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Last day ideas
hello ladies (and gents),
as you may know from my previous posts I am a radiation therapist (and currently sitting in the chair for my last Taxol!).
I have read some of your posts on your last day of treatment where you have gotten to ring a bell or received a certificate etc, my department does not do anything like that, we give hugs and best wishes of course but I am realising that maybe something more is needed. I am trying to use my personal experience to improve my own practice and perhaps my departments too.
so I am asking those who have had their last day of radiation for ideas on how you would have liked to mark the occasion with the staff?
thanks x
as you may know from my previous posts I am a radiation therapist (and currently sitting in the chair for my last Taxol!).
I have read some of your posts on your last day of treatment where you have gotten to ring a bell or received a certificate etc, my department does not do anything like that, we give hugs and best wishes of course but I am realising that maybe something more is needed. I am trying to use my personal experience to improve my own practice and perhaps my departments too.
so I am asking those who have had their last day of radiation for ideas on how you would have liked to mark the occasion with the staff?
thanks x
27 Replies
- Hi @JoeyLiz
The hospital where I had my radiation had a large tree painted on the wall with huge branches and leaves extending the entire length of wall. Every one who finished rads got to paint their name on a leaf. They didn't have a bell when I finished chemo but I was back yesterday for a check up and noticed they have one now. I just took a ginormous bunch of flowers and chocolates for the nurses after that one. - Congratulations on finishing, well done! However I am with @poodlejules on this one - after 15 months of visiting day oncology (chemo and Herceptin) I was keen to thank the wonderful staff (flowers and chocolates, should have taken champagne even though I had a 9am last appointment!), but was happy to quietly leave. I didn't have any separation anxieties! Visited a few times afterwards as I recalled seeing former patients visit looking well (and with hair!) which made me feel good too, but staff have changed over time and I moved on quite happily.
- I had those two procedures. Uncomfortable but not too bad. Had to hold my boob to my chest while bending down for a while!
Yes, too long to get my head around. I don't like to think about it much, it's rather depressing. - Joeyliz breathe and let it go ..... that part of this roller coaster is finished girl ....
- Congrats on finishing! Woohoo!
- Node* not nose hahaha
- I’m having hookwire guided wide local excision (lumpectomy) and sentinal nose biopsy. Wow it’s such a long time isn’t it! We often don’t realise
- Yes I get that that feeling. I'm viewing my treatment as being in four parts. I've just completed the second part, the third is my big op on the 27/4, and the fourth is seven years of hormone therapy. Roll on May 2025... I'm sincerely hoping that chemotherapy is the worst of it. What surgery are you having, if you don't mind me asking?
- Thanks @kmakm it feels good! I can’t believe how quickly the 6months has gone. Although it feels odd to say I’m finished as I have to go back next week for my perjeta/Herceptin (and every 3 wks til Jan) but they aren’t technically chemo. Now for surgery on May 18!
- Congratulations on finishing! A real milestone. How are you feeling?
