Hello
my husband had a bowel cancer diagnoses last week but everything feels like it’s taking ages to progress
no scan for another two weeks and appointment with surgeon in 4 weeks which I’m sure is normal but we are finding the waiting impossible
Letter from hospital says ‘At 45cm in the proximal there is a 5cm circumferencial’ but we have no point of reference as to what this means in real life
does anyone have experience getting treatment through aviva healthcare rather than NHS Scotland?
with two young kids at home, I can’t imagine how we can get through the next 4 weeks of worry while pretending everything is normal
not sure what I’m looking for really. Maybe just some words of wisdom from anyone else who’s been in this situation
Hi TG03d63fbf and a warm welcome to the board. Yes the waiting for scans and results is very stressful but once you have a treatment plan in place then things will honestly feel a bit better. Your team will have to wait for the scan to be analysed and then discuss a treatment plan at the MDT (multi disciplinary team) who generally only meet once a week.
Im not in Scotland nor medically trained so I’m afraid I can’t help you there but you could post in the Ask a Nurse section for clarification on the information in the hospital letter?
https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_experiences/ask_the_expert-forum/ask_a_nurse
I know it’s hard but bowel cancer is very treatable so avoid google and focus on getting your hubby in the best shape possible for the treatment ahead
Take care
Karen x
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