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Chemotherapy day 9 - phoned the 24 hour helpline

Woke up with a sore throat so called the 24 hour help number for chemotherapy patients at Worthing Hospital. The nurse on duty for the Beep number went though the online questions and told me to contact my GP to ask for a prescription for a mouth wash. The Glebe Surgery phone line opens for non emergency enquiries at 8.30 am and I was 8th in the queue when I called at that time. 

The reseptionist took the details of my request and passed the note on to my GP. She phone at 10.30 am to discuss and then sent the prescription on to my selected pharmacist. I had already contacted them to check availability of the mouth wash, Difflam. Collected around 4 pm and used three time during the rest of the day.

Slept better, woke twice during the night. 

6 more tablets today, penultimate day on the first cycle. 

BSC - 3.


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