(Shuyee Lee/ CJAD) — A Drummondville skin cancer survivor says she can’t find a dermatologist to help immediately in her follow-up recovery, after five months of calls and research and an urgent prescription from her doctor.
Suzanne Roy had a cancerous lesion removed earlier this year. Her doctor told her to get check-ups with a dermatologist every six months in case the cancer returns.
Roy said she was flabbergasted that her local dermatologist gave her a wait time of four years – the same clinic that could give her a Botox appointment in a week or two.
This would not happen at Clinique Medicelle. The longest you would wait to see a dermatologist is one month. If you have any concerns , please call our clinic right away to book an appointment. Patients’ healthcare comes first at CME: 514-788-2888
In a Facebook message, Roy told CJAD 800 that dermatologists should put off esthetic appointments for medical cases like hers. She said it’s absurd that if she has a prescription from her doctor regarding a skin cancer follow-up, that should be a priority for the dermatologist. (…)