IL MO, KY IN -Need recommendation for Oncologist

taxitreesdeb wrote:

Hi:

 I moved to Marion, IL  a year ago after completing my year's battle against IBC (chemo, mastectomy, chemo and rads) and started working with an oncologist in Marion, Dr. Cuartas.  He seems very competent and nice but I cannot say the same about his staff.  It was pure misery and took several months for them to be able to get my records from Mississippi doctors.  I ended up having to write letters myself and call to ask them to repeatedly resend the information.  The office staff could not seem to understand the principle of changing one's name after marriage,despite being told over and over.

Fast forward to Feb 2 of this year.  I had a CT scan.  I called a couple of days later to see what the results were.  They had not been received and I didn't call back, assuming (you know what that means) that they would call me if it was a problem.  I went to see Dr. Cuartas on Monday of last week.  When he looked at the records, he didn't find the report.  The staff had not bothered to file it.  When he finally found it, he told me there was a lesion on my thyroid.  I had a ultrasound on Friday and the lesion is still there.

I do not feel comfortable dealing with his office anymore.  I would like to find a new oncologist.  I understand that there are good doctors in Padacah, KY and Cape Girardeau or even Evansville, IN. St. Louis is a bit farther than I want to drive.   I would love a recommendation or review from those areas, if you would be so kind.

Thank you so much!

Debbie