hi I’m new to the forum, my husband was diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer this time last year, the Consultant at the hospital was very blasé at the time, and told my husband that his other ailments ( heart problems) would likely kill him before his cancer would ( his words! ) he said he’d recommend an active watch and wait, with PSI tests every six months. He had a bone scan which showed no cancer in the bones. Well he has only had one test in the year and it was raised again from the previous one, so the hospital organised another MRI scan, this showed that the tumour in the prostate had grown. Yesterday he had another appointment with the consultant, who I have to say, was unacceptable in his manner. His first conversation was I don’t think I have met you before! When we said he had, he said he couldn’t see anything in the notes to say so, and it must’ve been another consultant! We said no it was him and it was around this time last year! So he proceeded to look through his online notes and eventually came across his report! So then he said it could be the time to start radiotherapy or hormone treatment but he wanted to have another bone scan done first to see if there was any further changes. So we are waiting another bone scan appointment. We were wondering if it is possible to change the consultant that we have been assigned to, or even the hospital? What would be the procedure to do this, if at all? The consultant doesn’t I still any confidence in us, he is unkempt in appearance, and very vague. I personally do not want him to be the person in charge of my husbands treatment. Could you please advise? Many thanks!
