Confussed and scared
Hello to all. I am new to this . I was diagnosed on Friday the 31st August with breast cancer. My story is as follows, In May I got a bad case of shingles which was on my left side of back went aroun...
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Hi @Gal Sorry to hear about the shingles! That is incredibly horrible & painful. As others have said, SO sorry to see you here, but you've come to the right place for support and information. Like you, many of us had had regular mammograms right up to being diagnosed (mine was just 6 months prior & showed nothing amiss!) HOWEVER ..... if you have Dense Breast Tissue, a mammogram doesn't always pick up on cancers .... so maybe ask if this is the case with you? It is good to be aware, as it is an ongoing issue - and tell your friends about it too, as other tests suit Dense Breast Tissue more!
Try & keep busy over the next 2 weeks, whilst you wait to see your surgeon - just keep doing what you LOVE DOING .... With a bit of luck, your surgeon may do 'public' patients as well as private .... definitely worth asking, as going entirely private can be quite exxy, depending on the fee gap (I am out $6,000 and counting - and others have been more.) Then after your surgery & treatment, any $$ you've saved can be used on a wonderful holiday to celebrate the end of treatment! ;) I went to Norfolk Island on a Ukulele Festival Trip to celebrate the end of my surgery & radiation! It was great fun.
I went private in Jan with my surgery (cos I wanted it out then & there ....) but if I needed more surgery now - would probably go public. I am 65, never had kids, no history of cancer EVER in my family. (Ours was all heart attacks!) So Sorry to hear of your daughter's loss. That would have been incredibly hard on not only her, but you too.
I recorded all my early meetings on my phone as well as having my sister in law with me - she was brilliant as an extra set of ears - as it is amazing how quickly you may forget what was actually said!
How far north are you in Qld? One of our ladies is in Burrum Heads?
Take care, take lots of deep breaths - and if someone tells you to start drinking crushed up pineapple leaves (or anything else silly) feel free to tell them where to put it!! ;) (I reckon it is VERY important to keep a sense of humour thru all this as well! Cos I bet you'll be amazed at the number of people that you'll be flashing your boobs at over the next few months .......)
Take care - big hugs coming your way! xxx Roberta
Try & keep busy over the next 2 weeks, whilst you wait to see your surgeon - just keep doing what you LOVE DOING .... With a bit of luck, your surgeon may do 'public' patients as well as private .... definitely worth asking, as going entirely private can be quite exxy, depending on the fee gap (I am out $6,000 and counting - and others have been more.) Then after your surgery & treatment, any $$ you've saved can be used on a wonderful holiday to celebrate the end of treatment! ;) I went to Norfolk Island on a Ukulele Festival Trip to celebrate the end of my surgery & radiation! It was great fun.
I went private in Jan with my surgery (cos I wanted it out then & there ....) but if I needed more surgery now - would probably go public. I am 65, never had kids, no history of cancer EVER in my family. (Ours was all heart attacks!) So Sorry to hear of your daughter's loss. That would have been incredibly hard on not only her, but you too.
I recorded all my early meetings on my phone as well as having my sister in law with me - she was brilliant as an extra set of ears - as it is amazing how quickly you may forget what was actually said!
How far north are you in Qld? One of our ladies is in Burrum Heads?
Take care, take lots of deep breaths - and if someone tells you to start drinking crushed up pineapple leaves (or anything else silly) feel free to tell them where to put it!! ;) (I reckon it is VERY important to keep a sense of humour thru all this as well! Cos I bet you'll be amazed at the number of people that you'll be flashing your boobs at over the next few months .......)
Take care - big hugs coming your way! xxx Roberta