See! Told you you could do it!
No. I'm not an angel but having lost my mum to cancer last month, I know what you must be going through. Well, no, I have no idea actually but I do know talking helps and I know that talking about your own cancer only comes after you've come to terms with it yourself.
There are people on here who have experience of cancer, either their own or close relatives. It's a subject we're not good at discussing and because of that it causes isolation and it shouldn't. It's a time when support is needed most so we need to talk about it and share it.
Doug, I was kinda hoping you'd gone to theatre for your stent, as I hadn't seen you around. Fingers and everything crossed that it happens before Friday! But you can always sound off on here! Or we could always start a 'cancer treatment moaning' thread!
Not heard any more Caz, still looks like Friday unfortunately. Behave about starting new threads, one is enough
The level of attention at nursing level is tremendous, I could not ask for better. It's when you start to go up the chain that the problems start. Maybe it's because Guy's is a teaching hospital with virtually every doctor non English, at least up to consultant level. When the doctors come round, there are usually 2 or 3 extra's watching on, and there is some confusion between them, primarily because of language difficulties. Some of these junior doctors come back on their own later on to check on me, but it is fairly evident they are not fully up to speed with the situation. This, I think is where the confusion as regards timing comes from, as they are still trying to book me in for tests already done, so everything gets put back.
I mentioned briefly the nurses, they start work at 07.30, and don't go home until around 21.00, a long day. OK, their normal working week is four days, but because of shortages, they invariably work extra shifts. They are all so kind and attentive, and again about 75% of them are not from these shores. I stand corrected if anyone knows better than me, the workings of teaching hospitals.
When I get any updates I will post here Carol - thanks once again.