Hi there, this is my first post on here. I'm just looking for a bit of advice.
My partner has recently been diagnosed with renal cancer, he has a 15cm tumour on his right kidney and is awaiting an operation for it to be removed. He has already suffered delays in diagnosis by missed opportunities in the NHS to identify the cause of his symptoms. At his diagnosis appointment (19th May) he was told the operation would be 4-6 weeks. He had his pre op yesterday and was told by the nurse he was the highest priority so would get the op soon. She gave us the phone number for the waiting list, we called them and were told it would likely be mid to late July which would make it 8-10 weeks. He is suffering from quite severe symptoms and is deteriorating daily. He is 42 years old and ex army. He is slim, active (normally), never smoked and only drinks occasionally and socially. He does not fit the usual risk groups for this illness. He does however suffer from PTSD and anxiety/ panic attacks which came from his time in the military. I strongly believe the stress of his mental health has been the main contributing factor in him developing cancer. As such, I was wondering if he would be eligible for priority for his operation with him being a veteran. I wondered if anyone else had any experience of this?
Thanks
