Kathy Griffin uses social media for good, gets cancer scan results after surgeon bails

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Comedian Kathy Griffin has had her issues with social media, but described a success story this week.

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Griffin needed help after she said on Instagram: “OK, I know this is crazy but I cannot get an oncologist on the phone and the surgeon who did my half of lung removal has ghosted me. This is what it’s come to people!’”

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She also said: “I’m putting my scan results on Instagram in hopes that somebody will put it under an oncologist’s nose and send me some sort of interpretation in English of what’s going on with my post operation situation!”

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Griffin had said similarly on Twitter: “You guys, I don’t really have an oncologist & the surgeon who removed half my lung ghosted me, but I think my #lungcancer scan is clean.

“So, since I can’t get anyone on the phone out of my thousands of doctors to interpret this, I’m asking #CancerTwitter ! Hey #oncology.”

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Griffin had ended her Instagram post with the hopeful plea: “Social media can be used for good, dammit!”

And that was the case here, the Daily Mail reported.

Dr. Jeffrey Swisher, MD, brother of Griffin’s friend, podcast host Kara Swisher, responded with the message, “Hey Kathy, the report looks great. But to be fully reassured, you really need to schedule an appointment with a pulmonary oncologist and have them look at the actual scan.”

Swisher also offered to help her find a new oncologist.

Griffin was appreciative.

“Thx Doc! I don’t know one. I don’t even have a pulmonologist. The dude I had is like 85 years old. Also no more men. Not kidding. I’d prefer a female under 50. I’d love recommendations for Cedars, St Johns or UCLA! I’ve had sh**ty care & it makes me extremely fearful and anxious,” she wrote.

The comedian, who says she had never smoked, was diagnosed with stage one lung cancer a year ago and had half of her lung removed.