Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Monday, March 22, 2010

ACCOUNT DETAILS

So my friend Katie has been very busy. We now have 2 local charity groups behind us supporting my cause. We have been fortunate enough for one of them to set up a trust account for us.

To make a donation simply go into any NAB (National Australia Bank) and quote- Ballina Lions Club- A Cure for Mel.

Overseas people wanting to help please email me melenzbee@hotmail.com for further details on how you can do this!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

PAPERWORK IS ABOVE ONCOLOGIST

So for people with cancer or someone who has had cancer would know you dont get much off our government. . . a once off $300 payment that you cant use on medical bills! yelp thats it! Plus in order to then allow someone in your family for carers pension etc you have to literally fill out a mountain of paperwork which also requires the oncologists signature to prove you did in fact have the cehmotherapy and did in fact travel to brisbane, pay for accomodation etc.

So I finished chemo last September and we take the forms to my oncologist last October, travel the 3 hours and pay for the appointment. It is now march 2010 and I have rang several times to chase these forms. 2 months ago they were still in the bottom of his intray, last time i rang they could be lost! So today i'd had enough and i just rang the director of the hospital who is now finally following it up so that we can get some money back and use for future treatment!

"ANOTHER STUFF UP BY A GP"

seriously. . .who oversees doctors oncologists etc? I was meant to wait a month to get my ca125 done, (ovarian cancer test)however i was feeling unwell so i thought nope i know my body ill have an early one so i rang my onoclogists receptionist and said i have a form but do i need to add bloods etc as well (kidney, liver, infections etc) just to check as i had been unwell. She said no. So me being me, i added them. Had the test thursday. get a phone call friday off GP to say kidneys not working and that i would most likely have to go to brisbane today for surgery that was at 9am. He said i would be hearing from him or my oncologist. Did i ever hear from my GP again? NO! If being sick was not enough and the pain i was in I then had to chase up my urologist which makes more sense to me (seeing it was my kidneys, but hey im not a doctor) who was fuming because my GP who found the concern never rang! Someone must be responsible for follow up! seriously! all doctors seem to say but i rang such and such and they said they would follow up. . . in my opinion my GP who found the concern should of made sure that someone got in touch with me and that i was in fact on my way to brisbane and not dead! somewhere! SO i called this morning and thought id ask him what happened. . .nope no apology just well i rang another doctor so off my hands! What is this world coming too!
 
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