Bob,
Thanks for the info.

I have an app't w/ Dr. Ahmet Hoke who kind of replaced Dr. Griffin with whom I had a Nov. 2010 app't but because of illness he had to cancel.

Do you have any knowledge of Dr. Hoke? If so, would you pm me?

I'm used to the drill of a teaching hospital (I go to Sloan Kettering two or three times a year for check ups). At first I thought of it as a PITA to have to see the fellow first and then the attending and have to repeat the exam, the questions, etc. But I'm used to it now.

I'm very anxious about seeing Dr. Hoke since the trip from NYC is a major production for me. My Boston-based daughter is coming w/ me and it involves lots of schedule changes, etc.

So I'm back to asking what, if anything, PNers recommend I ask of Dr. Hoke.