Hey, suddenly got lots of visits from Brazil on the blog was it something I said ? "Ola Brazil"
Back on blog 117 16th July 2012 I blogged that I had received an NHS Letter "Out of the Blue" from Kettering Radiography department for a CT Scan on 25th July 2012 . This Scan was out of sync for my cancer surveillance. I queried the letter with my bowel cancer specialist nurse Mark Kingston of Kettering hospital and was told it is a mistake. It should read 25th July2013, I should not turn up and to rip the letter up.
I wrote on blog 117 "Everything happens for a reason" I did not go for the scan, as It would have deprived someone else of an appointment, I had a scan arranged by my oncologist privately......the scan that found the latest tumour. I have read this letter several times since, the scan was for an abdominal scan only and would not have identified the tumour in my lung !! I have since queried the surveillance regime I am on .................apparently the NHS surveillance regime is correct.
Sorry to sound morose, but I'm certain that Kettering Radiography dept would not have seen me on the 25th July 2013 it would have been too late in my case.................the NHS has done wonderful things for me and my family in the past, but if you believe you have been wrongly diagnosed, as I was, or you believe you have been incorrectly categorised for your treatment, do not hesitate to question... question... question. I believe from my first incorrect diagnosis to this recent episode I may have extended my life expectancy by at least 10 years.
Back on blog 117 16th July 2012 I blogged that I had received an NHS Letter "Out of the Blue" from Kettering Radiography department for a CT Scan on 25th July 2012 . This Scan was out of sync for my cancer surveillance. I queried the letter with my bowel cancer specialist nurse Mark Kingston of Kettering hospital and was told it is a mistake. It should read 25th July2013, I should not turn up and to rip the letter up.
I wrote on blog 117 "Everything happens for a reason" I did not go for the scan, as It would have deprived someone else of an appointment, I had a scan arranged by my oncologist privately......the scan that found the latest tumour. I have read this letter several times since, the scan was for an abdominal scan only and would not have identified the tumour in my lung !! I have since queried the surveillance regime I am on .................apparently the NHS surveillance regime is correct.
Sorry to sound morose, but I'm certain that Kettering Radiography dept would not have seen me on the 25th July 2013 it would have been too late in my case.................the NHS has done wonderful things for me and my family in the past, but if you believe you have been wrongly diagnosed, as I was, or you believe you have been incorrectly categorised for your treatment, do not hesitate to question... question... question. I believe from my first incorrect diagnosis to this recent episode I may have extended my life expectancy by at least 10 years.
2 comments:
A very good reminder! If something doesn't seem right - question, question, question. I really admire people who can do this so adamantly. (because for some reason, when I try to be firm at a hospital, I always end up crying! Very embarrassing.)
Catherine
When the man finds its limits, God begins to work with its unlimited power.
Prophesying your healing in Jesus' name ....
Hug.
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