Thanks Primek, One of my AC doses was reduced by 15% due to shocking nausea and you are right that was a discussion I had with the Oncologist and I was quite reassured it was okay.
It just appears that I never see the oncologist, even if my appointment says his name on my appointment card. I am always shuffled off to the nurse due to him being "over booked". Sometimes she will go and ask him a question between patients he is seeing.
Now that the nurse is away sick, I guess I'm panicking because the chemo will be 3 days later and the neuropathy is the same in some areas spreading.
Once when my Oncology appoint,ment clashed with Australia Day they said instead of the Onc visit, the registrar would see me chairside before my chemo started.
I was there at 9am and sat till 11am while they paged and paged her, they couldn't even start the anti nausea drugs as it was not "authorised" by the Oncologist.
Eventually they sent the oncology nurse and my treatment started after more than two hours waiting in a chair. Obviously I have no confidence in the Registrar either.
On one of my Breast appointments to see the doctor ( after 5 biopsys and the portacath insertion), I arrived 15 mins early and my Dr was calling other patients, who had arrived well after me, I asked the reception several times when I was to be seen as I was in a three hour parking spot.
They forgot me and the breast clinic closed, all the Doctors had left and I had to see a nurse, who was unfamiliar with my case.
Nearly two hours waiting to see the Doctor for nothing and a mad jog to the car before I got a ticket. It was a complete waste of time and very frustrating, I had a good old sook on the drive home.
