Hi! Question—
So my mom started off with an Oncologist in Iowa City who is currently handling her treatment plan. We also were able to visit Mayo yesterday for a consultation with their oncology, radiation and colorectal surgery depts. my mom is a candidate for the short course radiation and thus we will likely have her radiation and surgery done at Mayo. Both oncologists thought it was a promising approach to try neoadjuvant chemo with her first. We also have chemo services locally which everyone agreed was a reasonable place to go for infusions vs driving anywhere (“chemo is chemo.”)
So..who really ends up being my mom’s onc? Iowa City? Mayo? Or local onc? Can we pick or is it decided based on the physical location where she receives chemo? What about in the long run for scans and follow up?