Triple Negative Diagnosis
Hi there, I'm new to this community...and the cancer journey. I am a 39yo school teacher with two beautiful young children (4 and 2yo). I am halfway through five months of chemo with surgery and radio...
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@arpie. I am halfway through the blog you recommended and it's fabulous! Thank you endlessly for all the information you have provided me with. You're simply fabulous!
@Fufan - know I have been through a number of stories, I am so disappointed for all women. They reflects ours nearly every time! I feel the 'age bias' still exists, particularly for TNBC as it is a 'young persons' cancer. When I had the biopsy, the radiologist said 'it's probably just a fibroadinoma and you can get it removed for cosmetic reasons'. Needless to say my response was 'how long does pathology take?' 12 hours later, it couldn't have been further from his assumptions.
I had my titanuim clip inserted at Royal Melbourne Hosptial by what I refer to as 'they rolls royce' team. The specialist there said to me that he obviously hasn't seen many breast cancers in his career.
@Fufan - know I have been through a number of stories, I am so disappointed for all women. They reflects ours nearly every time! I feel the 'age bias' still exists, particularly for TNBC as it is a 'young persons' cancer. When I had the biopsy, the radiologist said 'it's probably just a fibroadinoma and you can get it removed for cosmetic reasons'. Needless to say my response was 'how long does pathology take?' 12 hours later, it couldn't have been further from his assumptions.
I had my titanuim clip inserted at Royal Melbourne Hosptial by what I refer to as 'they rolls royce' team. The specialist there said to me that he obviously hasn't seen many breast cancers in his career.