pilar tumour

Is there anyone out there who has a malignant pilar tumour of the scalp, or knows someone that has. Noone at my hospital seems to know anything, and I have to show them the scarce bits I have found on the internet myself. My  consultant said I would have lots of follow ups, but not with him. I've had 2 follow ups, both by very young women doctors, who were probably perfectly able to do follow ups, but couldn't answer a single question about the tumour or what was found when it was removed. Neither of them would comment at all about my prognosis (unknown whether or not | would make the 5years survival) - which is obviously a dark cloud hanging over my head and creeping into my nightmares.

 

thank you, if anyone has read this! My friends and family are bored with my head now (it's been 6 months since it all started - leaving me a maximum of 4 years left?) so I keep quiet and carry on. Luckily I mostly feel physically fantastically well and have more energy now than I ever had when I was young. I go to 6 ballet classes a week xxx

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  • Hi ballerinajade

    Sorry to hear you have had a bad experience with your medical team but it's great that you feel good and are attending ballet classes six days a week!

    It might be worth contacting our nurses, they may be able to find some information about your tumour. You can contact them on: 0808 800 4040 from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

    Best wishes

    Jane

     

  • sorry, only just found out how to get back on this forum! thanks for reply. took the plunge, and encouraged by PALS, I made a complaint against consultant. (but I did apologise to him for doing so, as he has ben exceptionally kind and helpful since, and I withdrew the complaint)

    But what a world of difference, he now says I don't have cancer and am not going to die, and denies ever referring to the 5 year survival rate!  (because in 9 years he says he never has referred to it to any of his patients). we even laughed a few times. Also I now have a lovely skin consultant at a different hospital, plus an even nicer oncology consultant, who told me last week, that I wasn't going to die, was very healthy (couldn't believe my date of birth) and said I didn't need any treatment - yay. And he will look for someone in USA who has knowledge of pilar tumours.

    Also, the first consultant is going to have a better look at what the path lab came up with, and give me the findings (about time after 8 months, but better late than never)

    Moral - make a complaint, and you get a much nicer prognosis!!!! plus 3 consultants running after you, being KIND. I feel so much better.

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  • sorry, only just found out how to get back on this forum! thanks for reply. took the plunge, and encouraged by PALS, I made a complaint against consultant. (but I did apologise to him for doing so, as he has ben exceptionally kind and helpful since, and I withdrew the complaint)

    But what a world of difference, he now says I don't have cancer and am not going to die, and denies ever referring to the 5 year survival rate!  (because in 9 years he says he never has referred to it to any of his patients). we even laughed a few times. Also I now have a lovely skin consultant at a different hospital, plus an even nicer oncology consultant, who told me last week, that I wasn't going to die, was very healthy (couldn't believe my date of birth) and said I didn't need any treatment - yay. And he will look for someone in USA who has knowledge of pilar tumours.

    Also, the first consultant is going to have a better look at what the path lab came up with, and give me the findings (about time after 8 months, but better late than never)

    Moral - make a complaint, and you get a much nicer prognosis!!!! plus 3 consultants running after you, being KIND. I feel so much better.

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