King Charles III / Royal Family

cu3ed said:
Kinda mad it was in a way fluke they caught when performing another surgery.
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Not necessarily, they probably did a bunch of blood tests and scans and picked it up then.
If they do any imaging at all for example they'll be looking for the issue that they've booked it for, but also look for anything else out of the ordinary in the x-ray/scan and a lot of the time they'll get a lot more in the imaging that just the area they're interested in.

My father had a scan as a precaution for one thing, and found a lump in a completely different place which as the consultant put it "caught it really early" because normally they only start looking for it once there are symptoms.

One of the reasons to always get any precautionary scans/tests the doctor offers, the issue they're actively investigating might be minor, but you never know until they've done it, and you never know what else they'll find.
 
Brutal biff said:
Sorry couldn't give a monkeys any of us got cancer we be waiting months before even getting it looked at him the very next day
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A close friend of the family got Cancer during Covid and he spent more time being thrown out of Hospital to die at home than actually being treated. ( He passed away )

King = instant treatment
Civilian = Good luck!
 
Neil79 said:
A close friend of the family got Cancer during Covid and he spent more time being thrown out of Hospital to die at home than actually being treated. ( He passed away )

King = instant treatment
Civilian = Good luck!
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Same with the father in law 8 months before the doctors took him seriously when he went in see the specialist he was already riddled with cancer
 
Uther said:
I thought we wouldn't have King William until he was about 70 but...
Now we'll see privilege in all its glory, only the best for the king. I'm now in week four waiting for my 'urgent 2 week cancer referral'.
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Sorry to hear that :(

While the rich are all pouring out the sob stories and god save the King, norms like us lot don't deserve to be saved :rolleyes:

- I'm very anti royal anyway, and they can all drop off a cliff for all I care
 
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A legit question this, just so as I can guage , those people who are complaining that Charles is getting rapid treatment. Would you have also been against the Queen getting rapid treatment in the same circumstance?

Just trying to get an idea of whether its the principle or the involved person causing the ire.
 
Brutal biff said:
Sorry couldn't give a monkeys any of us got cancer we be waiting months before even getting it looked at him the very next day
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Not entirely true. Depends how much money you have.

I get the sentiment but he’s the head of state. Whether he has access to faster treatment is kind of irrelevant, it’s one person. Who is paying privately. He didn’t have these tests done in an NHS hospital.

I have an urgent ‘two week’ gastro appointment because they found a lump in my liver six weeks ago. I’m still waiting for the ‘urgent’ appointment. But I don’t wish the king any ill harm or have anything against the fact that he has access to private treatment because it’s irrelevant.
 
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Yeah, all these people comparing private healthcare vs NHS healthcare... Or are these same people saying that, if some Joe Bloggs on the street paid the same/had same level of private healthcare, he would be waiting weeks compared to Charles?

Smacks of jealousy.
 
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Participant said:
Private medical insurance is pretty cool tbh, especially if you can get it for almost nothing through your employer.

I want it for my family, so I don't see why others should begrudge him taking advantage of it, or it's just hypocritical.
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I get the perk but you gotta do the maths - it actually costs me £700 a year in tax. I've had it for 10 years now --- that's £7k I've never used once. My friends rinse it for physio etc tho
 
Cancer can be a cancerous mole/skin growth to a massive tumour which can take up half an organ.

My mum was lucky. She had a hematoma on a breast which was checked on mammogram and was ok to be left alone. The radiographer decided as mum was having a mammogram to check the other breast. Good job as found the smallest cyst which turned out to be cancer. She was halfway between routine mammogram checks. Dread to think what would happened if the radiographer didn't decide to get a mammogram on the second breast.

She had the cyst removed followed by 18 days of radiotherapy. Has mammograms annually now.
 
Had my gallbladder removed at a private hospital - NHS paid for.

If you ever get referred for anything paid by the NHS at a private hospital - go for it.

Free parking, own room with lovely shower (which unable to use due to dressings), free tv, decent food and only are discharged when you see consultant/doctor a few weeks afterwards. Heard of people having surgery on NHS and get wound infected etc and the notes of surgery are never available for others to look at. If I did have a problem, I was given a phone number to speak to someone and depending on things, get asked to come down later that day.
 
SpellowHouse said:
You are right, of course. Most of us would be messed around until we finally collapse and the specialist says "well, too late now, why didn't you come here sooner?".
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You can get a lot of it done privately and it isn't as expensive as you think. Operations is where the great cost comes from but when you get a diagnosis just go over to the NHS. They cannot ignore you then.
 
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