Believe Me, It Takes Great Patience to be a Patient
It was only my second infusion, in early September of 2012. I was sitting in the infusion center, IV in, and ready to go. We waited over an hour for the Herceptin to come down from the pharmacy. I was about to lose my mind. I felt like I had already been so through much waiting for the radiologist reports, the oncologist visits, the breast surgeon visits. I was so impatient in that moment, when Becky grabbed my arm and said, "You are going to have to learn to be patient, because this is the way it is in hospitals. Things don't always run smoothly." I take myself back to that conversation often, and am proud to say that I have taught myself to be a patient with a lot of patience. Labs need time. The pharmacy needs to be accurate. Every patient's questions need to be answered. Emergencies happen. All of which create continuous delays throughout the day within the hospital. It may seem unreasonable and that your time is not important. It may not seem fair. B