- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
King Charles 3rd
- Thread starter Kevtherev
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, sorry to read that
Martyn
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- Location
- South west
Two recent friends have swooped from private to NHS nothing to do with cost but due to the excellent dedicated cancer support & research teams within the NHS some of the worlds most advanced leading knowledge. Reiterates how important the NHS is, one has had trials with drugs from America for bone marrow and it’s helped considerably
Boomerang
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A few years ago an acquaintance was diagnosed with cancer in his mouth. He is VERY wealthy money is no object he went to harley street to find the best money can buy.
He was told that the NHS cancer care was way better than anything they could do and informed him they couldn't help ,the NHS was the best option.(he's still with us )
He was told that the NHS cancer care was way better than anything they could do and informed him they couldn't help ,the NHS was the best option.(he's still with us )
Not always true, two years ago by sheer luck a growth that was on the cusp of turning terminal was found in my duodenum, three weeks later and I would not be here now.
We all have ignored stuff, sometimes that isn't a wise move
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Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
The problem with medical stuff is we don't know what is normal for our age as it's the first time we've been this old.
I'm pretty sure my elbows shouldn't click but beyond that it's just guesswork.
I'm pretty sure my elbows shouldn't click but beyond that it's just guesswork.
ollie989898
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Private healthcare is often not driven by money but by the nature of cases. There will be ailments or cases where no amount of money will convince them to take you on.
Even elective surgeries are not without risk. I have seen this before- a person goes in for some surgical procedure which is successful, but they develop complications the day after and end up in a high dependency/ITU bed in the nearest NHS hospital. Private providers just don't have that kind of provision.
I'm pretty sure we don't appreciate it enough, when nothing clicks.
Same as we don't appreciate NOT having a raging toothache.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
My uncle had mouth cancer , what a state they left the poor bugga in , if i get that i will take my own life before i go through what he did and be left in state he was left in , horrendous , from the day of the operation till the day he died his life was not worth living .
ollie989898
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Sometimes I think similar about some cases I have known. I think to myself, if that was me I would never agree to it and instead find an easier way out.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
I often think there has been some suffering among the human race over the centuries….. bah !
No, why would you?Anyone else raised an eyebrow at..
“My medical team”
She is such a beacon of what’s still good and decent in Britain today, we should all be very proud of her, William and their young family.
Full message from Catherine, the Princess of Wales
In a video statement, Catherine says she is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after cancer was found in tests.www.bbc.co.uk
They deserve complete privacy and respect during this time.
Would any of us want to be hounded by the dregs of the worlds ‘media’ whilst dealing with both our father and wife battling cancer.
I for one, are immensely proud that this is the future of our great country’s monarchy.
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- sw scotland
There is a saying that there is no condition which can't be made worse by an operation.
If you are really ill then NHS is the best place to have the widest expertise available. Private hospitals except maybe the very biggest in London don't have the staff around. Don't forget your private surgeon is probably spending 90% of their time in the NHS
- Location
- East Essexshire
It's a bit of an American expression, with quite selfish implications. Not that I suspect there was any intention of that here, just using a recently popular phrase.
- Location
- Yorkshire
Maybe not lurkers but actually posters @Will 1594
Other side of river to sandringham trying to throw us off the scent
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
river babingly we on south side am in field now opposite flax factory
Attachments
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
Four years ago my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She was given a year. It was the height of Covid we couldn’t travel to UK either for a second opinion or treatment so we tried a local mission hospital American managed but locally run. They reckoned operating was pointless so they decided on Chemotherapy. The nurses were very good but the hygiene was horrendous when my wife went she'd go with cleaning gear to clean her spot for chemo usually there was still blood on the chair. However the drugs were German so that was o.k. She had her Chemotherapy and four years later she's still here. The cost to us about £ 1500. The point is it isn't the Health Service it's the patient with cancer the drugs are just half of it the rest of it is the patient and how hard they are prepared to work at it.
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
Just had the daughter of a friend kill herself because of this and the mess the NHS made of her.
Danllan
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- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
I knew a gorgeous girl, vivaciousness incarnate, so bright and happy, who eventually did the same - she just couldn't bear what had happened to her. That was in my and her early twenties, and it is shocking that the quality of restorative surgery seems not to have improved in the last thirty years, so that the same is still happening...
