Who broke the machine?!

hi josie,

 sorry to hear you were nearly there, then got sms machine was not working. poor hubby and you. these things happen, but when did it break and could they have not sms'd earlier??

 i guess they have many people to do and can get a backlog also. first time for me all went well. second time around there were many waiting to have radiation and was harder to work around the times.

i hope it gets sorted for you . let us know how it goes.

kathy.

Hi Josie,

So glad you could get in today. When people ring, for charity calls and telemarketers etc. they ask is that a suburb or Brisbane. I have to have a chuckle at that. I often thought when I went in for chemo, that I was glad that I didn't live further out west, as people from out there had to come in every 3 weeks. One lady who lived nearly the same distance as me from Rockhampton got more for travel assistance than me. Her hospital was in the town and mine was about an hour and 15 mins I think from us, but closer to Rockhampton, so I only got half the travel money. I was able to come home for a couple of weekends during radiation to Rockhampton, as we just bought a house at Gracemere to rent out. We had to fix it up before renting it out. Nothing like doing chemo, radiation etc. and fixing up a house my daughter said. I also flew up to Mackay for my daughters 21st while down in Brisbane.

You'll be looking back like me a year ago from now and think that went fast, but it doesn't at the time.

Take care and not long before you can go home for the weekend.

Kay

Hi Kay, Wow, I have no right to whinge about my travel! We left Queensland nearly two years ago and it is a very, very big state - I am really glad I didn't get sick up there as I would have had a lot further to travel.   Yes there is only one machine where I go, but I heard on the grape vine that they are going to take this one over to the Base hospital and that will make four - because they were worried about 'breakdowns'.  They rang me (I was home) today at 1.15 and asked could I make a 2 pm appointment (what the!?) Only if we could go by chopper (lol) any way they said they would book me for tomorrow morning, so here we are back at the accommodation and settled in.  I call Ballarat 'Grumpy Town' (don't have to think hard about that one!) any way I hope all goes well for you - Cheers and hugs Josie x 

We're about 3 and a half hours away from where I got chemo and our biggest town, and they only found out about my blood tests the day before they ordered them.One time the truck that got the blood had something go wrong and we nearly didn't find out results so that would have put my chemo back a bit further.  My daughter in law had to have an ultrasound for her baby and before we got there (which was 3 1/2 hours drive as well) they said the one who was doing it couldn't come in. We had to try and get in somewhere else as we didn't take any clothes down to stay overnight.

I was away in Brisbane doing radiation, for 6 weeks (25 treatments) (about 11 hours away from home), so when the machines were down for maintenace and there was long weekends, it made the stay quite a bit longer. Lucky I was able to stay at our daughters place with her husband and our grandsons. I wish I could live an hour and a half out of town like you.Sometimes they put me on another one. I was always about 6 hours or so travelling to and from the hospital on the transport they provided.One bus driver was near my daughters house, once on the day I really needed to be home as I wasn't coping well  that day, and he decided to take another lady home first, so I think I had another 3/4 of an hour before I got back home.

Do they only have one machine? Hopefully the machine is up and running soon for you so that treatment can be finished.

Kay

Smooth? Who me? Bloody joking aren't you Tonya (lol!) Yes those little fuel dockets do help (even if it is just a $1) luv Josie x x x

Hi Annie - Great to hear from you again, everything well and truly organised and packed away - major retail therapy on the furniture front! After radiation is over, we are going to get the garden started - hate leaving this place, want radio to be over! I am so happy with our little home, I can always find something to do, even if it is to just sit and stare at the wonder of it all! (lol) x x x Josie

Hi Josie, what a bugger but thats life aye? Set back a week isnt nice though.Ive finished my radiation had 33 treatments and ended up with severe burning.Would of rather done the chemo again but thats just me i spose everyone is differant.

I havnt spoken to you in ages was in melbourne for 6 and a half weeks and had no computer.So its good to be back on track and home again.Burn has nearly healed and i managed to go back to work today yay!!!

How is your new house going? are you all organised and unpacked and everything?Take care and chat soon annie xxx

You might be better off booking a flight to the Phillipines.Clearly all the parts are over there.Why doesn't life go smoothly for you Josie?You'll have to do alot more shopping at Coles to save those petrol dockets.

                                    luv Tonya xx