As being a cancer patient, who is now waiting for my biopsy results, to see if it has returned.. I'm wondering if any of you have the same problem of having appointment way out of town. I don't have a car and transport is basically a no go. I live in st Helens Merseyside. My appointments are always at. Aintree and the royal Liverpool hospital. I can't travel by public transport on my own
Good evening Clace, Peter has given a great answer, most hospitals do have volunteer drivers taking patients to hospitals and taking them back home, some do even have a designated Taxi company that has an agreement with the N.N.S/hospital. Its worth making inquiries failing that maybe a friend or neighbor could help out. Hope you manage to get something sorted,take care.
Chris x
Its sometimes not easy but its worth it !
I actually asked in oncology some years ago whether I could become a volunteer driver for them but they said they don't offer the service anymore, they just use taxis. They'd had them previously because I used them myself a few times but apparently they'd run into insurance problems of some sort.
Metastatic SCC diagnosed 8th October 2013. Modified radical neck dissection November, thirty-five radiotherapy fractions with 2xCisplatin chemo Jan/Feb 2014. Recurrence on larynx diagnosed July 2020 so salvage laryngectomy in September 2020.
