Yes PMH - princess Margaret hospital - the top hospital in Canada - one if the top two in north America - one if the top 5 in the world. I live in Mississauga 20 minutes away - I could have gone to trillium - or credit valley but a friend asked a top notch ENT guy she knew - who he would send a family member to and he recommended dr. Irish at PMH. He is very good. Not really a hand holder but very very talented. (hes a head and neck surgical oncologist) if you have to go through radiation and chemo - PMH has a lodge you can stay at during the week days -If you're from out of town. Dr. Irish nor any of his colleagues will see you without first having a biopsy, & CT, once you have those his office would set up an MRI . Then an appointment - but he's very quick!
I had my biopsy on Dec 10 - results Dec 20 - CT (with help from a friend) Dec 21 - results same day - ) they usually make you wait a day or two - I was lucky - once I got my results I had my dr sign a referral - and faxed it and all my results directly to dr Irish myself. There was a short break over Christmas everything slows Down - dr Irish set up an MRI - I harassed them to put me in an empty spot (they save some for emergencies) I saw the dr. The next week, had my surgery 2 weeks later - diagnosis - surgery - 5-6 weeks - partly because if the two weeks Christmas break! push! Seriously! And my tumor in my tongue was there for years! The area was sore but there was no physical sore. It felt like a lump inside my tongue. I truly am blessed that everything moved so quickly. When you talk to the ents explain your history - tell them you are desperate. If they can fit you in you will have your dr fax a referral. Then call the Drs office explain you found someone to take you and ask them up fax the referral. good luck - I hope everything works out!