Looking to get some suggestions for a family member who was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer (with confirmed bone mets). Hoping to find the quickest way to actually see an oncologist and get started on treatment.
He currently has HMO insurance (in California) and his PCP made a urologist appointment for him which he went to on 5/12. Great, and urologist recommended surgically removing the tumor, but earliest appointment is next month in June.
In the meantime he is experiencing a lot of pain daily (likely due to bone mets..) and we are just supposed to sit and home and wait? With his insurance, is there a better way to see an oncologist and get started on a treatment plan right now? Don’t know why PCP didn’t also refer to oncologist when urologist appointment was made.
Just looking for ways to actually get the cancer treatment he needs instead of sitting around waiting. Any advice would be appreciated, and if I can provide any other useful info, would gladly do so. Thank you all.
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Looking to get some suggestions for a family member who was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer (with confirmed bone mets). Hoping to find the quickest way to actually see an oncologist and get started on treatment. He currently has HMO insurance (in California) and his PCP made a urologist appointment for him which he went to on 5/12. Great, and urologist recommended surgically removing the tumor, but earliest appointment is next month in June. In the meantime he is experiencing a lot of pain daily (likely due to bone mets..) and we are just supposed to sit and home and wait? With his insurance, is there a better way to see an oncologist and get started on a treatment plan right now? Don’t know why PCP didn’t also refer to oncologist when urologist appointment was made. Just looking for ways to actually get the cancer treatment he needs instead of sitting around waiting. Any advice would be appreciated, and if I can provide any other useful info, would gladly do so. Thank you all. Edit: 91733 and 54M
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