Hi all, well I can't begin to tell you how cross I am. I was expecting a McMillam nurse to visit me this afternoon at 2pm with regard to my pain management, an appt made last Thursday after being passed on from pain management nurse at Oncology unit.
I rang the number I have and got voicemail at 3-15pm and left a message asking if there is a problem please could someone let me know. I fully understand that there may have been a real problem with an earlier appt that could have resulted in problems getting to everyone on the her list but that's why we now have mobile phones to communicate what is happening and in making another appt.
At 5pm when the office had closed I had heard nothing at all so can only assume they don't pick up their voicemails.
This is not just about me not getting the visit I was expecting but my husband had to rearrange an appt he had as he wanted to be with me. And our daughter was unable to go to her friends because we couldn't pick her up as the times clashed.
I will be trying to ring the nurse at the hospital tomorrow as I really need some help with this medication to alleviate this horrendous pain I have in my back and waiting around all afternoon did not help, but to me it is so bad mannered not to let me know what was happening.
On a much lighter note we are getting a superking size bed on Thurs and I can't tell you how excited I am about that.
Sorry to whinge love to all.
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