Wow God Bless you! I went for treatment today and asked to serve the doctor first. Glad I did.first he wanted to continue treatment.when I asked him to take a close look at the burn that had to be bandaged because it was raw and bleeding .he had trouble getting tge non stick bandages off . I told him I figured out getting in the shower and letting the cool water completely soak and let it fall off by itself was the only way I could get it off. He asked the nurse to wet a towel and when the bandage was wet enough he could get it off. I used to work in a hospital as a medical social worker years ago so I was able to think outside the box. I told him zi needed a visiting nurse to help me dress the wound as I have both shoulders bone on bone,a rotator cuff tear, a labrum tear a bicep tendon tear,of tge arm WC here I had tge surgery and it was difficult to hold the dressing in place until I could get my bra up to hold the dressing. I can’t go bra less, I don’t care what anyone thinks, I need tge support and to hold the dressings in place. I have several burns,some are raw flesh. He gave me a week to let it heal, and gave me some dressings which cost a fortune at tge pharmacy.ask and you shall Receive.. Sometimes we endure more than we have to. I am no baby for pain ,I almost lost my colon inn2013,almost bleed out in 2013,and was on I CU 4 times bleeding out. What I have learned is you have to speak up as a cancer patient And let your care givers know your circumstances. Everyone is different. Tgey are now using the word pain for these horrible burns and not discomfort”. Tgey gave me the rest and supplies I needed to get through this. You have to go by what your body tells you. Your experience is unique from others.

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