Frequency of appointments

How often are you seeing your hematologist/oncologist for check ups and blood work? My husband (38) was diagnosed 8 months ago and started Imatinib a couple weeks later. He mentioned tonight that he’s going to discuss with his doctor tomorrow about moving his monthly appointments to quarterly and I am not happy about it. It’s 35 minute drive (one way), once a month, and I think it’s worth it, especially since he’s not even a year out.

Edit: his appt yesterday went well. His bcr-abl was .003% and he’s been officially moved to appts and blood work every 3 months. Thanks for everyone’s feedback. I feel much better about this change.