my wife has a lump which has grown over 5 months, the doctors gave her 4 doses of anti biotics over 4 months to no avail. It is now egg size under her ear on her neck the earliest appointment in hospital is feb 17. she has lost a lot of weight and her whi

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Antibiotics? She needs the

Submitted by advancedmis on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 10:26.

Antibiotics? She needs the mass ultrasounded, CT scanned, and biopsied. If she's a smoker, it could be cancer. If she has heat-flashes and hairloss, it could be thyroid cancer...

i don't know about heat

Submitted by monkey harris on Sat, 01/30/2010 - 05:45.

i don't know about heat flashes...no hair loss, but has a persistant cough...gets tired a bit..nausea and nose has bled some time, but she don't always get the same symptons twice.

should i try and get her to go to casualty when she feels bad or would they tell her to wait for the appointment ??

If by casualty you mean like

Submitted by Ross Bonander on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 15:09.

If by casualty you mean like an urgent care clinic or an emergency room, those kinds of medical facilities aren't the right places to seek treatment for a chronic disease like cancer. They're appropriate for acute care only. That said, it's unclear exactly what your wife is suffering from. If her condition is deteriorating, or she feels rotten, I would call the office where her appointment is on Feb 17 and tell them about her symptoms and that you think it's important that she move her appointment so that she can be seen sooner. Considering the circumstances, they should make an exception for her and make room in the schedule.

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