Dads treatment

Hi Lesley (Lesleymak77 ), sorry treatment is delayed but it is fairly common at the start.  Broadly, once he starts any further breakdowns and he might miss a day but if a real problem with the machine, you get switched to another.  It is just because he hasn’t started that the delay is a few days.  There really isn’t anything to worry about with the RT (I have had 40 sessions), the hardest part is usually boredom!  Feel free to ask any questions. 

Lesley,  don't worry these things happen, a couple of days won't matter in the slightest. The machines get a huge amount of use so they will go wrong now and again.  I had a machine break down after I had got to the hospital on one occasion - a 90 mile round trip for nothing.......... they already had one machine down for planned maintenance. They are used to it - they offered me an appointment on the Saturday or just to add an extra day on the end. I took the Saturday and drove down instead of on the train.............plenty of parking !!!

Thank you for the reply 

yes it’s just unfortunate but hopefully won’t make much difference 

hope you are feeling ok after it 

Hi David 

thank you, it can’t be helped but he was just worked up for it 

we don’t know what to expect as it’s new to us, but hopefully it will be fixed and ready to blast the evil disease on Friday 

hope you are well 

thanks 

This is something that happens.

Do not worry about it.

The cancer is not going to get out of hand in the extra time, and, once the radiotherapy is started Dad's problems will be more about boredom than anything else.

The machines do break down from time to time. You really want them to be properly, so take the time.

We all get psyched up for the treatment and then, when the first one is done, the main thought for most people is "Was that it?"

Hi Steve 

thank you for replying , it’s just one of those things sadly fingers crossed it’s fixed and they can get on with it 

hope you’re well 

Lesley 

Hello Lesley, my husband’s first appointment was cancelled at the last minute due to machine breakdown. Then on the last week of RT, on the Monday, the radiotherapy team unlocked after the weekend to find their department totally flooded due to a burst pipe the floor above. We were disappointed both times but these things happen. For the flood, they set up an extra RT clinic on the Saturday morning so we still finished that week  - just a day later!

i hope you get the same care and treatment from the team that my husband receivedM we have always said that the only difference between that with the NHS and private care was that there were no carpets on the floor and no cups of coffee. The whole team were wonderfully brilliant and so very very caring. They really looked after my husband!

Hi 

thank you so much for the reply it’s good to hear your husband had brilliant care 

upto now they have been excellent with my dad 

just hoping it’s a one off and he can carry on with each one as planned 

thank you 

hope you and your husband are well x