Hi, this is my first post. I had my left kidney removed ten years ago due to cancer. At that time a small nodule on my right lung was discovered incidentally. This, along with my kidney, has been monitored for the last ten years. The lung nodule has been slowly growing and in August I was discharged from the renal unit and transferred to thoracic care . The team there asked for further investigations and I subsequently ran the gamut of breathing investigations, CT , a PET scan and finally a lung biopsy which was a frightening experience for me , ending in a haemorrhage.
The PET scan showed only a feint uptake and the biopsy was clear even after in depth investigations of the core sample. However the thoracic team would not reassure me that the nodule was benign and made an appointment for me to see a surgeon.
The surgeon commented that the nodule was likely to be benign but he could not guarantee it would not turn rogue and even told me it could be inoperable within 12 months.
I am really scared of hospitals but in spite of that I opted to have the nodule removed to circumvent continual monitoring and repetition of the tests in future years if the nodule continued to grow. And why wouldn’t it as it had grown every one of the previous ten years until it reached its present 12mm triggering the further investigations.
I was given today as the date for my surgery Yesterday lunchtime I received a letter rescheduling my surgery for a later date . The letter is marked as typed on Monday, even though I was not given any indication prior to the letter.
I have managed to hold my anxieties in during the whole of the build up to surgery as I didn’t want my friends and family, even my husband to worry unduly. However this letter was the last straw and I am absolutely devastated that my surgery has been postponed without any reason being given. I have contacted admissions and my designated surgical nurse but there are no answers. .
im not really asking a question, just getting all this off my chest has been cathartic. Thank you for reading it. Wish me luck for my surgery. X
Hi mummygary, and welcome to the group. I can fully understand your frustration. You get yourself all prepared, just to have the rug pulled out from under you. I’m guessing this was cancelled because of covid. Short staff because staff have covid or are isolating, shortage of beds. I doubt you will be told the real reason. I’m so sorry this has happened, and I hope it’s not too long until the next date.
