Oh my what a complicated system.robin was seen by a head and neck surgeon,and after surgery he was passed on to the oncologist in the cancer centre adjoining the hospital.A multi diciplinary team decided on the best course of treatment after his initial appointment, the biopsy and scans.I guess we were lucky to have everything under one roof,but we dont get to choose doctors or where we are treated.its to do with geographical location and the health authorities.If we had been in yorkshire he would have had the same facilities in leeds as he had in guildford.From first appointment he was seen scanned biopsied had a partial glossectomy and had a bilateral neck dissection(two seperate surgeries) in four weeks and that was over the christmas holidays as well.

I got the impression that cosmo had been seen and biopsied and surgery arranged already,so thats why i was asking why david thought he should get another opinion and delay the start of treatment.

thanks for the input

love liz