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Living with DyingArrow
Age 61-70
Interview 42  

Interview 42

Age at Interview: 66
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 63
Background: Retired engineer, single, no children.
Brief outline:Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000, and treated with hormone therapy and chemotherapy. Also given some radiotherapy to control pain caused by metastases in the bones.


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He was impressed by the organisation and with the way the doctors at the hospice managed to control his pain.

 



I went to the hospice a couple of times. The first time it was to check the reasons for pain and identify the best means of attacking it. During these tests it was noticed that I was anaemic. And the second time I went into the hospice was for a blood transfusion. They gave me quite a lot of blood, and that is why I was there for a number of days. Those were the reasons for the hospice visits.

What was it like there, as a patient?

It was very nice. The people were very kind, and I was absolutely amazed at the organisation. The number of staff, number of patients, all had different, different ailments, and everything worked like clockwork. I was very impressed. I wish we could have some of that in industry.

And how did they manage to sort the pain out?

By choosing correct medication, whereas elsewhere the GPs were struggling with different medications. I found the consultants in the hospice were able to tell me straight off what was the matter and the first medication they offered worked. It happened twice. That's why I was very impressed.
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