Stepdads Cancer tests and results confusion ?

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Hi my stepdad is 59 he has had prostrate problems a year 2 weeks ago he had to have scans and a biopsy as there’s a lump.
He had a text message 6 days after the tests and it said
You have an appointment in the chemotherapy unit at hospital (tomorrow) which is 12 days after tests a letter will follow.

The letter said the same he has an appointment in the chemo unit Tuesday 13 th March

He has had no oncology appointment for results not see anyone for results and I know other people who had cancer tests at the same hospital they saw they oncology doctor for results and treatment consultation

Does anyone know if this is normal my friends father in law has radiotherapy no chemo but oncology app first ?

Thankyou

HE needs to call the hospital and clarify.

Jeez that's terrible. who would send a bloody txt like that?! He needs to ring and find out whats going on. If it turns out (and I really hope not) that's its cancer and he needs treatment then he needs to put in a complaint about the txt.

He won’t ring the hospital and won’t allow anyone to he’s just going tomorrow ?
Our hospital has loads cut backs and we didn’t know if the appointment was to see a doctor for the results in the chemo unit ?

That is appalling. You need to escalate it that's awful!

Would you not have a Doctors app in a chemotherapy unit ?

I hope he’s not going alone to the appointment? It may well be an appointment to see the Consultant, but that’s not the point! You don’t send a patient a txt telling them to come to the chemo unit when no diagnosis has been given!

No he’s not going alone my mum said she would they’ve split up
I asked if anyone was going he said yes

I agree but he’s very much a man and isn’t really being too clear on anything I hunk obviously scared

It's possible that he is seeing the oncologist in the chemo unit. Ours hold some clinics there.

draylon how rude! OP’s family will obviously be going through a very difficult time. She is under no obligation to entertain you with the details!

With all due respect draylon that’s not what you said though is it? What you actually did was post you must update! on a thread where the OP is trying to process some potentially bad news

Anyway, OP I hope everything gets sorted and he gets the treatment he needs. If indeed it was the case that they sent a chemotherapy appt to him before he’s even discussed a diagnosis then that definitely warrants a complaint