My dad had his first appointment with his consultant following biopsies taken from his ureter (taken during a stent operation at the beginning of Feb) and he was told the following;
the tumour they had discovered/taken biopsies of is a papillary high grade urothelial carcinoma which needs surgery to remove the kidney/ureter/tumour.
the consultant confirmed that it was fairly aggressive and that there is a potential risk of rupture from the ureter and subsequent spread. It is also likely to spread to his bladder.
However, even though the operation is required immediately, due to waiting times it will take up to 3 months to get him on the table??
when asked if this would affect my dads mortality, the doctor told him yes it could as it could rupture at any time.
Is this a typical response? To wait for an operation where treatment is viable due to bureaucracy and waiting lists, only for when the time comes he may be untreatable?
we were told that moving his treatment to another trust wouldn't speed anything up and private care wouldn't be financially viable.
any advice on what we can do to give him the best chance?
