We have found that most doctors don't like to give time lines..... My husband wanted a time line & the doctor didn't want to give him one..... Finally he did ..... He did say if you want you can get a second opinion ....
He has since left and gone into research.... We really liked him... My husband was on three clinical trials with him.... Plus he sent us out of country for treatment.... He was pro active .....
The doctor that took over for him since has run out of treatments for my husband.....He didn't want to give a time line either, but did..... Multiple months....... And said he could send my husband elsewhere to see if they had any clinical trials that my husband could get in.... That's what we did....
My husbands new doctor took one look at him & said you have one year..... Without seeing any of my husband's last scans.... I said how can you say that without seeing the scan results.... After talking to them we went home..... Down as hell...... Next thing there phoning us for his next appt..... To see if he can get into a trial..... WHAT ???? .... The way they were talking to us before, it was like there was no hope.....
They offered two trials..... If he qualifed....
My husband had a pet-scan, CT, Muga test { heart } , bloodwork done...... He qualifed for the FAK trial.....
Kareny