Anjke
8 years agoMember
Any other clinical people with breast cancer
I worked for BreastScreen for 16 yrs but left to work back in the hospital. Cancer found at my routine mammo a few weeks ago and Dx given on 2 days ago. My Breast Care nurse is not happy! Said it gave her quite a rude shock when she saw my name on the referral! (I know her very well). LOL. I hope this is good that I can see the humour relating to this still. Have read some posts from other newly diagnosed and see the same symptoms of brain leaping all around the place. Am lucky in one way that I already know my surgeon from my days at BSC and he has been fantastic. Have a GP that organised a quick referral and told me to contact her if I was not given an early appointment. She also gives my lovely hugs and makes me feel she is on my side. (I know they are ALL supposed to be like that, but reality can be different.) One part of me would like to keep this private to myself and family, but my treatment will be in my place of work so I am going in today to tell my department my news so they do not find out about it in indirect ways. I found telling my 2 grown-up girls (married with their own families) the hardest job to do so far. My husband was killed in an accident when they were 13 and 10, so we have been a very tight trio for a long time. My youngest especially was very upset. I have been blessed to have met someone else who I live with and he is wonderfully supportive of me and the girls. I know I have rambled on but it feels quite nice just writing it down.
My original query is are there any others out there who work in the medical field and have been diagnosed? Would be interested in knowing how they cope with knowing 'too much' already before the journey begins. My example is that at Assessment Clinic they show you the images with your lesion identified and when I saw my lesion with its spiculate edges, I think I knew then I was in trouble.
My original query is are there any others out there who work in the medical field and have been diagnosed? Would be interested in knowing how they cope with knowing 'too much' already before the journey begins. My example is that at Assessment Clinic they show you the images with your lesion identified and when I saw my lesion with its spiculate edges, I think I knew then I was in trouble.