor bad mouths the work of another, and particularly when that was two years ago. Procedures improve with time. My daughter had the full incision for her gall bladder removal and a few years later, I just had 4 poked holes to remove mine. Also, when I went to the seed oncologist for my second bout with prostate cancer, he said that they got a lot of repeats where the external beam radiation had failed. I said, "I don't consider it a failure because it gave me 6 years while you guys perfected the seeding". There is no point in
downing another in this case. Your dad got two years before the return. Well, I'm off my soapbox now. Gail, best to you and your dad. Don