Hi all, I have not been on the forum for a while now and it was 1 year on the 11th April 2023 from the operation for my bowel cancer. I am still not feeling as strong as I was before I went into surgery and presently feeling tired all the time and have no trouble sleeping at night but feel sluggish in the head and eyes heavy. I am also getting very breathless with physical work or just working up the stairs.
My doctor has checked my heart over 24 hours and I have had a breath test plus I am presently on a 2 week breath test with a puffer.
Does anyone know if this is normal or just me getting older as I am 69. My weight is good and I am 6 foot and been active all my life so any minor changes in my body and mind I am fully aware of them.
The other issue I need advice on is that I have never made a claim for the cancer treatment I had for the fuel cost. Its been over a year so can this still be claimed for? I have no idea who to send the claim to.
Hi Neal I’ve had a quick look at the Macmillan page and the NHS page and I think you need to claim within 3 months but you could t8ng the support desk on the number to check
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/help-with-health-costs/healthcare-travel-costs-scheme-htcs/
The breathlessness could be down to a number of things. Has your doctor done a full blood test and also a chest X-ray to eliminate a pulmonary embolism?
Hope you are able to get to the bottom of things
Take care
Karen x
Hi Karen,
Thanks for the feed back. My doctor has done the blood tests and the X-ray. I was put on iron tablets as that was an issue in my blood but it is now back to normal and has been for a few months.
I will complete this puffer test and then pop in to see my Doctor.
Thanks
Neal
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