Having worked in an oncology day unit previously for many years it really pisses me off that she's complaining about the time it takes to get her chemo- yes it may only take 30 mins to administer , but there's a whole raft of procedures in between her having bloods repeated and having chemo...all in the name of patient safety
waiting for repeat blood results, then getting the prescription authorised by the Dr before it can be made up ( in aseptic/ sterile environment) , so it's not a quick job of opening a packet of tablets - there are several stages to go through making up the infusion so that there's no contamination, which would be catastrophic...it then it has to be checked by the pharmacist and finally sent to chemo unit, where it will be checked by the chemo nurses....oh and she'll have had to wait for her pre med to work before the chemo can be administered so she doesn't have a reaction to the taxol ....she could see if she'd benefit from filgrastin/ gcsf injections to boost her neutrophil counts prior to chemo
if she's really suffering with anxiety or anticipatory nausea then she would benefit from some aromatherapy ( our unit had a practitioner who would give foot massages to v anxious patients prior/during their chemo with brilliant results) ....maybe she could use some of that go fund me to pay for this treatment Or to even fund a practitioner for the benefit of other patients ?!