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My renal cancer which has spread to my lungs

Posted By Dick Turpin

"My renal cancer which has spread to my lungs"

About: Guy's Hospital / General surgery North Devon District Hospital / Cancer Services North Devon District Hospital / Urology

(as a service user),

My illness was discovered after I collapsed in a local shop in Barnstaple.   I was taken to North Devon District Hospital where my cancer was diagnosed.   Unfortunately there was a medical complication and a surgeon could not be found in the South West who would take my case on.  

Eventually, I ended up at Guys Hospital in London, where Dr O'Brien removed my left kidney and spleen.   I very fortuitously arrived back home on Christmas Eve 2018. Since then I have been attending the Seamoor Unit at NDDH where I have been extremely well looked after by Dr Sheehan and her team.   There was one little blip at Easter 2018 when I ended up back in NDDH having caught sepsis.   Since then everything appears to going in right direction according to the results of various scans and blood tests

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Response from Naomi Clatworthy, Acute oncology nurse consultant (Northern Services), Cancer Services (Northern Services), Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 3 years ago
Naomi Clatworthy
Acute oncology nurse consultant (Northern Services), Cancer Services (Northern Services),
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 07/07/2020 at 09:37
Published on Care Opinion at 16:25

Thank you so much for sharing your experience of NDDH on care opinion Mr Turpin.

It is lovely to hear that you have been well looked after by Dr Sheehan and the Seamoor unit team. I will share your kind words with the staff, I'm sure they will be delighted to know what a positive impact they have had on your experience.

Best Wishes,

Naomi

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