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FranP
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14 years ago

THIS IS WRONG

I am well and truly pissed off.

i had a lump removed from my crook arm last thursday by my cancer surgeon who gave me a script for keflexin if it got inflamed as its my right arm and no lymph nodes etc. 

well today had to start the antibiotics as yep inflamed and mega red.nurses at the hospital said if got worse go to my Doctor. this arvo it started oozing gunk    rang my surgeon his nurse said to see my local Doctor. was told he is fully booked for four weeks , said what the nurse at the surgeons said and was told i can see the on call Doctor never heard of him. last time i did this i ended up in Albury Hospital and nearly died. SOOOOOO was told that thats all they could offer so i didn't go . my Doctor is meant to be part of my cancer follow up team but unless i know up to four weeks in advance that  i may be crook cant see him, it's so wrong. I could make an appointment and cancel if i don't need it but then i feel bad because some one else mat need it more and will miss out. 

any way i am bathing my arm and will see how it goes if worst comes to worst will drive two hours and see the surgeon , if he can fit me in??????this is pathetic.

  • Sorry to hear all that Fran.So much for follow up team work.Your surgeon or local doctor should have fitted you in as an urgent case.We without lymph nodes know how careful we have to be about our arm.I think you should write a letter of complaint to both of them.Your antibiotics will take 2 days to kick in so hopefully your arm will settle down.If your arm starts to swell or you see a red track running up your arm ,go straight to hospital.Poor darl,hope you don't have a rough night.

                                                   Tonya xx