Is that right? Did you really say that?
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All of them! Also:
“I thought my life was bad, but look at your situation!”
”My prognosis is not as bad as yours.”
The comments about knowing people who had died were common. The chemo one cropped up a lot.
A nurse who on my first day of chemo told me that because I had to reschedule due to cold caps “We are very busy and you are holding us up from getting home.”
Mostly people mean well. I’ve learned to tune out. These days people don’t even ask how I’m doing. I prefer that.
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"I can tell whoever I want" (when they know you are trying to keep it private)2
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Best one I've had so far was the nurse in the holding area before I was wheeled into theatre telling me that one of her colleagues had BC and recently died.3
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I should say that every other staff member at the hospital was great and very sensitive. (I had the same nurse before theatre the second time round and this time she didn't say anything.) I have to say that my disbelief in what I was hearing distracted me from the panic I was feeling at the time.
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My pet hate was 'you're such an inspiration '. What am I inspiring you to do? Not get breast cancer.....
oh and, 'you're so strong ' and 'stay positive'. Grrrr, You're farking kidding me right ?????????!!!!!!!!!!!18 -
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A friend of mine has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and one of his colleagues told him he eats like a crab.
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Lol, some of the shit people say. I had a neighbor say to me when i was just diagnosed ( it could've spread all through you lovey). This was before i had any scans to see if it had or hadn't.
I also went to pick something up on Gumtree and when the guy opened the door the first thing he said was "what happened to your hair". Lol i said chemo happened. Really sometimes i LMFAO at the stupidity of some people.4 -
I just love when the nurse in theatre says to you "Hi, how are you today ?" Well, "fucking great" I feel like answering as they are about to chop my boob off - but no, I said ""well, I am here - what do you think ? .....!".8
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Oh dear, I think we are all in the same boat. Another one of my favourites I always get is ....."but you look so well"
I've always felt if you have nothing positive to say, say nothing. Oh and..... when being as hairless as a lab rat, wearing a headscarf the best was.............Gee the scarves suit you.....probably cause you had short hair anyway you don't miss your hair ..........wtf!!!!! Oh and one more.....the grizzly expression when anyone spotted my radiation burn...(I was burnt way up to under my chin almost so concealment was difficult), got lots of tips for sunburn creams and slip slop slap routines, I know how I would like to slap, but working with public you learn to just smile, walk away, then go out the back and SCREAM! lol7
