Debs Daily Deliberations - 12

Good Afternoon my lovelies, Well Phase 1 is done dusted and never to be repeated.......Phase 2 has begun, 7 sessions of radiotherapy left. We left at 7.45am to arrive for my treatment on LINAC 1 at 9am......hmmm well thats what I thought and thats what my treatment scheduled said so.......not so!!!!!! At 9am I went back into the simulator room as phase 2 is actually 2mm different from phase 1 and new figures and calculations and CT scans were needed. After that was done, the nurse told me, right come back in about 2 hours............wooooooooooooahhhhhhhhhhhh REWIND.........what did you say!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh didn't anyone tell you, the docs have to come and physically check everything and sign off on the computer, then we have to input the figures, then another one checks it.........then it goes round to the RT teams who then re-input it onto their machines. I was stunned, I asked yesterday if there would be any difference to phase 2 and nope, nothing......oh and supposedly I should have got a phonecall yesterday afternoon explaining all the treatment plan for today, checked my answerphone when we got home in case I had missed it and no message! Now I don't mind, as this all this checking is important to my treatment, they are firing radiation at my head after all - HOWEVER, poor hubby has to go to work after my appt and if we were forewarned, he could have arranged time off, rather than dashing out to the carpark and calling in at 10am to say we had to wait another 2 hours. Got home around 1.30pm after all was done. Thats me little rant over for today - I don't want to come across as a moaning minnie but please hospitals, try to remember that patients have lives to organise too and partners/children etc that factor into our waiting times! Help us, help you by being in a better mood with more information! Stopped off and looked at some pre-formed ponds, another little whim of mine LOL Probably going to watch karate tonight, although I feel a little tired today - Lara is in line for the Jack Petchey Award, wohoooooooooooooo Tomorrow we are off to The Grove, its a beautiful 5* hotel with gorgeous gardens and my camera shall be clicking non-stop. Hopefully the kids will get to splash around in the outside pool after their demo. Decided against wearing my new hair in case its warm and drives me nuts - so gonna have to slum it with a cap! Have to pretend I am a 'proper Essex Wife innit' to get away with that ;) I hope you all have a fabulous May Bank Holiday and catch up with you soon. Thought for today: It takes courage to live--courage and strength and hope and humor. And courage and strength and hope and humor have to be bought and paid for with pain and work and prayers and tears. Jerome P. Fleisham