ABC news item re breast reconstruction
Each
morning I have a quick look at the ABC news on my phone –
this is an interesting story today:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-22/breast-reconstructions-take-years-for-women-outside-cit...
Forum Discussion
I hear you, @"Annie C". Are there ANY decent Cancer Centres at all outside of Perth? They are slowly getting equipment closer to my town, but it will be a while before they get all the gear ... so I am more than happy to continue going where I go, as I know them now after 5 years .....
Whilst not as remote as you, I have to do similar planning as it is a good 4hrs on a good day (longer, if bad weather or bad traffic) to get to my surgeon appointments and half that for my scans & Rad Onc ..... so I also have to build in that 'buffer zone' in case of delays or accidents along the way. Normally I would leave the day before for the Surgeon's appt, just to reduce that 'I'm gonna be late' stress level! .....
Last week I had to travel for my scans & I was glad I'd actually planned to leave 4hrs before the appt (the town is 2hrs away) ... and just as well I did, because the battery was flat on my car! I had to push it a bit to access the motor - it is a VW Transporter and is VERY heavy, so that took me 15+ mins on my own! I'd recently bought a Jump Starter for it (which is BRILLIANT) and I managed to start it on my own, first go, so happy with that. If I'd waited for the NRMA it would have taken well over an hour to get to me - and then I REALLY would have been stressing out ....
Choosing a jump starter - Just make sure you know your engine size, Number of cylinders & fuel type. Diesel vehicles need a stronger jump starter than a Petrol vehicle of the same engine size.
I still have to go back for my Rad Onc appt some time soon, so will have to repeat it all (hopefully not the flat battery tho!)
Whilst not as remote as you, I have to do similar planning as it is a good 4hrs on a good day (longer, if bad weather or bad traffic) to get to my surgeon appointments and half that for my scans & Rad Onc ..... so I also have to build in that 'buffer zone' in case of delays or accidents along the way. Normally I would leave the day before for the Surgeon's appt, just to reduce that 'I'm gonna be late' stress level! .....
Last week I had to travel for my scans & I was glad I'd actually planned to leave 4hrs before the appt (the town is 2hrs away) ... and just as well I did, because the battery was flat on my car! I had to push it a bit to access the motor - it is a VW Transporter and is VERY heavy, so that took me 15+ mins on my own! I'd recently bought a Jump Starter for it (which is BRILLIANT) and I managed to start it on my own, first go, so happy with that. If I'd waited for the NRMA it would have taken well over an hour to get to me - and then I REALLY would have been stressing out ....
Choosing a jump starter - Just make sure you know your engine size, Number of cylinders & fuel type. Diesel vehicles need a stronger jump starter than a Petrol vehicle of the same engine size.
I still have to go back for my Rad Onc appt some time soon, so will have to repeat it all (hopefully not the flat battery tho!)