Introductions

Hi Yes Sally did my mastectomy and am having treatment at the private. Anita was back this week for chemo as she had a really bad fall and shattered her elbow. They have been taking good care of me there. I am bseeing Abi Joshi who has been in TV about a year. We had just moved here in Dec From Cairns and he was the onc up there for a few years. Nice guy. Heard others talking about Sean but I got referred to Sue Hewitt the lovely south African lady. The people have been very good it's just the uncertainty and not knowing that keeps throwing the spanner in the positive wheel I am trying to stay on! I am halfway through chemo and juicing and vitamining like crazy to try to survive the effects. Some days are good some are bad but I am the kind of person who just pushes on anyway. I have family that are flying in for the ten days or so after chemo to help out so I feel blessed on that account. I won't lie it hasn't been easy to move to a new town, have a baby and get cancer. 2012 can't wait for this year to be over! I will get my radiation in before Xmas so will be able to have a holiday after treatment ends. I still have to have the Herceptin for 12 months. I spoke with Sally last month about having the other mastectomy done. I am struggling with being uneven and this way for 2 years in this heat etc as well as the worry of cancer returning. How have you dealt with this mentally and are you or have you considered this with your reconstruction? Did you make any progress with your referral, I get the feeling Sally doenst refer in TV and prefers to send people to brisbane? Other people say that Tuscan and vucak are ok?mi struggle with who to believe because it's pretty major step. What do you think? Thanks for replying sometimes it feels like your friends and family really don't understand this new world I have found myself in...... Kirsten