I’m due for my next operation on Mon 10th March,-reduction to my right breast to match my left,which is looking quite good after a mastectomy in Nov12 and reconstruction in Nov 13. When I went in the first time, the admissions suite on the day was quite calm and organized and I was able to sit with my husband in a small room and see the nurse,pharmacist,anethetist and consultant. However on the last time I went in(last Nov) it has all changed. it was chaos. there were not enough chairs in the general waiting area, you got called into the room to see nurse,doctor etc. then sent back out to wait, it was in/out and musical chairs. anything but calm. O and when the nurse said i was to get changed, i believe I suggested the toilet as being the only quiet area. by then I was fedup, no space for husband to stay with me.
My BCN nurse and surgeon are very good and I am sure the end result of the operation will be good, but I am dreading going into hat admission suite, so much so that I’m already not sleeping. My husband has said he will stay with me regardless.
Am I just being selfish,I don’t expect special treatment but I just don’t want to sit in a waiting room with about 20 other people, mostly day cases for feet and knees so mixed male and female.
I’ve not posted much on here, so hope I’m in the right area.and sorry if I’m winging, just feeling very low.
Thanks
Jenny.
Sounds rubbish to me,not surprised you feel low.keep us posted about your next visit.I ave been so lucky with my trips to the hospital …take care
Is your operation not at a specialist breast or even cancer ward? That sounds a bit dire. At my recent op last week, (4th in less than 2 years), partners etc are not allowed to wait at all. There is simply not enough space for everyone to have another person there with them, I simply get dropped off for 7.30 am and go in myself and ladies get picked up later if they are a day case scenario. When I went for Chemo I also found it quite aggravating if people had someone with me, for starters I don’t think they should be in an infectious environment (for the patients sake) and they also took off valuable space there too, I also made my husband wait outside. It does sound awful that there is nowhere for you to get changed though, where on earth is this awful hospital? It sounds as if all sorts of surgery gets lumped in together.
Take care
K M x
Hello Jillybee and Kitten mad,
Thanks for your replies, One of my points was the risks to us of infection etc, as most of the day cases and certainnly the partners have not been checked for MRSA etc. defeats the purpose. I don’t mind my husband not staying except if it is going to be like last time, just can’t face being pushed from place to place.which is why he may stay. The ward afterwards is for post op caes. again split, breasts. hips.knees. but they are very good in there, high ratio of staff.no problems with any of my care just the procedure in admissions, just can’t get it out of my mind at present, Just don’t want to have to sit for hours in there. don’t even want to walk in there at the moment.