All this promoting of screening for lung cancer

[Nosmo-King]

Whilst it is admirable it is not soon enough for some of us. being the king of cancer killers this should have been brought in ages ago. maybe technology has just reached this spot now?

For me, I am somewhat bitter about the whole thing. My late wife was diagnosed with a trapped nerve ( she had private health insurance through her work). Whilst off sick she went to our doctors the following month ( August) to get a sick note. He told her it was stress and get back to work.

She passed on October 5. 22 days from proper diagnosis to death.

So it is hard to swallow such incompetence from health "experts", I hope others will not have to share a similar experience.........

[fukyu]

Sorry to hear of your loss.The NHS for all it's faults is still a wonderful service, unfortunately a misdiagnosis can happen anywhere anytime private or public. I've had both private and NHS treatment, nothing to choose between them.

[Nosmo-King]

Sorry to hear of your loss.The NHS for all it's faults is still a wonderful service, unfortunately a misdiagnosis can happen anywhere anytime private or public. I've had both private and NHS treatment, nothing to choose between them.

Thanks. Agree with you re treatment - personally I've been well served by the NHS. Although the experience I had to endure with my wife does tend to cloud my judgement - and I think for obvious reasons..

[Clem Fandango]

Sorry to hear about your wife - that sounds horrible.

Unfortunately your case was unusual in that the initial diagnosis was right and the second was wrong (can you sue the second Dr for malpractice?).  Often it's the other way around.  There have been a lot of studies on the rate of initial misdiagnosis.  Many say it commonly ranges 5% to 10% - this study had it at 20% with a very large number of other cases (67%) having the diagnosis better defined the second time (the first being partly correct).

(https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/20-percent-of-patients-with-serious-conditions-are-first-misdiagnosed-study-says/2017/04/03/e386982a-189f-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html).

It is weird that some people seem to believe Drs are always right - they aren't at all (and many are absolutely shit).  Getting a second or even third opinion is now recommended practice and companies have been set up over here to do just that (a friend worked at one and his statistics for changed diagnosis for the cases they reviewed were over 50% - but they would say that so....).

[Nosmo-King]

The second doctor retired in September of the year he had wrongly diagnosed in August. So no couldn't easily go after him - as much as I would have liked.

[Francks left peg]

Sorry to hear this and sorry for your loss Nosmo.

[Nosmo-King]

Sorry to hear this and sorry for your loss Nosmo.

Thanks. It is a few years ago since her passing - just the promoting of the service brought a lot of it back.

Managed to move on a few years ago and now happily remarried.

[fukyu]

My mother had  pancreatic cancer for over a year before it was diagnosed, unfortunately it had spread and was terminal.There was no negligence it was just unfortunate. My sister had wonderful medical and surgical treatment when she had cancer, unfortunately that was terminal as well but the NHS were brilliant.I would personally feel very uneasy about suing the NHS unless it was blatant neglect.

[Blott]

Sorry to hear that, I don't really know what to say.

[Francks left peg]

Sorry to hear this and sorry for your loss Nosmo.

Thanks. It is a few years ago since her passing - just the promoting of the service brought a lot of it back.

Managed to move on a few years ago and now happily remarried.

That's good to hear. Lots of people struggle to move on. Life is for living.

[Blott]

My dad was never ill. He was laid in his bed, I told him to get up that he had a cold and stop being a baby.

He had stomach cancer, I never knew. He died about 3 months later.

The day before he died in hospital, he said to my son. 'tell your dad I don't have a cold'

He was the funniest man I have ever known. F I miss him and mam.

[Nosmo-King]

My dad was never ill. He was laid in his bed, I told him to get up that he had a cold and stop being a baby.

He had stomach cancer, I never knew. He died about 3 months later.

The day before he died in hospital, he said to my son. 'tell your dad I don't have a cold'

He was the funniest man I have ever known. F I miss him and mam.

Sorry to hear this Blotty. The only saving grace is if they can pass fairly quickly without enduring too much pain that's a blessing. Not meant to sound hard just stating what amounts to compassion in a direction situation.

[RiversideRifle]

Know this all too well with my dad sorry for your losses

[Francks left peg]

Sorry to hear that @Blott good to hear how he kept his humour till the end. That must give you comfort.