Hi there,
Is there anyone from Cairns, Queensland that might be able to offer any advice about getting treatment as a young woman in Cairns, or who might like to just talk sometime?
Cheers,
Janina
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Hi ladies (Janina, I hope you don't mind me piggy-backing on your post ?).
Last week, I was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma along with focal areas of LCIS. I will have to go through the Public System (same story as you all have above) and have an appt on Friday 11 July for assessment and surgery date.
Dr Elston returns from holidays on Mondy 21 July - and I have only heard wonderful things about him, so am extremely hopeful I am placed on his surgical list, before this month is out.
Due to a great deal of psychological and emotional outcries from my children - they are traumatised by the idea of cancer growing in the other breast also, my husband and I are very hopeful of being granted a bilateral mastectomy (the right breast being prophylactic / preventative). I have 3 children ... and I am 49 years of age, living on a farm on the Tablelands.
I wonder if anyone has had any experience with their request being granted, within the public system. My family and I can cope with the surgery, me being away from home and farm, chemo if necessary, and all the other treatment - but we could not cope with diagnosis of cancer in the other breast, sometime in the future. We just would not cope well with this.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated, Sue.