Should I drop my doctor?

Ok, so I was ready to go to surgery and the doctor stopped by in pre-op. She could not find the cyst! And she did locate it only 4 days ago. Going to have another mri next week to see what happened rather than cutting and searching. And to add to this: I prayed for the cyst to disappear just this week Wednesday.
 
Here is the latest and hopefully final update. After the MRI that did indeed show a much smaller cyst, my orthopedic surgeon does not believe this is cancer. This second MRI was on a newer machine and better quality, and taken from a more proper position. But to be sure, I will have another MRI in a month. Given the months that have elapsed and no cancer found in the biopsy even if it was not 100% conclusive, things are looking good. My surgeon believes that some sort of trauma to the leg may have caused this cyst to form. It would be nice not to have to operate as the full recovery could be quite lengthy.
 
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My wife's sister is a doctor. She has always advised us that if possible, we should consult two or even three doctors to verify the diagnosis. Their opinions often differ. My wife and I also have skin problems and will be treating them soon. We consulted with our sister and two doctors, and their opinions agreed on the diagnosis, but what to do and how to treat differed markedly.

Glad your interactions with your doctors are getting better.
 
By all means find another Dr. now. For five years I had severe burning when urinating. My primary care had no clue and after a year said "Maybe see a urologist!". I went to three different ones at the same office, over 5 years, ran all the test, did the scope thing three times over a year and they had no clue. Spent time in the ICU peeing pure blood all day and passing clots, after all day the sent me home with no instructions, no help.
Went to a different Dr. in a different area. We set down across from him at his desk on the first visit and I asked him "Why all the burning when I pee"? He said "It's the cancer". Bladder, prostrate and limp glands.
Get another Dr.
David
 
My former doctor was ok, he just did not make sure the MyChart message system was used properly, and this could have been the fault of his RN, who is supposed to monitor this. Sure, I could phone, but sometimes you want to submit photos of something like a tick bite, or you might want to send a message after hours. And there was no excuse for not hearing something back on a very concerning test result.

I ended up going with a D.O.
 

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