Hello all,
Just need space to have a rant. I have managed to lose some weight recently - the downside to this is so has my uni-boob. With every door that opens, another slams in your face. Unfortunately, no one has designed an inflatable prosthetic boob as far as I know. In all the time since having my boob amputated, even when I had to initially make my own prosthetic, I have felt confident with my outer boob appearance. On this occasion of losing weight, I have noticed a noticeable difference and it was beginning to affect me. Hence, I booked another appointment at the Prosthetics Clinic thinking maybe I just needed to go down a size. I was actually quite looking forward to seeing if there may be something more apt available, especially as I have some occasions coming up and wanted to feel confident again wearing some more fitted items.
Well as far as I am concerned what a waste of time. I unfortunately saw a nurse (who I have met before and thought she was a cold fish then) who really seems to have any notion of empathy removed from her body. To cut a long story short, it all seemed like a lot of trouble to her and she just did not get it and how things may affect people. That going back to somewhere like that or struggling finding symmetry sizes might just raise up feelings. Anyway after trying a couple, I lost patience with the her and the situation. I felt I was being rushed into deciding and that she had better things to do with her time. Rather than venting my frustrations inappropriately at the time, I just said “I can’t do with this”, got dressed and walked out without saying anything else. I then ended up a bit tearful, went into the nearest loo and had a vent consisting of a number of expletives and some noisy walking stick throwing. I will also feedback my thoughts to the hospital in a more apt way.
Anyway, I dug out my old “softees” which actually seem a more apt size at the moment than my permanent one. At least with the softees, I can remove and add filling as required. I won’t be using the Prosthetics Dept again at that hospital. Fortunately I am in a position where I can use another NHS facility, and I can obviously use any non NHS facility. The trouble with private facilities is that they are hardly on every high street! I don’t mind paying for items myself especially if better fitting for me. Hopefully the “customer service” will be better.
Best Wishes to all,
Chick x