My father was having lots of pain radiating from his waist up. Many doctor's appointments later and many tests later - the doctors couldn't find anything.
A friend of my father's (a doctor) suggested that he get a CT Scan of his chest. His insurance company initially rejected the test, calling it unnecessary. My dad's friend actually took the time to call the company and speak directly to one of the doctors there and convinced him to allow the test.
Shortly after the test, the radiologist and his doctor let him know that they had found several lesions - on his bones and some of his organs. We were blown away (obviously). My dad is one of the healthiest guys I know - he hasn't eaten red meat in 25 years, works out all the time, doesn't smoke, etc...
We are very fortunate to have a family friend who is an oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - he was able to see my dad immediately and began to perform all of the standard tests to determine the type of cancer and try to locate the primary location.
All the tests turned up negative - the doctors were stumped. So the doctor sent my father to get a biopsy on his liver, where one of the lesions were located. The results of that test finally showed that it was a melanoma.
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