Dan's thread

I had RATS earlier this year Dan.
It’s amazing how small the incisions are - I was gobsmacked.
Did they give you the leaflet where the robot is shown peeling a grape? Some refined machine, that!

Be well and all the best for October :yellow_heart:

And that is precisely because if is based on private insurance (possibly added to by the litigious culture).

Thanks pal.

Oh my bhoyo that’s an awful lot of Radiotherapy treatment to go through. Wishing you nothing but good luck for your recovery and for the future. I didn’t realise you were from across the pond :blush:, I’m pleased you are getting well looked after. This coming Wednesday our daughter will be able to ring the bell, I’m not sure if you do this in the states but in the U.K. it is done to mark the milestone of completing Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy. It will be a big day for us as parents which we hope to attend to see her finally complete her evasive part of the treatment. There will of course be months of recovery for her body but with luck this will pass quickly and she will get her life back. Good luck my friend :+1:.

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Thanks Dougie. Back at you (and, of course, your daughter). No bells here that I know of, but that’s a cool idea.

Oh my, missed it the first time I scrolled through the thread to catch up, good luck with treatment, really hope it’s successful :+1:

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“Both operations are robotic key hole surgery.”

Hi Dan , I look at your robotic surgery and at Pete’s stem cell , it is amazing how science is progressing with this ghastly disease .

Not with knock out blows but by gradual steps , tests and treatments

My very best wishes

Ian
PS Doctors really take into account how fit you are , so all that work such as the repointing exercise pays dividends

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Here in France the public hospital tends to become a problem in some towns. Recently a person was wanting since 20 hours to see a doctor. She was finally forgotten and a maid , walking in the corridor, saw she was dead.
In the US, it’s much worse, as many without health insurance can’t access to the hospital.
Funny thing, many Americans go to Cuba to receive free medical care.

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Aging population, more parttime doctors

That has not been my experience in Angouleme. Just the opposite at both the hard worked public hospital and at the public/private alternative. There is a serious shortfall of opticians and dentists in the area , as well as difficulty in recruiting young gps, but the service I have received has been vastly quicker and easier to access than my experience in three different areas of the UK. As ever I suspect there are good and bad, but overall my experience here in France has been exemplary.

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My operation for lung resection has now been cancelled next week as they intend to operate on the liver first.

The delay is disappointing but at least a decision has been made. I am doing everything I can to push things along.

Staying positive and keep listening to the music!

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That’s disappointing, but maybe there’s a logistical reason.

Just wondering if it might be the case that a lung resection, even if there were no immediate complications might make the lung a little more fragile for several weeks if a second op was to follow and might delay the liver op on anaesthetic grounds if there needed to be a certain time window for the lung to heal before the next anaesthetic.

Probably barking up the wrong tree, but I’m sure they’re doing it for genuine reasons.

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Hi Dan, my very simplistic approach is that they are prioritising things and that should be a rational approach.

Please stay snug

My very bestest wishes to you and your family

Ian
PS Manly and appropriate hugs

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Hey Dan this a rocky road and you need to stay strong. Sometimes it’s the waiting that causes much of the anxiety.

Stay strong.

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Yes, that makes sense what you are saying. They haven’t told me yet why they are doing it this way.

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Yes Pete. It’s been a long wait since last treatment. In UK they seem to take ages with meetings upon meetings and by the time they make a decision it’s Ohhh we need another scan. And then meetings about that in case things have changed. This has meant it has taken 4 months. Only now it is almost 5 months. Before we know it they will need another scan again.

This is how it’s been. Not good.

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My waiting time wasn’t long at all as I’d been booked in for almost 3 months. Tbh I’m shocked how quick and well our Medicare system has worked. You always hear things but so far I can’t complain.

First 2 weeks were a nightmare 5 days straight of chemo was almost too much. Stem cell transplant wasn’t that bad.

My neutrophils have now reached the target of 2 and my bodies immune system is now up and running. Still having the odd issue but the worst is behind me. Should be home next Friday all goes well.

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That sounds amazing Pete. You are doing so well mate.

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Hi @davidhendon did you delete a reply?

It’s improved in some nhs areas of uk blood results within 24 hours in Brighton