my care kit

I spent some time yesterday responding to Nicole's posting only to have my words and Nicole's original posting disappear from view.  Welcome back, Nicole.

I am glad Nicole got onto the website to vent as that is often all that is needed.  If it upset someone then so be it - you and your thoughts were the most important thing at that time.

If BCNA took the post off for some reason I hope they had the courtesy to contact you via telephone first.  I am a great fan of the BCNA as they provide a great service - even if I could not get any Xmas baubles because I do not have a plastic card !!!  (That is the trouble with 'outsourcing').

Your experience with the BC nurse is not unusual.  I have found that people LOVE theirs or HATE theirs.  Mine was pretty useless really.  When I said something about information I'd found she'd say "oh, I have that information in my office" - which is 75 kms away and she only visits this area twice per month !  She never looked at my (missing) breast or drainage bag or anything - she preferred to play with my puppy.  After a couple of visits I told her that perhaps she has more needy ladies out there.

I was so disappointed that I looked at the McGrath Foundation's website and read the BC Nurse job description.  I then understood that my idea of what they do (and that of many others) is not what they are there to do.  I was lucky in that I was diagnosed via the Breastscreen service and they were great.  As I had not heard from the BC Nurse I rang her and, luckily, she was in my area the following day so I drove there to meet her - or I would have missed out.  I found her to be a very unprofessional lass and her sample boobs and bras were filthy !

Perhaps the Foundation has grown too quickly and lives on it's hype - and the BC Nurses are drifting along as if it were 'just a job' - it may be that to them but not to their clients.

I humbly apologize to the very good BC nurses out there, as I am sure there are many.  Some of your colleagues are letting the side down.

Nicole, I hope you are having a better day and that you've had a reason to smile.

Summer  :-)