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Nurse Practicioner
Cate64
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Morning my Lovelies,
Do any of you, in the Public System, see a Nurse Practicioner instead of an Oncologist in clinic??
Do any of you, in the Public System, see a Nurse Practicioner instead of an Oncologist in clinic??
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I have seen the nurse practioner on several occasions, but only after seeing my oncologist first, she just went on to explain side effects and management of the treatment that i was on at that particular time -sorry thats not much help im afraid, she gave me her mobile number for any problems that may arise and for any questions or queries i had so she really was just the first port of call before my oncologist - glad to hear that you have had no side effects from first two weeks on xeloda!!!0
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I liked the Nurse Practitioner so much more than any Oncologist I have seen, he explained things so that I could easily understand it plus gave me his number in case I thought of a question or needed anything. He was really good, I felt completely at ease, I was surprised to find out though, he was a Nurse Practitioner & not an Oncologist, he didn't tell me that till the end. I am not sure why I am suddenly delegated to him though I have my suspicions..0
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Depends how busy they are at the time. Usually its the oncology doctor though.0
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Hey Cate! Not sure if its the same or not, but when I did Chemo I dealt with the Nurse in charge of Oncology at Freemasons and only saw my Oncologist once every few weeks. x
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I had radiotherapy in the public system and saw nurse practitioners most of the time. Saw the radiation oncologist before treatment started and the final checkup months after it finished but that was all. My chemo was done through the private system so can't comment on that.0
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During my 6 weeks of radiation I only saw radiation oncologist once all were practioner they were great and not so rushed in seeing me0
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