Danny,

When you put it that way I suppose I have to agree to some insensitivity on the part of medical personnel. My experience with MDACC has been a very positive one but then I compare that to my treatment elsewhere and I find them far above others. However, I do think they forget the emotional aspects of the disease now and again...like the time I went for a followup appointment with surgeon..knowing he had the results of my ultrasound after a bout of slightly swollen lymph nodes which we presumed were related to a cold...after waiting a couple of hours I was called and taken back to a "procedure room", with all kinds of equipment and not the usual exam room. Left without any explanation my mind ran wild...maybe the lymph nodes hadn't gone down...maybe it wasn't the cold...I'm about to have a biopsy etc. The doctor came in...ran out to review my labs and than asked me why I always looked so anxious...LOL...to which I replied "Well you put me in a PROCEDURE room!"...He smiled and said "well they ran out of regular rooms and we wanted to get you seen and on your way". Do you think they might have thought to mention that to me before they put me in there?

In the scheme of things it's not a big complaint...but somehow, I don't think I'm the only one who deals with anxiety during followups and one would have thought that would have been taken in to account. Still until you've been there I'm not sure you can anticipate all the things that are critical. I do think MDACC tries...and like you, I'm grateful for the excellent medical care I received.