by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 16, 2016 | Osteoporosis
Am I glad I stuck to my guns When my osteoporosis Consultant retired, I had to fight to choose where I wanted to be treated NHS GP was reluctant to refer me, saying she wanted me to be seen at the hospital where her surgery has a contract. But I stuck to my guns and...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 7, 2016 | Treatment & Massage
The Guardian estimates there are over 625,000 UK cancer survivors suffering long term side effects from their treatment. And this is increasing. We have very basic care on the NHS, but there is nothing – except having to pay – to stop us taking advantage...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 1, 2016 | Diary Archive
What lovely news that dark chocolate – in moderation – is good for us. Just posted info that came from ASCO (American Society for Clinical Oncology that says so – and you can’t get much better than that
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 20, 2016 | Diary Archive
Arrogant NHS medic really got up my nose. Friends saying their Cancer Nurse Specialist (CNS) is wonderful make me think there is something wrong with me – or do others have same problem when trying to get information and help? Yesterday was rung by a CNS; I had tried...
by Verite Reily Collins | Oct 2, 2016 | Diary Archive
Thanks a bunch, NICE. Today comes announcement that NICE are to impose massive fees to approve drugs. This will hit new cancer treatments hard, especially for those with rarer cancers, where not so many patients will mean less profit for developers. NICE charges will...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 11, 2016 | Diary Archive
Had such an interesting conversation with a new go-ahead Dutch friend, who is setting up interesting workshops (more when dates are announced). She made me green with envy, describing how in Holland she had to wait 24 hours when she thought she had cancer; next day...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 7, 2016 | Lymphoedema
Were you warned about this? No, neither was I. But we shouldn’t ignore the condition, instead we have to badger and badger for the right treatment – something that we were entitled to, until the NHS started to “put patients first”, which meant...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 5, 2016 | Diary Archive
WHOA there, all you Geeks who want the NHS to communicate with us by text/email. or other technology. In theory that’s fine. But surely our family can’t be the only ones that have been cut off 3 times in six months thanks to PLUSNET (meant I didn’t have an Alarm to...
