Diagnosed on Friday - Myrtille
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Hello @Myrtille
My surgery was exactly 4 weeks from diagnosis to surgery. I was a public patient.
Mine was complicated in that I am very remote. I live 2,300 kms from my closest treatment centre.
After the call back to the Breastscreen van, which luckily was still in town, I had to fly to Perth for a core biopsy. I was given the not good results and then flew home.
2 weeks later I flew back to Perth for a breast surgeon appointment, with surgery scheduled in 2 weeks time. Flew back home. 2 weeks later back to Perth for surgery. By surgery date I had had 3 return flights (a total of 13,800kms).
By surgery I was exhausted physically and emotionally by all the travelling.
My experience is not the norm for most women. Mine was complicated because I was a remote woman and the treating clinic did not realise how far and how difficult travelling is from where I lived.
My surgery was exactly 4 weeks from diagnosis to surgery. I was a public patient.
Mine was complicated in that I am very remote. I live 2,300 kms from my closest treatment centre.
After the call back to the Breastscreen van, which luckily was still in town, I had to fly to Perth for a core biopsy. I was given the not good results and then flew home.
2 weeks later I flew back to Perth for a breast surgeon appointment, with surgery scheduled in 2 weeks time. Flew back home. 2 weeks later back to Perth for surgery. By surgery date I had had 3 return flights (a total of 13,800kms).
By surgery I was exhausted physically and emotionally by all the travelling.
My experience is not the norm for most women. Mine was complicated because I was a remote woman and the treating clinic did not realise how far and how difficult travelling is from where I lived.