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MissMillie

(38,553 posts)
Wed May 15, 2019, 06:47 AM May 2019

Dad has opted to get the biopsy

I think mostly because insurance won't pay for him to see an oncologist unless there is a confirmed diagnosis, and of course, there's no way for any of us to know what to expect and when to expect it unless he sees an oncologist and we know EXACTLY what we're dealing with.

Also, if there's a non-surgical treatment, we need more information than we have now.

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