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  • I also had fantastic personal care during chemo. It was the same head nurse every time and we even had cake when it was her birthday! When I was admitted to the same hospital on day 11 after Chemo 4 she came racing in to put the cannula in for IV antibiotics. She also came and sat with me during her breaks while I was in hospital that one time. It really helped to have that personal care during the toughest part of treatment. 

    Radiology was also a very supportive and personalised experience. It is awful to think that anyone experiences what this article describes.
  • Gosh you're all making me jealous of the care you had during chemo. It once more backs my 20/20 hindsight that I should have gone public.
  • @kmakm I went private for chemo and the staff were great.  Yes, the process was a production line but I found that reassuring - everyone knew the routine and got on with it.  It made anything unusual stand out.  Re: the article...for me it was so angry and perhaps that's to do with the medical system the author found herself in but I found myself drawing back from it.  I've been angry at the cancer and I've been upset a couple of times by peripheral staff I've come across but never in the vein of the article.