My husband was told he has bowel cancer(4cm) following a colonoscopy on 23rd July. He has since had a MRI and a CT scan.(he is a fit healthy 81 year old)
We have had no contact from the hospital until this morning we got an appointment with a surgeon to discuss procedures on 8th October. I rang to try to make it earlier but they said this was the first available appointment. Is this normal to have to wait for 22 months?
Don’t think it’s unusual, I was diagnosed as stage 3 rectal cancer, with a 4.5cm tumour, 22 May and started my long course chemo and radiotherapy to attempt to shrink the tumour on 23 July. Easier said than done; but try not to worry. Best of luck.
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