Treatment/therapies living in the bush
Hi Everyone, I live in South Burnett (unfortunately). There is no one here who has the knowledge/expertise to provide breast surgery post-op care, eg exercises etc. I saw a physio in Brisbane who pr...
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Hi @LadyLace
I'm in a similar position. There are no public physio services here apart from a six week program the hospital runs. If you can't fit in with that, the only option is to pay for it.
I rang the exercise physiologist that was recommended, who has had ExMed training which is, apparently, the newest thing in oncology physio, but there is no chance that I can afford to see her. I'm living on my savings at the moment and I can't justify spending the equivalent of a weeks food on a 45 minute session. Some may argue that I can't afford not too, but that's the end of that option for me.
I think sometimes those in the metro areas really don't understand the disconnect from services we have in regional areas. Yes, it's our 'choice' to live here, but that isn't helpful when I see how little is available in the way of auxiliary treatments that are readily available in the city. Very frustrating but ultimately there is nothing to be done as there simply isn't the money in the system to provide equity of access. Online options are a very poor cousin to real professional advice, but it's too late to move to the big smoke now.
Oh well, redneck rehab it is for me.