I don’t mean to go
hating on chemo again, but are just so many things to hate about chemo! One thing in particular really bothers
me. I asked my doctor about how we will
know for sure that the chemo is working.
The answer, “we don’t know.”
Huh? For real? There is no absolute scientific way of
knowing that chemo has successfully killed every single cancer cell. It reduces the risk of cancer returning, but
from there it’s a bit unknown. It would
be really nice if there was a way to know. I want to see posters hanging around all those
chemo chairs boasting “Satisfaction Guaranteed” and “100% Satisfied or Your
Money Back!” I want to know with
certainty that the poison they are putting in my body is working. Is that really too much to ask?
Would you do
certain things if the results were unknown?
Let’s say you had someone come out to fix your broken refrigerator and
when finished told you “okay it should work, but there is really no way of
knowing for sure right now. If all your
food spoils, then we know it’s not working.
Oh by the way, you owe me $300.” Um,
that is not okay!
It would be nice
to know if something is working properly.
I’m paying big bucks for all this medicine and it might not work? I want to walk in to chemo and be treated
like a VIP customer. I would like to
walk in and be greeted by name. I want
to be seated in a private room and I want to be offered something to drink or a
snack to munch on. I want to be
comfortable and should be offered a blanket and pillow. Does that sound unreasonable? Wait. Hold
On. This is exactly what happens every
time I walk into chemo. Have I mentioned
before how awesome the nurses and staff there are? Seriously amazing! Now, we just need to work on that guarantee
that the drugs are absolutely positively going to save my life and keep me
cancer free forever or my money back!
Looking on the Bright Side...the nurses and staff at the hospital really are wonderful and I do feel like a VIP - Very Important Patient, and it's totally acceptable to wear sweatpants so that's an extra bonus.
Looking on the Bright Side...the nurses and staff at the hospital really are wonderful and I do feel like a VIP - Very Important Patient, and it's totally acceptable to wear sweatpants so that's an extra bonus.
Totally agree with you Angie!! That guarantee would be nice. The staff there make it way easier to accept though. :-)
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