Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Cory Doctorow talks about his cancer diagnosis and navigating Kaiser's treatment

(Prognosis is very good) He describes in detail how he had to advocate for the treatment he needed:

this is a complex, multi-stage process. It began with a physician appointment, then a radiologist, then a pathology report, then surgery, then another pathology report, then an oncologist, then a scan, then another radiologist, and finally, the oncologist again.

It's increasingly common in Los Angeles to ask friends if they have a general practitioner they like and be told the doctor's great, but switching to concierge service.