Hi @Bean73, big hugs for you. I was told by a nurse that she dropped her private health cover as you get just as good care ( if not better sometimes) in public. But it’s great that you can still see the surgeon privately and quickly as the waiting time to get appointments in the public system is frustrating. Christmas/ new year was not the best time to get diagnosed.
We told both sides of our families as quickly as possible as it was Christmas and hard to keep something like that to ourselves. For my family we sent a private group message to everyone which was a mistake in the end as my poor sister has a terminal brain tumour and it was a big shock to her. Should have been more sensitive.
We had no history of cancer in the immediate family till December 2018 when my sister had brain cancer diagnosed, then my 25 nephew had testicular cancer early in the year and then me. I do have 2 cousins who have also had breast cancer. My sister had an ivf baby who just turned 21 so it is probably just a coincidence.
Hugs Jenny xx
