Hi,

You don't say what you are in hospital for. I know at our hospital trust they sometimes put patients having investigations for a certain problem, onto a cancer ward for similar problems because they have no beds on the general ward. My friend had abdo problems & bleeding - she was put on a ward for gastro cancer for 3 weeks. She was thankful when she was diagnosed with a different, serious condition. I was put on a kidney cancer ward - I had an infection after suffering pancreatitis but they had no beds on the gastro ward. Hopefully you are there because they are short of beds elsewhere. Don't be afraid to ask the nurse or the doctor when they do their rounds. I hope all goes well.

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)