btw I was talking about travel insurance, haven't even thought about life insurance!

I am being treated out of the Parapet Breast Clinic attached to King Edward Hospital in Windsor. The chemo unit is in the main wing of the King Edward Hospital, but the radiotherapy and most of my appointments are done in the Parapet. All the staff I have had any dealings have been lovely and so caring. I alternate between there and the Thames Valley Nuffield as Bupa are picking up the tab. All my consultants are East Berkshire based but I have a friend (also in Maidenhead) who has just had 6 weeks of daily radiotherapy and had to go to Guildford. Seems mad to me but it all depends on where your consultant seems to be linked. I had the mastectomy at the Princess Margaret in Windsor, and I have to say this has really gone downhill since I had a myomectomy when I was 3 months pregnant with my eldest (19 yrs ago now). I had to walk in my theatre gown and slippers through the entrance hall to the theatre which meant going outside (under a plastic cover) in November - temporary theatre!! I'm seeing the plastic surgeon in a couple of weeks to discuss the reconstruction and I am going to make some comments on this to him! Unfortunately, it is far more convenient for the family to get to me in Windsor (15 mins) than Slough (30 on a good day) so looks like I am stuck with it. Craziest part of all this is I have to drive to Slough to have my bloods done on the Friday before chemo day (a Monday) unless it is being done at the Nuffield when they do it on the spot. I have mucked the system up this week as we are away in Frankfurt from tomorrow and get back Friday night. So I have to dash over the Nuffield on Sat am to get the bloods done and the chemo will have to have been ordered on the assumption all will be ok. Forgot to ask permission to go away and got told I am being very ambitious as it is work not a holiday![msntongue]