McGrath Nurses
i am so angry and sad regarding women that have had surgery and have no one after wards to help them, after my surgery I had a pamphlet that had a McGrath nurse I could contact which i have and they h...
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WOW! @Fufan - it sounds like the nurse needs to work more than 2 days a week, for that demographic!! I wonder if contacting your Local Member & agitating for more hours or better still, more BC nurses!
How wonderful that your surgeon gave you the box of goodies, including the drain bag! Some people just use a dressing gown with pockets ..... or tie some string between 2 bags (if they have drains on either side) & sling them round their neck ....
It is a learning process .... we are facing obstacles that we've never faced before .... and only those who've been thru it themselves, really knows all the tips & tricks.
When my husband had his initial stomach removal surgery 11 years ago, the surgeon's nurse did EVERYTHING for us - she made ALL our appointments, sat in on them if she was available & was at the end of the phone whenever I/we needed her ...... I sort of assumed that would happen again with my BC diagnosis .... but it didn't. :( But it does happen for some, so that is good for them.
Feel free to raise anything that you think of here on the blog .... and hopefully, we can talk you thru it xx
take care
How wonderful that your surgeon gave you the box of goodies, including the drain bag! Some people just use a dressing gown with pockets ..... or tie some string between 2 bags (if they have drains on either side) & sling them round their neck ....
It is a learning process .... we are facing obstacles that we've never faced before .... and only those who've been thru it themselves, really knows all the tips & tricks.
When my husband had his initial stomach removal surgery 11 years ago, the surgeon's nurse did EVERYTHING for us - she made ALL our appointments, sat in on them if she was available & was at the end of the phone whenever I/we needed her ...... I sort of assumed that would happen again with my BC diagnosis .... but it didn't. :( But it does happen for some, so that is good for them.
Feel free to raise anything that you think of here on the blog .... and hopefully, we can talk you thru it xx
take care