Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | I don't know if they still do this but when I was diagnosed 10 years ago MD Anderson in Houston allowed doctor-to-doctor review as a second opinion. I was setting everything up with the Head and Neck department and the head of the department called me to tell me he sent people in my area to my doctor in Dallas for second opinions and he concurred 100% with my treatment plan. It was reassuring and my doctor was fine with me having done that. He even thanked me for taking the extra step for my comfort and confidence. He even said if a doctor ever gets mad at a patient for doing that...run fast to another' doctor.
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