Hospital communication

FormerMember
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Hi all. I’ve just joined the group as I need some support. Currently now for advice on communicating with the hospital but I’m sure mentally in the coming months.

My 35 year old sister is slowly losing her battle with a rare cancer called Epitheloid
Haemangioendothelioma - Low grade malignancy. I say losing her battle - we just don’t know. The communication from the hospital has been patchy at best. Is there a way to get the truth on the situation even if the answer is they just don’t know? We have her back home in ‘recovery’ however she screams in pain every minutes of everyday with a leg the size of a tree trunk. It’s not fair and it’s 100% not recovery.

The district nurses have asked for her oncology treatment plan - there isn’t one. Is this normal? We have so many questions but I just want to know if there is a way to communicate with the hospital without my sister having to be there? 

your support would be appreciated. 

T

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi , I’m sorry to hear about your sisters diagnosis and problems. I haven’t had the difficult experience that you are going through, when my cousin had cancer (unfortunately she passed last May) she was able to take a computer tablet into her appointment and her oncologist explained things over the Internet to her medically trained daughter as well as to herself due to her daughter being overseas at the time. I am the cancer patient and after surgery a surgeon has rung me for follow up at home and spoken to my husband when I wasn’t able to speak to him.

    I didn’t know if this Macmillan information and support section might be of use for you 

    https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/diagnosis/talking-to-your-healthcare-team

    Or talking to the Macmillan support line on 0808 808 0000 which is open 8am to 8pm for any info they can offer on your sisters rare cancer and position. 

    Best wishes