Today at work

Yesterday's job rolling some ploughed land
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RTK doing its thing
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Clayson terrastsr out today on the bean stubble
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Please can we order some rain now
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Got stalked by the 175 getting to the field
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Typical Friday afternoon disaster for me nowadays
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Knight press on ready for some leveling tomorrow
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Do you really need that transport box on for rolling and turbotilling Or do you pull weights out of it
 

Steevo

Member
Location
Gloucestershire
Each chemotherapy is a different drug that’s chosen by what cancer the patient has.
Some people can be on 5 different chemos that they have 3 weekly, others could be on an injection a day for 7 days then 3 weeks off. It all varies.
We are an unlicensed unit so we only make patient specific chemo so basically it means we make what that person needs for that day. (Or for the following day if it’s travelling to a different hospital).
Some drugs are a simple draw up in to a syringe. Others are a powder that need reconstituting with water or saline. Some have to be shaken for 10 mins, others have to be added really careful and left for 30 mins as if you cause any foaming it would denature the drug. Some drugs get added to saline, others glucose. A pump is made the same way where you add drug and saline but it’s continuously added to the patient over a longer time, for example 2 days, 4 days etc so they can go home while it does it’s thing.
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we use a negative pressure isolator in order to keep it sterile. We have settle plates down whilst we make to make sure there’s no growth, as well as doing finger dabs on to plates once we are finished. The isolators have a weekly test to make sure they are working ok and as an operator once you pass tests to start making, we make a fake chemo every 3 months to test our technique and that gets tested for growth.
Sorry to waffle, I like making chemo :facepalm:

Not waffle! That’s one of the best posts I’ve read on today at work for a while!

Fascinating stuff!!!

It’s great to learn about “behind the scenes” of something we rarely learn about, especially when we probably all know someone who has had chemo some point.
 

grainboy

Member
Location
Bedfordshire
Here ya go... bumpity bumpity 😄

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-54011071
I read an article on wales online about that I’m glad I’ve seen the full conversation he handled that like a pro https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats...kCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
Unfortunately Darwism(Darwinism) is working in reverse in many towns and cities
Wish they would crack on.
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why 2 x 17 m Telehandlers to lift that ?
must have too much money on the job !!
 

Lowland1

Member
Mixed Farmer
Each chemotherapy is a different drug that’s chosen by what cancer the patient has.
Some people can be on 5 different chemos that they have 3 weekly, others could be on an injection a day for 7 days then 3 weeks off. It all varies.
We are an unlicensed unit so we only make patient specific chemo so basically it means we make what that person needs for that day. (Or for the following day if it’s travelling to a different hospital).
Some drugs are a simple draw up in to a syringe. Others are a powder that need reconstituting with water or saline. Some have to be shaken for 10 mins, others have to be added really careful and left for 30 mins as if you cause any foaming it would denature the drug. Some drugs get added to saline, others glucose. A pump is made the same way where you add drug and saline but it’s continuously added to the patient over a longer time, for example 2 days, 4 days etc so they can go home while it does it’s thing.
View attachment 908440
we use a negative pressure isolator in order to keep it sterile. We have settle plates down whilst we make to make sure there’s no growth, as well as doing finger dabs on to plates once we are finished. The isolators have a weekly test to make sure they are working ok and as an operator once you pass tests to start making, we make a fake chemo every 3 months to test our technique and that gets tested for growth.
Sorry to waffle, I like making chemo :facepalm:
I ask because my wife is on it and I thought it just came in a bag from a factory.
 

mrs mtx

Member
Location
Pembrokeshire
I ask because my wife is on it and I thought it just came in a bag from a factory.
Sorry to hear that. I hope she’s doing ok on it :) Some hospitals can buy it off the shelf from a big licenced unit but it’s much more cost affective to make it in house. I always thought there was just one chemo before and had no idea how many 100s there are!
 

Gator

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Lancashire
Each chemotherapy is a different drug that’s chosen by what cancer the patient has.
Some people can be on 5 different chemos that they have 3 weekly, others could be on an injection a day for 7 days then 3 weeks off. It all varies.
We are an unlicensed unit so we only make patient specific chemo so basically it means we make what that person needs for that day. (Or for the following day if it’s travelling to a different hospital).
Some drugs are a simple draw up in to a syringe. Others are a powder that need reconstituting with water or saline. Some have to be shaken for 10 mins, others have to be added really careful and left for 30 mins as if you cause any foaming it would denature the drug. Some drugs get added to saline, others glucose. A pump is made the same way where you add drug and saline but it’s continuously added to the patient over a longer time, for example 2 days, 4 days etc so they can go home while it does it’s thing.
View attachment 908440
we use a negative pressure isolator in order to keep it sterile. We have settle plates down whilst we make to make sure there’s no growth, as well as doing finger dabs on to plates once we are finished. The isolators have a weekly test to make sure they are working ok and as an operator once you pass tests to start making, we make a fake chemo every 3 months to test our technique and that gets tested for growth.
Sorry to waffle, I like making chemo :facepalm:
When i had my chemo i was told theres no two the same. Its a strange feeling sat there while its being pumped in, kinda warm feeling, but thanks to that im still here, well just🤣🤣🤣
 

mrs mtx

Member
Location
Pembrokeshire
When i had my chemo i was told theres no two the same. Its a strange feeling sat there while its being pumped in, kinda warm feeling, but thanks to that im still here, well just🤣🤣🤣
I bet it feels strange. I did 2 weeks work experience on the chemo unit where they give it and I found it fascinating how people react differently to each one. Some had no side affects, a young girl had permanently lost the feeling in her hands so she had to give up her job as hair dresser because she couldn’t feel if she cut herself.
In regards to each chemo being different, they are dosed on surface area so depending on height and weight depends on dose. People also get put on different regimes depending on how their cancer is reacting to the treatment
 

Gator

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Lancashire
I bet it feels strange. I did 2 weeks work experience on the chemo unit where they give it and I found it fascinating how people react differently to each one. Some had no side affects, a young girl had permanently lost the feeling in her hands so she had to give up her job as hair dresser because she couldn’t feel if she cut herself.
In regards to each chemo being different, they are dosed on surface area so depending on height and weight depends on dose. People also get put on different regimes depending on how their cancer is reacting to the treatment
Yeah its a weared sensation as its being pumped in, took nearly 3 hours till it was all in, gives you the sensation that youve wet yourself. Cant just remember what the dose was.
All the nurses where fantastic, very patient as i wasn't the best patient, comming out of surgery and so many questions and being frightened to death. When you get told you have the big C. your world changes, i dont care what anyone says, you see things in a different light.


Keep up the good work coz with out people like you that help make and prepare the chemo alot of us folk wouldnt be here now...
 

Steevo

Member
Location
Gloucestershire
Yeah its a weared sensation as its being pumped in, took nearly 3 hours till it was all in, gives you the sensation that youve wet yourself. Cant just remember what the dose was.
All the nurses where fantastic, very patient as i wasn't the best patient, comming out of surgery and so many questions and being frightened to death. When you get told you have the big C. your world changes, i dont care what anyone says, you see things in a different light.


Keep up the good work coz with out people like you that help make and prepare the chemo alot of us folk wouldnt be here now...

See.....we do all know someone who has had it! We all know @Gator!

I didn’t realise there had been a Gator-gate before Gator-gate! (@Gator ;))

Thanks for sharing and for your insight too....always enjoy your posts!
 

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