its a worrying time. Especially coming into the Christmas season. Some great advice above already. I hope you’re able to get in touch with the helpline.
I went private but just wanted to share that it still took a bit of time (6 weeks between diagnosis and the start of treatment). I was diagnosed towards the end of the summer holidays and remember feeling incredulous that it could be such a wait for access to all the diagnostics (on reflection I realised how prevalent these illnesses are and the pressure there is on our available resources).
I was ILC (unusually with a lump, 3.8 cm ) and triple positive.
My friends who went through the public system spoke very highly of the services and living where I do, some of my treatment (radiation therapy) was done out of the public centre.
Going private meant I incurred out of pocket expenses where there were significant gaps, especially for surgery, and that surprised me, so it’s worth looking into and being informed before making a decision. I experienced very positive treatment, specialists of choice, excellent oncology nursing care and a multi disciplinary team too.
Sending you lots of positive vibes and virtual hugs during this really rough period of uncertainty.
