Liz O'Riordan - breast surgeon with BC Recommended to Read

traveltext

The best place to find Liz is on Twitter. You can follow here here:

https://twitter.com/Liz_ORiordan

She posts prolifically.

arpie

I'm kept busy enough just with FB and BCNA let alone Twitter as well!  That is one I won't be joining!  

Giovanna_BCNA

Hello @arpie no problems, I have announced this thread so other community members will be able to see this conversation.

traveltext

Fair enough @arpie it's only for people who want to follow her on a daily basis, since she posts several times a day.

Caz1

Thanks for reminding me @kmakm , I love following her. She writes beautifully 

kmakm

She's working on her second book right now. 

Caz1

Just ordered and read her first book online.....it’s fabulous.  Wish I’d had it at the start, but still glad to have it in case I need it.  Covers everything accurately and thoroughly.
Totally recommend

arpie

Bouncing this one back to the top again - this is well worth a read by ALL BCNA members.

Locksley

Hi @Caz1 is her book the same as the blog she did online.   Her blog was great to read.  Suggested by someone here when I was first diagnosed.  Helped me a lot.   If not, can you please tell me what it is called.  Cheers. 

Caz1

Hi , the book is different. Lots of good info.  I’d say it’s worth having for reference. I look at mine every so often   

traveltext

Liz and I were diagnosed at the same time and I liaised with her on the section on men and breast cancer. It is a great reference for us all. 

arpie

Bumping this one, as a MUST READ by all BCNA members.

@Giovanna_BCNA - can this one be ‘stickied’ so it stays at the very top of the Discussion Page ... with “RECOMMENDED TO READ” added to the title for all newbies (and existing members who haven’t seen it before?)

It is invaluable information from a UK Breast Cancer surgeon, diagnosed herself with Breast Cancer at age 40 and how shocked she was, to go thru the surgery and all the treatment (chemo, rads and TABs) and her own massive side effects were the same or worse than what her patients had been telling her for years and she ‘thought she knew’!

She has a recurrence as well.  

She has had to abandon her career as a surgeon, due to both the physical and mental side effects of her own surgery and treatment.  

Take care xx

Halla

Just got it on audible, thanks for the suggestion 🙏🏻  @arpie   Looking forward to it, I’m devouring all the information I can about everything right now 

arpie

Well done @Halla ... she has also written an informative book on Breast Cancer too, that some on the forum have read.  I think you can get it as an ebook too.

It is a very well written blog by a knowledgeable person who now acknowledges what a lot of specialists don't - re the total affect that a BC diagnosis & treatment can do to a person.  It validates those of us who HAVE had unfortunate side effects .... All the best with your treatment.

traveltext

I helped Liz with the section on men and breast cancer.