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Emotions and costs of BC
Since the initial shock of diagnosis I have had so many emotions and many new ones and unfortunately many old ones. Something that has bothered me from Day one is the feeling that we, newly diagnosed...
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I guess I was very lucky to move near the retirement capital of Hervey Bay who have their own special cancer care building and there is a scan centre on nearly every corner and most do bulk bill. My Tamoxifen isn't very expensive, I think its $28 from Chemist Warehouse for two months supply. My oncologist does me up annual repeats now and I only see him between a year and six monthly depending on how I am going. Costs me nothing to see the surgeon, oncologist or my GP who I chose also because he bulk bills. My local GP only bulk bills pensioners and I couldn't afford the gap as I am not a pensioner at only 54 and unemployed.