Hi Everyone

Hi and welcome. . . . . 

I'm responding with my equivalent experience with kidney cancer.   When I first met my Urology consultant to be told of my diagnosis, there was a nurse already in the room and she was assigned to be my first cancer nurse. In fact, I was expecting the diagnosis, but when I walked into the room and saw her there I remember thinking "oh I've definitely got cancer then!".  

The kidney biopsy was subsequently booked in 2 weeks later and oncology the week after.  

Apart from a phone call from her 2 days later to push a council support service, I've never seen or spoken to her since.  

Hi there

Thanks for your quick reply. I have the biopsy booked for next Wednesday the 16th Feb. But I was a little shocked after she contacted me by phone after I had already spoken to a consultant.  She just said she was Andrea the lung cancer nurse and I can contact her on said number.  I queried if that's what they thought it was and she told me, well we need to do the tests first.

With your situation I would probably give her a gentle reminder for council support,  if some person in authority tells me they are going to do this, this and this, I chase them constantly. X

Yes, I was allocated a specialist iung cancer nurse before my lung biopsy and other tests. I imagine "normal" practice could perhaps vary by hospital and might depend on the resources each one has at the time?

In my case she - and later he - were both extremely helpful and useful.

Hi  

Nice to chat with you and I thankyou for your reply. Right OK.  When you say were? Do you no longer have one? Are you on the road to recovery?

I no longer have reglar contact because I was discharged some time ago. I had surgery (right lung removed) and chemo in 2014 and have been extremely lucky to be OK since. The door is always ajar though as I was told I can call them if I should ever need to or if I'm concerned about anyhting in future - hopefully not though.

I hope your biopsy and any other tests go well and you have a good outcome. 

Awwwww that is amazing news,  made my day thankyou for that.

And hopefully fingers crossed

Thankyou and nice to chat. I appreciate it.