St Georges Hospital London Update

[Chrissca71]

i am seeing the consultant tomorrow with regards having lower part of my left lung removed has anyone had this done at St Georges in London its not a hospital i am familiar with and means once there my partner will not be be to visit as its a distance from our home and to expensive to keep travelling up from our home

thank you every one who replied to my question above and for all the good wishes i really appreciated them

saw the consultant and he is said the nodule is 2cm and i will only have to have part of the lower left lobe removed which hopefully will be done in next few weeks he said if i speak to his secretary when she phones there may be a chance of being able to have patient transport or help with the costs as i am a pensioner he explained everything to me about the op and afterwards so i feel reassured and not so nervous about being on my own while in hospital

[peege]

Not a lung op however, it used to be my local hospital for 20 years so had a long association with it before being referred to the Pulmonary department. It's a university hospital so should have some of the best surgeons. A nasal op, endoscopies, plenty of A&E trips plus my son had a hernia op in his 20s, all those were exemplary. You could try checking out reviews on St George's website until you get more useful replies than mine.. all the best to you.

[Chrissca71 in reply to peege]

thank you for your reply i had checked the nhs website reviews which were mixed on comments your comments have made me fell more assured

[peege in reply to Chrissca71]

Another question to add to your post would be "what questions and information do I need to ask the consultant ", perhaps the helpline could help 0300 222 5800 until 5pm today. Good luck

[armstrong2]

hi l had my right upper lobe removed just over 2 yrs ago due to lung cancer the op was done in castlehill hospital in hull ...in remission ....breathing isnt good but also have emphyesema wishing you good luck

[Chrissca71 in reply to armstrong2]

thank you for your reply i also have emphysema and i have cancer in my lower left lung breathing been good so far so now waiting for a date for an operation

[Izb1]

Can't advise you Chrissca71 but hope all goes well for you x

[Chrissca71]

thank you so much for your kind wishes

[Alberta56]

Best wishes. xxx

[Nicholatracy]

stay strong 🐞

[Ava09]

My friend had this operation at St Georges, excellent hospital and staff .....

[watergazer]

wishing you well. Xx

[armstrong2]

hi so pleased that everything was explained are you having vats which is one of the best to have for the recuperation ....lhad my op tuesday home by thursday still under review every 6 months had no chemo or radiation and not on any meds ..have a ct scan every 6 months ...hope everything for you goes well and wishing you good luck and take care

[Chrissca71 in reply to armstrong2]

hi thank you for your message its nice to know it went well for you yes i am having vats told i may be in for 5 days as i also have copd and my breathing not brilliant , all the best to you for the future

[armstrong2 in reply to Chrissca71]

all the best to you too look after yourself and good luck