OK rant time !
My father is 82 he has just been given the all clear from leukaemia after having chemotherapy, only to be told on his xray they saw a lump on his lung so investigations were done he has lung cancer this lump is 1 mm in size at top of the right lung and he has no pain no symptoms.
But he was sent to a different hospital, we went as Dad was scared. He didn't was surgery he hates hospital all his life he has escaped illness and been a fit person never really had time off from work. I never ever seen him unwell until he started having chemotherapy. Leukaemia runs in our family, or a type of it does its a blood decease we seem to carry, it can mimic leukaemia very well then actually turns into it later on.
I lost babies because of my blood cells eating each other.
Well we went into see this consultant Oncologist, now l gho St James in Leeds and l attend the Nova health care clinic there and go to a couple of the other clinics and have stayed on the wards
I expected my father to be treated with respect, dignity courtesy and at least polite care and concern
I was so shocked, we were led into a scruffy bland room the man said sit down, Jimmy you do know that you have cancer don't you well l have to remove most of your lung and to be honest most people who have the op likje this at your age die.
So l will give you paperwork to read and as you are not getting pain you can read it and let me know your decision once you have signed the forms.
I stopped him right there, l said excuse me but l think l want to see my dads scans, show me this tumour, what were the results of the needle biopsy he had done last week? What type of tumour is it ? Where is it exactly upper right lower right front back in chest wall under arm effecting lymph nodes what ?
He said well young lady that is not your concern, your father is the patient and not you and so l cannot discuss his treatment nor decease with you.
My dad was in tears as he is terrified of surgery.
I said OK thanks for your time but we want a second opinion we are going back to Christie's.
