Is it ‘have’ or ‘had’ breast cancer?
Im newly diagnosed and waiting on the results of an MRI before my surgeon finalises my plan going forward. As it stands now, I’ll be having a lumpectomy, followed by radiotherapy and then hormone the...
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Hi SYLV1E that's a really good question, I reckon I will say 'recovering from' after my surgery and then 'had' or 'having treatment for' while having radiotherapy.
Incidentally I have the same plan as you (at the moment) MRI next week, plan finalised, surgery and RT and HBs! Snap?! (I hope that's not too flippant)
Good Luck with your journey 🙂
Yep, breast MRI’s are definitely a bizarre experience!
I’m sorry that you are going through this too but it is strangely comforting that I’m not alone. I know that’s a huge contradiction but I’m sure you know what I mean.
I had my MRI last week and let me tell you, it’s a very weird experience. Nothing painful or daunting in anyway but definitely not what I was expecting. 😁With our treatments running along the same lines, it will be nice if we can keep in touch on here so that we can compare notes.
I live in the Maitland area in NSW.I am Mid North Coast, NSW SYLV1E xx. If you ever come over to the coast, I am happy to meet up for a coffee & a chat xx. Shoot me a message 😉
Are you aware of the IPTAAS (Isolated Patient Transport and Accommodation Scheme) where you can claim for both fuel and accommodation expenses if you have to travel more than 100k (each way) or (I think) have 200k (over 2 weeks) ....
Check out the GROUPS .... Connecting Rural, Regional & Remote Areas for info xxI recall seeing something early on about support for fuel expenses, which I’ve just realised was only two weeks ago 😁. Thank you for the link.
You are sooo lucky living in that part of the world. Over the years, we’ve had many a family holiday up your way but they’ve been very rare in the last ten years or so. Hopefully, we’ll get the chance to head your way once all of this is behind us and we can meet up for that coffee AND CAKE! 😄💕
Oh the would be lovely to stay in touch. I am in suburban Brisbane.
My husband said he threw up after one of his MRIs (knees) I hope that is a rare side effect..😮
Oh dear, I think that would be my brother throwing up. He faints at just the thought of a needle. 😂 Men?!
The MRI is quite easy. I’ve had them before on my lumbar spine and my brain (and yes they did find one). First question my brother asked.For those scans you’re lying on your back so you are aware of how cramped it is inside which can be daunting if you’re a bit claustrophobic.
For the breast MRI’s, or at least for mine, you’re lying on your stomach so you’re not aware of the lack of size. It’s a bit like laying on a massage table with your forehead resting on the cushioned bit. The fun part is the two circles that are for your breasts to hang loose in. 😂 Defintely no elegant way to do that, but the ladies there will guide you all of the way through to get you in position but it’s much more comfortable than a mammogram.
The machine is noisy but they give you headphones and if you’re lucky you’ll get music through them but it’s still noisy.
i have an essential tremor that always comes on at inconvenient times so of course it started up midway through. I’ve recently read somewhere that for essential tremor, you can lesson it by doing something that required brain power like mathematics. Well, I’m not great with mathematics at the best of times so I was singing to myself, in my head, the Inch Worm Song,. 😄
One and one is two, two and two are four etc etc. That helped but got a bit boring after about ten rounds so I started counting backwards from 37. Not sure why I chose 37, it just seemed a good place to start. My tremors eased as I was doing the counting and adding up and by then it was all finished.
If this is your very first time in an MRI machine, I suggest you ask them if they can show you all around it, one end to the other, and for them to explain everything that’s going to happen. They would much prefer spending time with you before you start rather than have you having a panic attack midway through.
Anyway, best of luck and please let me know how you go.. And I’m sorry (not sorry😂) if you now have the Inch Worm song as an ear worm for the rest of the day. 😁. xo
