I have to say I felt that way my last visit to my rads guy-fist off let me tell you - mr personality he isn't ( perhaps that's why he plays with radiation machines mostly? ) we had a few issues because his bedside manner sucked - we kinda straightened it out when I asked him after one partucular meeting - if I was your mom, sister, aunt what would you do? He said without hesitation - the same thing. I thought a bit about the situation because I really had considered changing ( he'd peeved me off frankly) I'm not the type to need a lot of hand holding... At one point he suggested that I "talk to someone about my concerns" well my concerns were primarily about him! Frankly I was upset at he fact that I had to ask about my baseline ct - during my first rad meeting with him during my treatments - I should not have had to - his answer was woefully insufficient - "I would have mentioned it if there was something of concern" only to discover that there had been a node highlight on the otherside (he told me the next day and changed my rads plan to fit in that side) however my primary concern was - what if I hadn't asked him? Would it had been left, and if it was cancer? - would I have had to have more surgery etc...

However after all of this I thought about it. I'm at one of the top 5 cancer hospitals in the world, top 2 in north America - everyone graduating wants a fellowship here, this guy manged to get a job as a rads guy. He has to be good... Personality be damned.

My last appointment he didn't even dhow up for!! He was giving me good news ( which I already knew) he sent in a surgical oncologist associate of my surgeon with a student??? Not even another rads guy or fellow?? Bizarre but it was okay - it was partly my fault for being two hours early by accident. That said you deserve to feel, important and respected!

But it is a good sign - you don't need him anymore but you should make sure he does a full exam! Take care!