SIDE-EFFECTS OF TREATMENT by https://padlet.com/maggieuzzell/fmty5noi5spgkfre Sharing our thoughts en-us 2021-02-09 16:18:29 UTC 2021-02-21 15:59:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png Side effects and impact of breast cancer treatment maggieuzzell https://padlet.com/maggieuzzell/fmty5noi5spgkfre/wish/1183075758 Hello everyone
I thought that in order to help you with ideas with some of the learning outcomes and the portfolios we could share our group experiences of side effects and impact of breast cancer treatments. We will be doing this iover the next there weeks and you can post a comment at any time and add a topic that you want feedback on or just want to share
I just want to reassure you that this is a safe environment but don't share anything that you wouldn't want your clinical unit to see.
So to start have a look at this video and see what you tihnk of it as a patient guide. It doesn't relate to side-effects but what would the impact of a video like this be on patients? ]]> 2021-02-09 16:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maggieuzzell/fmty5noi5spgkfre/wish/1183075758 In my role working in the symptomatic clinic, I do not routinely see patients with side effects or impact from treatment as it hasn't began yet. My knowledge on this is minimal unfortunately. I found the video informative and positive. If I was a patient watching this, I think it would make me feel more confident about what happens on the day of receiving chemotherapy and that it isn't as daunting as people probably expect. I liked the honesty of the lady saying at points she didn't want any more chemotherapy as it is good for others to hear that its normal to feel like you've had enough. https://padlet.com/maggieuzzell/fmty5noi5spgkfre/wish/1186848212 I liked that too , it was a clearly presented video and it was good that they didn't edit that section out. We need to be honest.]]> 2021-02-10 11:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/maggieuzzell/fmty5noi5spgkfre/wish/1186848212 I started my oncology career around 8 years ago. A patient that sticks in my mind was a young lady, who was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, subsequently she was identified to have a BRCA1 mutation. I had the opportunity to administer her treatment and from this, we built a lovely relationship where we would talk for hours about life. I will always remember the conversations on how 'vulnerable' she felt, but she never once asked "why me?" She began to speak quite openly and honestly about her diagnosis not just with myself and my colleagues, but on social media also. This patient sticks in my mind, mainly because of her resilience to the effects of treatment which included the psychological implications and life changing challenges which she inevitably had to face. I read the below book, not long after my lovely patient lost her battle with cancer, it genuinely helped me to understand how it might feel to go through something like this. It also helped me to deal with my emotions as I don't think I realised as a young oncology nurse, how much this situation had also effected me. I think that this is an extremely important point to make, to recognise our own feelings, concerns and limitations when it comes to our mental wellbeing and the psychological implications of caring for someone with a terminal diagnosis. Kay Bell, explained in her PowerPoint what type of treatments we offer for patients diagnosed with the above, this has encouraged me to broaden and expand my knowledge/research in this topic and I think this is something which I will cover in my mini portfolio. https://padlet.com/maggieuzzell/fmty5noi5spgkfre/wish/1186918630 Thanks for this.I remember caring for a lovely young woman who's idea of heaven was to be locked in a Waitrose store al night with something she could cook the food with.  We laughed so much and I will never. ever forget her. Poor woman really struggled with a reaction to taxane. But i reminded us to make sure that patients having Taxanes sit in chairs where staff can clearly and quickly identify if they are having a reaction. trouble is some of them had favourite chairs and didn't want to move. I guess you call that , 'A chair wirth a view".

Or a superstition???

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