aussiee13
6 years agoMember
Newly Diagnosed - glad to learn of this Network!
Hi,
another new one here. I have just received my news and am awaiting an appointment with a surgeon, and also waiting on further results. I am going public as I don't have private health.
My mother had breast cancer and during treatment she also found out she had bowel cancer. Mum is still with us 20 years on, so this gives me hope. I have also received a positive bowel screening result so am awaiting a colonoscopy (which I may not have to have now apparently?)
Anyway it gets worse..
I also have had chest pains recently and it's been discovered I have a blocked artery which needs dealing with before anything else - this is why I haven't had my colonoscopy yet - they wouldn't do it till my heart is fixed.
I ALSO have extremely bad teeth issues and this concerns me.
As you can imagine, my emotions are all over the place - everything has reared its ugly head at once, and I feel very overwhelmed.
My father is very ill and Mum is caring for him. She does not want to take my calls, hasn't spoken to me since I told her about the bowel screening result. She does not need bad news (things are bad for dad and it's very very sad and painful for mum to deal with) - so.. mum has NO clue I have breast cancer or that I was waiting on results - she only knows about the possibility of the bowel cancer.
My family live in another state. I only have my 2 sons here in Melbourne, my friends network is not huge.
So.. I got all that out. You will probably hear from me more. I just wanted to get it out in the open now as I will possibly be all over the place once things get started.
For now, I am a bit numb - and I am ANGRY that my summer is going to be ruined. I LOVE swimming on the beach, I had booked 6 weeks of leave from Christmas to enjoy summer to the fullest and it looks like there may be some changes. Darn :(
Oh well.. enough from me for now - hoping to get to know a few of you, and so grateful there is this safe place for us.
I wish you all well <3
another new one here. I have just received my news and am awaiting an appointment with a surgeon, and also waiting on further results. I am going public as I don't have private health.
My mother had breast cancer and during treatment she also found out she had bowel cancer. Mum is still with us 20 years on, so this gives me hope. I have also received a positive bowel screening result so am awaiting a colonoscopy (which I may not have to have now apparently?)
Anyway it gets worse..
I also have had chest pains recently and it's been discovered I have a blocked artery which needs dealing with before anything else - this is why I haven't had my colonoscopy yet - they wouldn't do it till my heart is fixed.
I ALSO have extremely bad teeth issues and this concerns me.
As you can imagine, my emotions are all over the place - everything has reared its ugly head at once, and I feel very overwhelmed.
My father is very ill and Mum is caring for him. She does not want to take my calls, hasn't spoken to me since I told her about the bowel screening result. She does not need bad news (things are bad for dad and it's very very sad and painful for mum to deal with) - so.. mum has NO clue I have breast cancer or that I was waiting on results - she only knows about the possibility of the bowel cancer.
My family live in another state. I only have my 2 sons here in Melbourne, my friends network is not huge.
So.. I got all that out. You will probably hear from me more. I just wanted to get it out in the open now as I will possibly be all over the place once things get started.
For now, I am a bit numb - and I am ANGRY that my summer is going to be ruined. I LOVE swimming on the beach, I had booked 6 weeks of leave from Christmas to enjoy summer to the fullest and it looks like there may be some changes. Darn :(
Oh well.. enough from me for now - hoping to get to know a few of you, and so grateful there is this safe place for us.
I wish you all well <3