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Hi Jemima,
Dad is on the list for an emergency bed if any cancellations come up but you know what the NHS is like, I can’t see that happening myself. He is also going to have to consider going to a different hospital if they have a bed first. He really doesn’t want to go to another hospital as he trusts the doctors at the QE, but i’m afraid he needs to get this sorted asap even though he doesn’t feel ill.
I want to take him to A&E but Dad won’t fake any symptoms!
I just hate all the waiting that we seem to be doing, hopefully we will get the call soonto say there is a bed
Best wishes
Hi Andie
That is so bad. Even though he is feeling well now making him wait possibly up to a month is crazy. As you say it will take him longer to get better the longer they leave it which will mean he will probably be in hospital longer….thereby taking up a bed space himself, whereas if they did it now he could be in and out in a day.
Can you contact his consultant and see whether they can bump him up the list, or try and get a cancellation ?
I would try and contact all relevant people and see what they can do. Otherwise his chemo will be put back again. Grrrr, it makes me angry when people can’t see the bigger picture….Change his stent now, bilirubin drops, chemo starts, everyone is happy….. why doesn’t the NHS work like this !I hope that you can get it sorted for him. Yes, A&E would be one option as then they would have to get him a bed, but you might have to get him to ‘fake’ some symptoms….
Good luck
Jemima
My Dad is wating to have his stent unblocked/changed but at the moment there are no hospital beds available, and the earliest date is mid/end July!! Has anyone else been effected by lack of beds?
My Dad didn’t know his bilirubin was elevated until he had his blood test for his first cycle of chemo. It was 75 and is now 130. He is taking antibiotics as he was prescribed them whilst on chemo and has been instructed to keep taking them. Apart from a yellow tinge starting to appear in his eyes he feels well, no itching, no fever, no dark urine (prob due to 3litres he drinks a day) and still has good appetite.
My worry is the higher it gets the longer it will take to come down and for chemo to start. I’m tempted to take him to A&E but he won’t allow it!
Any advice?
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