New Group for young women, mums.

Oh no Lisa :-(  (re implant) We have private health insurance and are still massively out of pocket. Luckily (which is a word thrown around way to often with breast cancer) we only lived about 20 minute drive to austin in heidelburg, melbourne so distance travel etc not an issue. I managed to avoid radiation thanks to masectomy on RHS but i totaly experienced the "oh probably wont need such and such, and then oh its best to have such and such)

One conversation with our reconstruction doctor in regaurd to the implants was that we will need private helath insurance for the rest of forever as if anything goes wrong with the implants then it will be covered. however i dare say it will be another time so hospital exces and the recon doc isnt the only specialist in the therate and they all require a little extra out of pocket from the patient :-(...

My issue is the side effect of chemo (no oestrogen and now vaginal disfunction) and tamoxifen. I only took tamoxifen for 4 months as is sent me into a downward spiral of depression, especially after my recon surgery (which i blame the chemical cocktail of all the drugs) I have just had some more reconstruction and wish to sail into christmas and new years drug free. I am following a pretty healthy diet (my diet wast that bad before) with lots of ayurevdic (indian) spices and foods and all the other foods and vitamins the cancer free drug free diets sugest.

I also aksed just recently to be referred into the pubic system (due to expenses) so maybe there is a chance for you to do the same. I thought that seeing different doctors may be a benefit to get some different points of view (although the same approach from them all is disheartening).

This is a great space to air your thoughts and have a winge. Who knows, someone may come up with a great idea or option ??

:-)

Thanks for listening to me too.

xxLee