12 weeks on and still no treatment plan

Hi there,

New to this group, long post but I'm really struggling to support my dad who has recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

The whole process has been diabolical from start to finish, originally starting with a trip to A&E over 12 weeks ago due to pain, loss of appetite, weight loss etc as he could not get a appointment with the GP.

The CT scan from the hospital showed liver mets (not that he was told this, he was sent a technicians report from a colonoscopy he was due to have). At no point have we had any contact from consultants, it has been a nightmare every step of the way. It took the hospital 9 weeks to arrange an MRI of the pancreas, he was told it was not his pancreas but then called to thr hospital a few days later to say it is and a PET scan would be arranged, that took a further 10 days and we are still waiting ok results 10 days later.

Throughout this whole time my dad has steadily declined, he's lost over 4 stone in weight, he's not eaten a meal in months and he is agony. I have non stop chased the hospital, the consultant (who refuses to call back). The internal cancer team (he was referred to even before having a diagnosis) and now the community palliative care team, again who he has been referred to without a confirmed diagnoses / prognosis. No one has been out to see my dad, we have no card plan, they have been fobbing off with paracetamol until I was on them daily to prescribe something stronger, I'm promised call backs and nothing comes of it.

My dad is fading away and I am at the end of my tether on what to do, no one seems to be responsible for my dad's care. I'm scared he is going to pass without having ever received any support or any kind.

Please, if anyone has any tips for getting this sorted I would be very grateful. A dog wouldn't get treated like this,I've never known anything like it.