Diagnosed today
Hi all, I was diagnosed with Invasive breast cancer by my GP this morning. I don't have anymore information shared with me apart from the mass is 2.7cm in my left breast - as detected in a mammogra...
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Hi @Tammy9
I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago ( mastectomy , radiotherapy, hormone therapy , reconstruction) bur I still remember the day I received the diagnosis very clearly.
It was my GP who delivered the news and I felt like I was having an out of body experience.
She had actually booked me in to see a specialist she recommended two days later so I didn’t have to wait long which was a small blessing.
Because the practice she was in was not a bulk billing practice she guessed I would want to go private but she said it was up to me and I didn’t have to go to the Doctor she suggested.
I had the money so went private for the surgery and the specialist was amazing.
But my local public hospital is great too do these are personal choices.
As well as this forum there is a wealth of information on this website - I am not too good at posting links but if you click on the menu to the website there is a section under resources for those newly diagnosed that is very helpful.
The best advice my GP gave me ( apart from the advice about which specialist to go to ) was to take someone to all my initial consults as I would be in shock and not taking everything in .
I took my husband and he was great - he took notes and asked lots of good questions while I mainly sat there like a stunned mullet ( or a cry baby).
As you get more info you can post on here any questions and other resources on the website will make more sense.
Take care and it’s true at this time you need to think about yourself first and foremost .🌺
I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago ( mastectomy , radiotherapy, hormone therapy , reconstruction) bur I still remember the day I received the diagnosis very clearly.
It was my GP who delivered the news and I felt like I was having an out of body experience.
She had actually booked me in to see a specialist she recommended two days later so I didn’t have to wait long which was a small blessing.
Because the practice she was in was not a bulk billing practice she guessed I would want to go private but she said it was up to me and I didn’t have to go to the Doctor she suggested.
I had the money so went private for the surgery and the specialist was amazing.
But my local public hospital is great too do these are personal choices.
As well as this forum there is a wealth of information on this website - I am not too good at posting links but if you click on the menu to the website there is a section under resources for those newly diagnosed that is very helpful.
The best advice my GP gave me ( apart from the advice about which specialist to go to ) was to take someone to all my initial consults as I would be in shock and not taking everything in .
I took my husband and he was great - he took notes and asked lots of good questions while I mainly sat there like a stunned mullet ( or a cry baby).
As you get more info you can post on here any questions and other resources on the website will make more sense.
Take care and it’s true at this time you need to think about yourself first and foremost .🌺