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Is she still in-patient? Physician rotation is usual for that.
I experienced similar delays in the first hospital I dealt with. My advice - find a better hospital. Moffit's a good choice afaik and from what I've heard.
Look at the best 1 or 2 cancer hospitals in your metro area that take her insurance. Moffit is supposed to be very good so that's probably a good choice.
US News publishes a listing of them of hospitals by area, I posted links to Miami and Tampa.
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/miami-fort-lauderdale-fl/cancer
http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/tampa-st-petersburg-fl
Having been misdiagnosed, and having it nearly kill me, I speak from experience. Insist on having care from the same doctor (for outpatient care, in patient is rotation, of course). I go to a teaching hospital and see the same doctor every appt. Doctors are not supposed to have fellows doing unsupervised care so they can go home early, they're supposed to mentor them. That was another bad sign in the first hospital.
You do not want a BMT unless you NEED it, I say this from personal experience it's hellish, and I was lucky enough to get autologous, thank God, not an allogenic transplant, which is much worse - where you have to worry about Graft Vs. Host. I was in the hospital for a month, I'm on a low-microbial diet until further notice (e.g. no outside food, no food that's not sealed), and I can't leave the house without the mask until the 90 day point. I can't be in crowds or take public transport or be around children (vaccines). I'm also sterile.
Additionally the big thing I'd recommend is that she pursue fertility preservation (freezing her eggs) now on the off chance she has to get a BMT, since it leaves you sterile.
http://www.amazon.com/Having-Children-After-Cancer-Treatment/dp/158761054X
http://www.fertilehope.org/financial-assistance/women_app_rev2012_FINAL.pdf