Tanya_C
13 years agoMember
Hi everyone
Hi,
I was just diagnosed with IBC 3 weeks ago which came as a bit of a shock to me as there is no breast cancer in my family.
I am 42 yo mum who is married and has already undergone 1 lot of ch...
Hello Tanya,
I was diagnosed with IBC in late 2010 and I'm now NED (no evidence of disease). I was/still am a single mum with a 7yo daughter and my heald would spin with how I was going to manage everything alone, the hospital counsellor helped so much.
I never went the chemo, surgery, radiation route as I did not respond to the chemo. I went on to do curative radio and I've been clear since mid 2011.
An American IBC friend recently told me that when she asked her insurance if the would pay for her $150.00 wig, they declined but said that if she was depressed from loosing her hair they would pay for her therapy??? Therapy would cost more than the wig. Have to laugh at all the convolutions we go through fighting this disease.
I'd love to find out where you are in Australia, what hospital etc...I'm in NSW and attend RPA
Angela