@Whatevershallidowithmylife I'm sorry to read you are in hospital.
How are you doing now?
@Enigma53 I'm glad your news wasn't as bad as you were fearing.
I realise it's still not the best news, but it's a small positive.
I can't believe they made you wait that long though.
Does anyone else's Oncology unit open on a bank holiday?
Mine usually does (with skeleton staffing and just open in the morning) mainly for those needing pre treatment bloods and for people collecting medication.
I was in on Monday (bank holiday) having my bloods and port flushed.
Yesterday while I was in having my chemo, it was suddenly announced they are not opening on the next Bank holiday Monday.
This means I now have to go in next Friday instead for my pre chemo bloods.
I'm so irritated as that is my week off chemo. I was hoping to go away as it is also my birthday next week.
Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but an irritation non the less.
Being on weekly chemo means I feel like I'm never away from the place, so having a whole week not having to go up there is something I look forward to.
I mean it's not an outpatient clinic where appointments are worked around bank holidays, it's more like a ward with people going in for life saving treatment.
As one of the nurses said yesterday, "can you imagine if the ward staff suddenly announced that patients wouldn't be getting their bloods and treatments because it's a bank holiday?"
I think a few nurses were a bit pissed off yesterday as it means come the Tuesday after the bank holiday, the unit is going to be rammed full ( some have had their appointments changed from the Monday to the Tuesday).
As I say, it's a minor irritation and I'll have to change my plans, but I'm sure I can come up with something.
I'm guessing this is yet another cost cutting exercise.