Daniel: My ENT would not discuss my results over the phone and told me from the get-go that all results had to be discussed in person in case of bad news. It was also at least 1 week to 10 days before he got test results, so the waiting game is familiar and not pleasant. However, you have to live with it I suppose. I don't think its ever a good idea to get pissed at or piss off your health care people, but I will probably never see my ENT guy again as all of my follow up will be with the chemo/rad/surgery team. So if you don't have the ENT in your future, I wouldn't worry about it. But, I don't think they should have been angry over you cancelling the appointment as they had told you to go to another doctor. That may be a way to open the subject to smooth things over if you choose to, ie: asking them if there was a problem as you sensed they were angry when you cancelled ... etc. If you want.

I don't know how ed got such fast results. Same day? Maybe were just under-represented down here in Miami on the dogs tail (geographically) and our labs have too much business to get same day info like that. I'm jealous.


Regards, Kirk Georgia
Stage IV, T1N2aM0, right tonsil primary, Tonsilectomy 11/03, 35 rad/3cisplatin chemo, right neck dissection 1/04 - 5/04.