Fat Boy Fat
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- Aug 21, 2020
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Sod Facebook - just start believing a few facts and personal experience. I found a suspicious growth early this year; I went to my GP who referred me to a consultant at the hospital. I was given an appointment. Shortly after 20th. March the appointment was cancelled. I eventually was seen on 31st. July, and had the thing removed a couple of weeks ago. As a matter of routine it's gone for a biopsy - haven't heard yet...... hope it's OK ......
Medical opinion on 31st. July and a couple of weeks ago was that it didn't look dangerous - hope that's right, but thirty years ago I was in a similar position - 'Nothing to worry about' - and it turned out that it certainly was! Luckily I am one of the very few to have survived that one - but my point is, that three month plus delay in getting diagnosis and treatment due to CV could easily have been fatal. For some it has been (and for some it still will be).
I believe the personal experiences, but what are the options?
I still take a with a pinch of salt some of the Facebook stories about people dying within 6 month, since this Pandemic started, due to lack of treatment. I am not denying there are cases, but as I said earlier, Facebook is full of such said sad stories...
I feel for anyone who has been denied treatment during this very difficult time, as I also feel for those who have been affected and continue to be directly affected by Covid.