Hi. Sorry to hear what you are going through. It is a big decision to choose your surgeon. I was diagnosed last year 4 days before Christmas with early stage of Triple Negative Breast cancer in my right breast. I was lucky enough to know someone who works at Peter Mac and she provided me the name of a surgeon that was highly recommended. I went with Professor Bruce Mann. His office is at the Royal Womens Hospital and he is fantastic. He was the one that referred me to my oncologist Dr Richard De Boer. His office is in Parkville, but he also works at St. Vincent Private in East Melbourne. They work together. The oncologist has his own Nurse Practitioner at St. Vincent Private and she is my go to person if i need anything and they are all fantastic.
I worked for a while until my income protection came through and then I was on LWOP for work. It's only now that I am slowly getting back to work, working only 2 days a week. I am currently taking Chemo medications which has its own side effects.
My advice is to just listen to your body. If it tells you to rest please do. I found while I was on chemo and Immunotherapy that by 2pm I was exhausted and slept until 630pm. It took me a while to listen to my body.
Trust me you will get through it, it's hard at the beginning, but with family and friends support we do make it through. It is a tough journey I won't lie.
All the best and sending you hugs and love.
