Do you always get a timetable for same time every day for .6 weeks
I got weeks in advance. My appointments were all over the place; different times of day
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Ok I will check as I have family having to take me and they have to travel to collect me
It’s best to have somebody on standby. Where I was treated hospital transport patients had priority and were usually seen around the same time. That’s an avenue worth exploring. I never considered it. I’m very rural and the ambulances used to stop all the way along to pick up and collect which turned the whole thing into a nightmare four hour each way journey.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I was given a timetable for the whole course with the times that I asked for ( or very close to them).. extremely helpful, so just ask and explain your situation.
Loz (61)
Oropharyngeal right tongue base T2N2bM0 squamous cell carcinoma p16 positive..
Hello
I had a schedule for the treatment - not all exactly at the same time on each day. Mostly it happened as planned, but every day after treatment the following day’s time was confirmed. On some days, usually because of a machine breakdown and the necessity to re-juggle the workload, appointments slipped, but they made every effort to minimise delays and hanging around. I’m sure that if you talk to them they will do their best for you.
Liz
I got a weekly timetable with times that were generally more convenient to me due to travel times. However if I needed to change a particular day my radiographers were normally able to accommodate me. Just ask them if you need to change.
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