thanks for the information--regional location - havent been given any information except for appointment date from hospital as yet.
Sometimes, being Regional can be part of the reason but that shouldn't be an excuse at this time of year. You can join the Regional/rural/remote private group, if you'd like? We pass on tips/assistance to each other.
Group: Connecting rural, regional & remote areas | BCNA Online Network
Do you have a 'Biggish' hospital fairly handy (say within a 3hr drive?) One that would have a specialist Breast Cancer Surgeon? Many regional hospitals only have 'general surgeons' and personally, I am not a fan of them (tho I am SURE many of them would do excellent surgeries.)
My own diagnosis (invasive ILC) took from Oct to mid Jan before my first surgeon appt - but having Xmas/New Year in the middle didn't help. But once I saw the surgeon, he did the surgery 2 days later, after having a Sentinel Node check the day before. (The Sentinel Node check indicates which nodes your breast are reliant on - so they only remove them, not all of them.)
If you haven't been assigned a Breast Care Nurse yet, you should be able to find the 'closest one' on the map & give them a call yourself.
https://www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au/
They are available in all states - You can click on the ''face'' closest to you - and it gives the Nurse's name, photo, address & phone number .....
Sometimes we have to be quite proactive (read that as 'aggressive') to get things moving!
Take care & good luck
