Oncology in the bush.
so I have completed the axillary clearence and hopefully will get the drain out tomorrow. The oncology dept just rang and I have my first appointment at Orange base with Dr Lauren Bradbury on the 5/03...
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So I’m really struggling with what happened yesterday.
I was day 10 of cycle one. Went up to the local district hospital to get my blood work done. Wandered down to ED to see if someone could check my portacath. It’s been painful. I can’t turn my head easily. I have swelling and bruising. Just doesn’t feel right.
The nurse who answered my query looked confused.
There is no dr available. None on call or on duty.
She called up one of the chemo nurses that was working that day who took one look and said... that’s not right. Maybe an exray? I’ll ring the oncology in Orange and see what they say. It’s 1130 and I have been there since 10.
My oncologists day day off so they have spoken to the BC nurse at orange who said an ultrasound... could be thromosis. I toddle down to medical imaging. 1230 and I still haven’t been seen. I’m starting to try and catch the eye of Russell the stand in ultrasound guy.... Jan’s waving over here!
its now 1300 .... Jan’s tired getting a bit dry and getting crabby. Yay Rusell appears! He asks me what they are looking for because it hasn’t been listed on the request form written by the nurse. I said dvt, thrombosis.
He tried to brush that off but started to do the ultrasound. As soon as he put the gadget on my neck.... there it was. An 8 cm clot in my jugular going down to the sub clavicle. He had to swallow his words...
it’s now 2:30.... no one knows what to do. They try to contact an oncologist but are put onto “ blood dr”.... who is going to prescribe 50 mg Riveroxaban BD. Umm what? Someone points out that 50mg is a huge dose. Ok the mistake has been picked up.... but I’m still sitting in ED.
3:30. Kids coming in. I’m going home. Ring me when it’s sorted I’m happy to come back up. They ring and ask me to come up at 4:30 and I do. They are still waiting on the script? WTF? I point out the chemist will be closed in 1/2 an hour......
i finally get get the scripts from an unknown dr. He seems to be a part of the rural health something or other. Where the hell is Quirindi? And two doses until the chemist opens in the morning.
Wowzas. I am buggered. This is stressful. I am not feeling confident.
I was day 10 of cycle one. Went up to the local district hospital to get my blood work done. Wandered down to ED to see if someone could check my portacath. It’s been painful. I can’t turn my head easily. I have swelling and bruising. Just doesn’t feel right.
The nurse who answered my query looked confused.
There is no dr available. None on call or on duty.
She called up one of the chemo nurses that was working that day who took one look and said... that’s not right. Maybe an exray? I’ll ring the oncology in Orange and see what they say. It’s 1130 and I have been there since 10.
My oncologists day day off so they have spoken to the BC nurse at orange who said an ultrasound... could be thromosis. I toddle down to medical imaging. 1230 and I still haven’t been seen. I’m starting to try and catch the eye of Russell the stand in ultrasound guy.... Jan’s waving over here!
its now 1300 .... Jan’s tired getting a bit dry and getting crabby. Yay Rusell appears! He asks me what they are looking for because it hasn’t been listed on the request form written by the nurse. I said dvt, thrombosis.
He tried to brush that off but started to do the ultrasound. As soon as he put the gadget on my neck.... there it was. An 8 cm clot in my jugular going down to the sub clavicle. He had to swallow his words...
it’s now 2:30.... no one knows what to do. They try to contact an oncologist but are put onto “ blood dr”.... who is going to prescribe 50 mg Riveroxaban BD. Umm what? Someone points out that 50mg is a huge dose. Ok the mistake has been picked up.... but I’m still sitting in ED.
3:30. Kids coming in. I’m going home. Ring me when it’s sorted I’m happy to come back up. They ring and ask me to come up at 4:30 and I do. They are still waiting on the script? WTF? I point out the chemist will be closed in 1/2 an hour......
i finally get get the scripts from an unknown dr. He seems to be a part of the rural health something or other. Where the hell is Quirindi? And two doses until the chemist opens in the morning.
Wowzas. I am buggered. This is stressful. I am not feeling confident.