Nurse Turned Patient - learning every day

  • Pre-op Eve .... a few last notes and probably a bit of a rant

    Hello again.... As you all know the cancer pathway's pretty fast and with work and family there hasn't really been much time to stop and think. After all, whatever was going on in life didn't suddenly stop when this all started, so the ju...
  • Waiting, Feelings, telling people .......

    So, I'm working through a few things before tomorrow's operation. I'm thinking about the MRI scan, waiting for the result, telling my kids, my family and figuring out who else 'needs to know'.The MRI was interesting - I went by my...
  • Investigation and Diagnosis - thoughts, feelings, talking to partner....

    I think I'm being a bit matter of fact because I've got kind of two brains acting on this  - my patient brain which is like fog, and my nurse brain which is talking sense and logic in the background. Here's a few things I've felt...
  • Womb cancer: Intro

    Hi, This is just a series of ramblings form me on what's happened and how I've felt. I'm not sure how it will help, but if you want to ask me anything, please fee free. I've been a nurse since I started training in 1978 (yes - a bit o...