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corynski
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 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: Urologist/Surgeon in Knoxville, Tn area? |
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Greetings All
I have recently been diagnosed as T2a, Gleason 3+4=7, with 4 of 12 cores positive for adenocarcinoma. PSA= 8.8. I was seen by a urologist in Oak Ridge, Tn who is waiting to hear from me regarding treatment choice. I have also had recommended to me a Dr. Charles Reynolds in Knoxville, who performed a very successful RP on the father of a friend.
Can anyone recommend any other urologists/surgeons in the Knoxville, Tn area, that they have had success with? |
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brainman
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corynski
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Urologist/Surgeon in Knoxville, Tn area? |
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Thanks Brainman
My best lead so far is Dr. Charles Reynolds who performed a very successful RP on the father of a nurse friend. He's also older then the urologist I was originally referred to who was very perfunctory and gave me minimum information. He does come recommended but I feel more comfortable with Dr. Reynolds who is older and more experienced.
But there's a glitch. Both these urologists belong to the same association so I'm informed Medicare requires a 90 day period between seeing the one following the other. Which brought me to the point of ordering a commercial PSA test kit to track my PSA, since Medicare only pays every 6 months.
I feel like a blind man trying to find a way.
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brainman
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Urologist/Surgeon in Knoxville, Tn area? |
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Brainman
No, I guess I could go with my current urologist, but i"d like to get a second opinion. He can't refer me to another doctor in the same urology group, and Medicare says I have to wait 90 days to see another doctor in the same group. But not in a different group.
I'm trying to find one the better surgeons around, but that information isn't easy to get. I would think an older more experienced doctor would be better, but how would you ever know. When I called my urologist's office and inquired, they would only tell me that all their doctors were required to do surgery once a week. So, guessing maybe two surgeries a week would be about 100 a year at most. And he's been practicing since 1989 so he could have done quite a few. Maybe that is standard for other offices. I think I just have to ask him straight out what his record is. Is that the thing to do?
And today I find out I had the wrong information concerning another doctor, that it wasn't him who performed a successful operation on my friend's father, it was his older partner who is now retired.
As a single old fart it's not easy to think of traveling to another city, but it is possible. Nashville is only about 4 hours from here. Decisions, decisions...... and time is flying by. |
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