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Bad night
I'm just on to get things off my chest (ha! made a funny). I had the partial mastectomy the Thursday before Christmas. The surgeon said that the results probably wouldn't come in until the end of last week. I hadn't heard by Friday afternoon so I rang him and he said they still hadn't come. So, I've been putting it down to Christmas holidays and things getting held up at the Path Lab. Still no call as of yesterday. Last night, I came to the realisation that there's a very strong likelihood that the surgeon is waiting to tell me face-to-face at my followup appointment on Friday which would suggest not so good news - fully mastectomy and possible lymph node involvement. I guess at least I'll have him cornered then. I'm trying not to jump at shadows but I only managed a couple of broken hours of sleep last night, even after sleeping tablet. I'm the sort of person who needs a plan and at the moment, I'm in the dark. I've hated the recovery from surgery even though I've bounced back better than I thought I would. I'm not so anxious about losing the breast, after all, it hasn't played nicely - more about losing more lymph nodes, cancer on the move and more surgery.
I gave up lying in bed about 6am and went for a 4km walk to relieve the anxiety which is the longest distance I've managed since the surgery.
Sorry about the raving but I need the release of telling someone, don't want to make family and friends more anxious as they can't do anything, and the cat isn't always a good listener.
I gave up lying in bed about 6am and went for a 4km walk to relieve the anxiety which is the longest distance I've managed since the surgery.
Sorry about the raving but I need the release of telling someone, don't want to make family and friends more anxious as they can't do anything, and the cat isn't always a good listener.
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- Yes - he delivered my paperwork yesterday afternoon.
- PS I reckon you can tell a lot about a doctor who steps up to make appointments on the phone because his staff were too busy doing other things .He even delivered my paperwork to St Andrews on his way to do surgery! And as well as being a kind man he is a brilliant surgeon.
- PS I reckon you can tell a lot about a doctor who steps up to make appointments on the phone because his staff were too busy doing other things .He even delivered my paperwork to St Andrews on his way to do surgery! And as well as being a kind man he is a brilliant surgeon.
- Hey @Sister , no worries about the swearing, I still do it (frequently and often). Try to chill out over the weekend, I'd suggest going for an amble around the botanic gardens for your whole family but it's stinky hot today in Radelaide. Maybe tomorrow? I remember being encouraged to get out of bed and amble about the hospital as much as possible, I was at the QEH and they have a lovely enclosed garden area there. Good luck for Monday, sending positive vibes your way. Let us all know how it went (when you feel like it).
- Hi @Sister I too have Dr Kollias as my surgeon and support every word said above - he was my anchor in a stormy sea - you can put your trust in this man as a professional and a human being.If you ladies meet up on the 18/1 would love to be part of it too. St Andrews was great DURING treatment but have been told of amazing AFTER treatment support staff at FMC provide which would have helped -guess there is no money in it when treatment ends for a private hospital.
- @sister many more trips for me in next 5 years so we might catch up in the future. He was brilliant at planning appointments to avoid too much travelling. I live in Broken Hill..so 500k. He planned surgery detail with that in mind. A considerate Dr. Got all my body scans and oncology reviews done whilst seeing him. I was abke to have chemo here but remain with same team.
- Thanks, @Janny54
@sister. I too have Dr Kollias as my surgeon. He is a lovely man. The plan that he put into place for me in March last year took away a lot of the worry. He arranged Oncologist and Radiation specialist. There rooms called me to set up the first appointments. So I didn't have that dread of making the phone call. Which is good for me cos I tend to put things like that off.
I finished treatment on the 1st December and am just getting over the Radiation Burns.
Trust Dr Kollias. Good Luck on Monday xxxx
- @sister well done for venting your stress and frustration. Perfect place to do it. Many examples of 'shit bum fuck' seem to exist in many of our worlds nowadays. Swearing seems quite therapeutic I find now lol. @Afraser I like your reminder about the end game thankyou. All the best @sister I hope things are better and easier than you imagine. Much strength Janine xo
- @primek I thought I'd seen on one of your posts that your surgeon is Dr Kollias. I'm happy to have him as my surgeon. It's a shame about the boob - he's done a fantastic job of the partial as I can barely see a difference and the scar is so neat (and attractive if you can say that about a scar!) and now it's going. I'm seeing him at St Andrews. We were just about to cancel our health insurance due to the cost when this happened so I'm trying to use it when it doesn't mean I have to pay big gaps. I would suggest meeting but I live outside of the city and I know I won't be able to drive safely by then if my recent surgery is anything to go by.
There must be something about the 18th - it keeps cropping up for people I know.
As for the RAH, despite what people are saying (and I do believe there's some teething problems), it's gorgeous! My father-in-law was in there for a couple of weeks recently and the rooms are like good hotel rooms. And it's spectacular at night when you drive passed!
Good luck on the 18th - hope all goes well. Gaye
