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So....I was thinking on a Sunday morning (rare for me!)....who watched this programme last week?

 

I did, and thought it was very, very good.

 

Being in a similar situation I have sometimes wondered about starting to write a blog, but then I wonder....who would read it, as cancer seems to be one of those things that people don't really want to talk about.

 

Thoughts?

Paul

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It's something that has touch the lives of most people Paul, and we should be able to talk openly about it. I agree with Chris, 'go for it'.

The illness and it's treatment is such that it is misunderstood by many, partially through fear. The more people talk about it, the more 'normal' it becomes, and hopefully that fear will diminish as more understanding is achieved.

 

I look forward to reading your blog if you decide to go ahead with it.

 

John.

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Angling is more than just catching fish, if it wasn't it would just be called 'catching'......... John

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Thank you both.....my future AN fishing blogs may well have a different angle in them, as long as our illustrious site owner doesn't object?

 

Maybe with a fishing connection it will help to diminish the fear and assist the understanding....we shall see.

 

Paul

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Glad to see you went through with it Paul, a good write up, even if the C fish didn't show, a decent day with the tench is nothing to sneeze at.

I was discussing blogs with my daughter the other day, (she's a radiotherapist), and she was saying that they encourage patients to write blogs about their feelings, and experiences. They also ask if they can have access to the blogs, because people will often put something in a blog that they wouldn't say face to face. This way those treating get a better insight into how a patient is coping. It also lets them know if they can do things different to improve the patients experience.

 

Keep it up Paul.

 

John.

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Angling is more than just catching fish, if it wasn't it would just be called 'catching'......... John

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John - that's a really good point you've raised there, perhaps I was being dense, but I hadn't considered the aspect of the medical staff being able to view the blog content. There are certainly a couple of times during my treatment where the medical staff could have learnt from something I might have written....that's if I had started writing last year instead of now :)

 

A couple of questions for your daughter....as a radiographer does she know why a patient is coming to her for whatever type of scan is being done? Is it the radiographer carrying out the scan that does any comparison with previous scan results? And does only one radiographer review the results?

 

Paul

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Hi Paul, do you mean a diagnostic radiographer, or a therapeutic radiographer?

A diagnostic will x-ray/scan the patient, in order to find out the problem.

A therapeutic, will actually treat the patient using targeted doses of radiation. The former might not see the patient ever again, the latter will see them throughout the the course of their treatment. In order to establish the location, dosage and duration of each treatment, a radiotherapist will need to know the type, location, and severity of the tumour/cancer. In most cases, they try to get the same team, to treat the patient throughout their treatment. This is usually 2 or 3, but with present low staffing levels often two, and on rare occasions one band 6, having to cover two machines manned by band 5s! The continuity with the same staff can be important to establish trust with the patient, especially the very young, and older patients, and those that think the radiation will turn them into some kind of mutant, I kid you not.

 

These two sites will be able to explain it all more thoroughly than I can.

 

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/therapeutic_radiographer_job_description.htm

 

http://study.com/articles/Radiographer_Job_Description_Duties_and_Requirements.html

 

John.

 

PS. I won't see my daughter until the weekend, but if I, or those links don't answer your questions, let me know, and I'll ask her.

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Angling is more than just catching fish, if it wasn't it would just be called 'catching'......... John

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Thanks John, I meant the diagnostic version :D

 

I have a CT scan once every three months, the results of which are then compared with the previous results to see how effective my treatment has been between scans. My treatment is simple, I take a couple of tablets every morning....when it works, they inhibit the growth of the cancer.

 

Twice now the radiographer (different people) has asked how my kidneys are doing....and once, after the scan had been done, I was asked if I knew I was missing one of them!

 

Your links were very useful, thankyou, but they didn't answer my questions :D

 

Paul

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