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Originally Posted by DanaC

Yeah. But it's not everyone's experience.

My auntie Joan was diagnosed with skin cancer (a little sore that wouldn;t go away just on the side of her nose) and they had her in for the op within 6 days. On the NHS. Didn;t cost her a penny.

No...sorry...yes it did. It cost her £7.25 for her prescription for painkillers after the op.

My Friend Max (full name Maximillian Devereux - what a great name!) was diagnosed with skin cancer and was in for treatment the next day. It was inoperable and the treatments he received were unfortunately unsuccessful. Max died, but not for want of prompt treatment.

A family friend, Romy, was diagnosed last week with breast cancer. I believe she has already had her first appointment with the consultant oncologist to discuss treatment options.

Perhaps the reason he was told he might have to wait was that his particular cancer was less dangerous and the need for speed was less urgent. Had his cancer been of a more dangerous variety, or likely to spread fast he probably wouldn;t have been expected to wait.




Seems reasonable to me.

The following day a letter arrived from the NHS offering me an immediate appointment to have it done for nothing. I felt like slapping myself all around the room and then kicking myself all the way back again, but I couldn’t disturb the stitches, so I didn’t even have that pleasure.