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Radiotherapy and exercise
Hello everyone - After a DCIS diagnosis and lumpectomy with a re-excision I now have clear margins and, although I could have refused radiotherapy, I have opted in as it is still standard treatment...
Hiarpie - thanks for the link. Victoria has 100 km - we rock in at 76 round trip. The anticipation of the travel is stressing me a little but that’s just the way it is. Everyone has given great advice - and it’s a resounding take it slowly, so that’s what I’ll be doing! Thanks again - such a good place to discover info in a new bewildering world. xxx
Yep, make haste slowly xx. You'll be back doing what you love in no time! 😉
Maybe Check with the Vic Iptaas to see if you can STILL claim, if the repeated trips within a specified period of time (eg 1 week) adds up to a 'specific' Km ..... it has been added to the NSW Iptaas now.
Ours in NSW only kicks in once the travel is 100k ONE WAY ..... or culmulative of 200k in a week, which is much more reasonable than the Vic one! 🤨
I've just found a more recent brochure, showing that info from 2024! I hope this lets you make a claim now! (see below) 😀
So it looks like your Vic one is also 100k one way - or 500k in a week 🤨 .... from any appointments, so see if any of your other appointments will 'tip you over' to 500k in a week!
ALL STATES in Australia Travel info is in the PDF!!
Hmmmm, It won't let me attach the actual PDF, but you can click on 'view PDF' here on the link below (I'd suggest downloading it & even printing off the Vic page) ... and check what the current Vic requirements are - and reimbursements xx
https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/publication/fact-sheet/patient-assisted-travel-schemes-guide/
Take care & all the best
Yeah - I’d be fine in N.S.W! But not in Vic - no matter- I’m more worried about our train line which is prone to disruption.