Radiotherapy patient or sheep?
I thought I would post about my experience in radiotherapy and see if others feel the same way. On the whole I have found it a highly dehumanising experience. In the clinic I go to they se...
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Thanks @JoeyLiz I appreciate the information as to why certain things happen the way they do.
I certainly will be writing to the clinic, which is privately held, and copying in the hospital where it is located.
@kezmusc I appreciate that when you get to this point in your treatment you feel like all sorts of people have seen you in a state of undress, but personally I still prefer to limit that group to a 'strictly necessary' basis. It is not necessary for non-patients to be in a patient only waiting area with patients required to be half undressed.
In regard to the waiting, I appreciate that sometimes a wait is unavoidable but that doesn't excuse a lack of communication around it. Why do I need to sit in a waiting room for forty minutes in a gown when I could go for a walk or a coffee and come back when they are ready for me?
I certainly will be writing to the clinic, which is privately held, and copying in the hospital where it is located.
@kezmusc I appreciate that when you get to this point in your treatment you feel like all sorts of people have seen you in a state of undress, but personally I still prefer to limit that group to a 'strictly necessary' basis. It is not necessary for non-patients to be in a patient only waiting area with patients required to be half undressed.
In regard to the waiting, I appreciate that sometimes a wait is unavoidable but that doesn't excuse a lack of communication around it. Why do I need to sit in a waiting room for forty minutes in a gown when I could go for a walk or a coffee and come back when they are ready for me?