I've just finished vault brachytherapy the radiologist tried to introduce me to dialators I did make it very clear I had no intentions of using such a thing on myself and that i felt that I had been through enough I'm absolutely livid that I was more or less made to take these dialators home with me I'm furious the dialators are now in the bucket this was never discussed with me when I first met the oncologist infact there was a couple of things i wasnt told about this brachytherapy i should have been informed about . I know the reasons for using the dialators but I've also read there's no actual scientific evidence that dialators do what there supposed to do either. This is the first time I've actually cried since I was informed that I had endrometrium cancer I was very distressed and still am distressed at being made to take dialators so that hospitals can tick a box and there job is done . I'm very very angry at having to take dialators home to put them in the bucket more expense down the drain. If a patient doesn't want the dialators accept there decision . Hasn't the patient been through enough. To expect female patients to do this several weeks after vault brachytherapy is unacceptable I can understand if it was discussed at the patients follow up but to discuss it right after treatment has been completed it's not acceptable and I feel it's far to soon to think a patient should just accept this and go along with what is being advised . When I get told something I need time to digest information and time to look up my options and time to make my own decisions but a couple of times this has not happened and I've become extremely angry. My whole experience has not been great I don't like professionals making my decisions for me I prefer to do that myself yes I know there trying to help me but give me time to digest what you've said to me and let me make the decision that's right for not for you the professional.
